Koen Daerden (; born 8 March 1982) is a Belgian former professional football player and current coach, who works as sporting director for the youth or head of the youth department at

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Club career

Daerden was born in

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. He started his senior career with

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, where he became captain. He signed a one-year contract with

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in June 2006 for a reported transfer fee of

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4,000,000. On 15 January 2010, Daerden joined

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from Club Brugge until June 2013. However, after a loan spell at

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, he was released in the summer of 2013 due to a lack of playing time. After being on trial with Dutch side

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in the summer of 2013, Daerden eventually signed with Dutch

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side

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. On the last day of 2013, Daerden decided to retire from professional football as a result of sustained injuries.

International career

Daerden also played ten times for the Belgium national team.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Daerden goal''.

Honours

Genk *

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: 2001–02 *

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: 1999–2000 Standard Liège *

: 2011 Belgian Cup Final, 2010–11

References

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* * Living people 1982 births People from Tongeren Belgian footballers Footballers from Limburg (Belgium) Association football wingers Belgium international footballers Belgium under-21 international footballers Belgium youth international footballers Belgian Pro League players Eerste Divisie players Club Brugge KV players K.R.C. Genk players MVV Maastricht players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Standard Liège players Belgian expatriate footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands {{belgium-footy-midfielder-stub