Kevin Roelandts (born 27 August 1982) is a retired Belgian

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who last played for

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. He is a technical, clever, and hard-working central midfielder. He also plays a fullback. He has played for the

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Biography

Roelandts played for the youth set up at

Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They pl ...

. In 2002, he went into the A-Team. His debut came against

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V. (), commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German professional sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's Association football, football team is currently part of Germany's f ...

, in the

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. He made his debut in the Champions league 1 year later against

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(1-1), where in the last minutes of the game he prived a brilliant assist for Rune Lange. This meant

were still in contention for the next round. Roelandts got 13 appearances that season under manager Trond Sollied, but did not succeed to get a fixed place in the side. In the 2005-2006 season, under manager

Jan Ceulemans Jan Anna Gumaar Ceulemans (; born 28 February 1957) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, Ceulemans was known for his stamina, aerial ability, technique and was also recognized as one of th ...

, Roelandts nailed a starting place at the club. By the beginning of the 2006-2007 season Roelandts had lost his place in the side. After negative remarks over teammate Brian Priske in November 2006, he was relegated to the B-Team. In December 2006 he was told he could leave

. Passings Belgian clubs had been interested, but Roelandts finally chose to be loaned out to K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot. In June 2007, he signed a 3-year contract at SV Zulte Waregem.

International career

Roelandts was called up for

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matches against

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and

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. He made his debut in the match against Chile on 29 May 2009 and scored once.

Honours

Club Brugge *

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

: 2004–05 *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (; ; ) is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Royal Belgian FA. The competition started in 1908 with provincial selections as the "Belgian Provinces Cup". Starting from 1912 only actual clubs were allowed ...

: 2003–04 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( ; ; ), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian Pro League champions (also received the Super Cup host) and the Belgian Cup winners. If both teams are the same, ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

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1982 births Beerschot A.C. players Club Brugge KV players SV Zulte Waregem players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players Royal Antwerp F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Living people Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Footballers from Bruges 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{belgium-footy-midfielder-stub