Koen Daerden

{{Short description|Belgian football coach and former player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Koen Daerden

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1982|3|8}}

| birth_place = Tongeren, Belgium

| height = 1.91 m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Racing Genk (head of youth)

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = K.V.'s Herenelderen FC

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = KSK Tongeren

| years1 = 1999–2006 | clubs1 = Racing Genk | caps1 = 162 | goals1 = 24

| years2 = 2006–2010 | clubs2 = Club Brugge | caps2 = 47 | goals2 = 16

| years3 = 2010–2012 | clubs3 = Standard Liège | caps3 = 26 | goals3 = 10

| years4 = 2011–2012 | clubs4 = → Sint-Truiden (loan) | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2013 | clubs5 = MVV Maastricht | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 1

| totalcaps = 265 | totalgoals = 52

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2001

| nationalteam1 = Belgium U18

| nationalcaps1 = 9

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2001–2003

| nationalteam2 = Belgium U21

| nationalcaps2 = 8

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| nationalyears3 = 2002–2007 | nationalteam3 = Belgium | nationalcaps3 = 10 | nationalgoals3 = 3

| manageryears1 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs1 = MVV Maastricht (assistant)[http://www.mvv.nl/mvv-maastricht/club/nieuws/koen-daerden-assistent-trainer-mvv "Koen Daerden assistent-trainer MVV"], MVV Maastricht, 13 February 2014

| manageryears2 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs2 = Racing Genk (youth)[http://www.krcgenk-jeugd.be/nl/nieuws/show/koen-daerden-actief-in-genkse-jeugdwerking/972 Koen Daerden actief in Genkse jeugdwerking] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305083132/http://www.krcgenk-jeugd.be/nl/nieuws/show/koen-daerden-actief-in-genkse-jeugdwerking/972 |date=5 March 2016 }}, KRC Genk, 23 March 2014

| manageryears3 = 2015–

| managerclubs3 = Racing Genk (head of youth)[http://www.mvv.nl/mvv-maastricht/club/nieuws/koen-daerden-keert-terug-naar-racing-genk Koen Daerden keert terug naar Racing Genk], MVV Maastricht, 7 May 2015

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Koen Daerden ({{IPA|nl|kun ˈdaːrdə(n)}}; 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 Racing Genk.