Tom Caluwé (born 11 April 1978) is a Belgian football manager, executive, and former player. He currently serves as the sporting director of KV Mechelen.
![]() Caluwé in 2007 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tom Caluwé | ||
Date of birth | (1978-04-11) 11 April 1978 (age 44) | ||
Place of birth | Rumst, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mechelen (sporting director) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2000 | Mechelen | 85 | (16) |
2000–2006 | Willem II | 169 | (30) |
2006–2009 | Utrecht | 105 | (17) |
2009–2010 | Al-Wakrah | 19 | (3) |
2010 | Sint-Truiden | 12 | (0) |
2011 | AEK Larnaca | 13 | (1) |
2011–2014 | Londerzeel | ||
National team | |||
2006 | Belgium | 1 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2014–2018 | Mechelen (assistant) | ||
2016 | Mechelen (caretaker) | ||
2017 | Mechelen (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Caluwé is a midfielder who was born in Rumst and made his debut in professional football, being part of the KV Mechelen squad in the 1996–97 season. He also played for Willem II Tilburg and FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie before joining Al-Wakrah.[1]
Caluwé represented Belgium in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship and he has one A-cap in which he scored.[2]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 May 2006 | Trendwork Arena, Sittard | ![]() | 1–2 | Won | Friendly |
In the summer 2014, Caluwé returned to KV Mechelen as an assistant coach.[3] In September 2016, Caluwé was appointed interim head coach, where he was in charge for one game, which he won 2-0 against Sint-Truidense.[4] In October 2017, he was appointed interim head coach once again, this time for two games, which he both lost.
In May 2018, he was promoted to Mechelen's technical sporting department, as an assistant to the clubs sporting director, Stefaan Vanroy.[5] In the summer 2019, he was appointed sporting director of the club.
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