Frank Boeckx (Dutch pronunciation: [frɑŋɡ ˈbuks];[lower-alpha 1] born 27 September 1986) is a retired Belgian football goalkeeper.[1] He became Sint Truiden's first-choice goalkeeper in February 2007, replacing Bart Deelkens between the posts. Before that he had also been playing in the teams of KVO Aarschot and Lierse SK. He was also named in a preliminary squad for the UEFA U-21 Championship in the Netherlands in the summer of 2007.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 36) | ||
Place of birth | Aarschot, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht U21 (gk coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1990–1994 | KVO Aarschot | ||
1994–2002 | Lierse | ||
2002–2003 | Sint-Truiden | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2008 | Sint-Truiden | 43 | (0) |
2008–2014 | Gent | 54 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Antwerp | 29 | (0) |
2015–2020 | Anderlecht | 32 | (0) |
National team | |||
2001–2002 | Belgium U16 | 6 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Belgium U17 | 6 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Belgium U18 | 8 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Belgium U20 | 2 | (0) |
2007 | Belgium U21 | 2 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2019– | Anderlecht U21 (gk coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Already in the summer of 2019, while still an active player, Boeckx was hired as goalkeeping coach for Anderlecht's U-21 team.[2] In May 2020, Boeckx confirmed that he would hang up his boots as a player, but continue in his position as goalkeeping coach at the academy of Anderlecht.[3] He later also functioned as a scout and football analyst.[4]
Season | Club | Country | Competition | Games | Goals |
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2003/04 | Sint-Truiden | Belgium | First Division | 12 | 0 |
2004/05 | Sint-Truiden | Belgium | First Division | 0 | 0 |
2005/06 | Sint-Truiden | Belgium | First Division | 8 | 0 |
2006/07 | Sint-Truiden | Belgium | First Division | 13 | 0 |
2007/08 | Sint-Truiden | Belgium | First Division | 10 | 0 |
2008/09 | AA Gent | Belgium | First Division | 2 | 0 |
2009/10 | AA Gent | Belgium | First Division | 0 | 0 |
2010/11 | AA Gent | Belgium | First Division | - | - |
2011/12 | AA Gent | Belgium | First Division | 14 | 0 |
Profile and statistics of Frank Boeckx at vi.nl
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