Sepp De Roover

{{short description|Belgian football manager (born 1984)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}

{{family name hatnote|De Roover|Roover|lang=Dutch}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sepp De Roover

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Geel, Belgium

| height = 1.80 m

| currentclub = Young Reds Antwerp

| clubnumber =

| position = Right back

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Verbroedering Geel

| years1 = 2001–2002 |clubs1 = Verbroedering Geel|caps1 = 11 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2002–2003 |clubs2 = Westerlo |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2003–2005 |clubs3 = PSV |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2005–2006 |clubs4 = FC Eindhoven |caps4 = 37 |goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2006–2008 |clubs5 = Sparta Rotterdam |caps5 = 53 |goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2008–2010 |clubs6 = FC Groningen |caps6 = 51 |goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2010–2013 |clubs7 = SC Lokeren |caps7 = 27 |goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2012–2013 |clubs8 = → NAC Breda (loan) |caps8 = 30 |goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2013–2015 |clubs9 = NAC Breda |caps9 = 38 |goals9 = 0

| years10= 2015–2016 |clubs10 = KFC De Kempen |caps10 = |goals10 =

| years11= 2016–2019 |clubs11 = KSAV St. Dimpna |caps11 = |goals11 =

| nationalyears1 = 2007

| nationalteam1 = Belgium U21

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2009

|nationalteam2 = Belgium

|nationalcaps2 = 2 |nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate =

| manageryears1 = 2020–2022

| managerclubs1 = Wezel Sport

| manageryears2 = 2022–2023

| managerclubs2 = Lierse Kempenzonen U21

| manageryears3 = 2023

| managerclubs3 = Heist

| manageryears4 = 2023–2024

| managerclubs4 = OH Leuven (assistant)

| manageryears5 = 2024–

| managerclubs5 = Young Reds Antwerp

}}

Sepp De Roover ({{IPA|nl|ˈsɛb də ˈroːvər}}; born 12 November 1984) is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a right back and is currently managing Young Reds Antwerp.{{cite web|publisher=nnieuws.be|title=De Kempen haalt Sep De Roover van NAC Breda|url=http://nnieuws.be/artikel/de-kempen-haalt-sep-de-roover-van-nac-breda|date=16 April 2015}}

Career

=Club career=

De Roover played as a defender and was born in Geel. He made his debut in professional football, being part of the FC Eindhoven squad in the 2005–06 season before joining Sparta Rotterdam. In 2008, he signed to play for FC Groningen.

De Roover played for the Belgium national football team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|publisher=Sports Reference|title=Sepp De Roover Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/sepp-de-roover-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015725/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/sepp-de-roover-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|accessdate=2009-08-20}}

On 12 June 2010 it was announced that De Roover will play for SC Lokeren as of the start of the 2010–2011 season. On 5 August 2012 it was announced that De Roover was sent on loan to NAC Breda in the Dutch Eredivisie. He made a permanent transfer to NAC in June 2013.

=Coaching career=

On 8 January 2020 it was confirmed, that De Roover would become the head coach of Wezel Sport.[https://www.bsiderats.nl/nieuws/ex-nac-sepp-de-roover-start-trainerscarriere-in-belgie EX-NAC: SEPP DE ROOVER START TRAINERSCARRIÈRE IN BELGIË], bsiderats.nl, 8 January 2020

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