Tim Matthys

{{short description|Belgian football official and former player}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Tim Matthys

| image =

| caption =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|12|23}}

| birth_place = Ghent, Belgium

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Right winger

| currentclub = Gent (scout)

| youthyears1 = 1989–1993

| youthclubs1 = RC Strijpen

| youthyears2 = 1993–2004

| youthclubs2 = KSV Zottegem

| years1 = 2004–2005

| clubs1 = Gent

| caps1 = 25

| goals1 = 5

| years2 = 2005–2008

| clubs2 = Zulte-Waregem

| caps2 = 90

| goals2 = 23

| years3 = 2008

| clubs3 = Zulte-Waregem

| caps3 = 14

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 2009

| clubs4 = → Panthrakikos (loan)

| caps4 = 15

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2009–2010

| clubs5 = → Lierse (loan)

| caps5 = 33

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2010–2014

| clubs6 = Mons

| caps6 = 117

| goals6 = 19

| years7 = 2014–2019

| clubs7 = Mechelen

| caps7 = 127

| goals7 = 11

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Tim Matthys (born 23 December 1983) is a Belgian football official and a former player. As of 2022, he works as technical director of K.V. Mechelen.

Career

While playing for his Zulte-Waregem, Matthys scored five goals in the UEFA Cup in only three matches. He scored one in the first round against Lokomotiv Moscow and scored a hat-trick against Austria Wien. He is the best scorer of his team in this competition.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}} He also scored in the Belgian Cup final, which allowed Zulte-Waregem entry into the UEFA Cup.

Matthys also played for Panthrakikos in the Greek Super League.{{cite web|work=The Guardian|title=Stats Centre: Tim Matthijs Facts|url=http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?CTID=6&CPID=10&TEID=5879&PLID=186898&pStr=Player|accessdate=2 October 2009}}

Matthys later played for Mons in the Belgian Pro League (D1). He arrived at Mons in August 2010 and helped the team in their promotion quest by winning the Tour Final of the Belgian second division (Exqi League). At the end of his first season, he was elected "Man of the Season" by his club.{{Citation needed|date=December 2011}}

Post-playing career

Retiring in the summer 2019, 35-year old Matthys was hired as chief scout for KV Mechelen.[https://www.kvmechelen.be/nieuws/2018-2019/a-kern/tim-matthys-stopt-met-voetballen-en-wordt-hoofdscout-bij-kvm/ TIM MATTHYS STOPT MET VOETBALLEN EN WORDT HOOFDSCOUT BIJ KVM], kvmechelen.be, 24 May 2019 On 1 October 2019, he returned to K.A.A. Gent and was appointed scout for the first team and he would also take coordinating tasks for the U18 and U21 teams of the club.[https://www.kaagent.be/nl/supporter/news/01-10-2019/tim-matthys-versterkt-scoutingcel TIM MATTHYS VERSTERKT SCOUTINGCEL], kaagent.be, 1 October 2019

Honours

Zulte Waregem

Belgian Cup: 2005–06{{cite news |url=http://www.voetbalkrant.com/nl/wedstrijden/2006-05-13/zulte-waregem/moeskroen |title=Essevee boekt bekerwinst in blessuretijd |publisher=voetbalkrant.com |access-date=23 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140308014641/http://www.voetbalkrant.com/nl/wedstrijden/2006-05-13/zulte-waregem/moeskroen |archive-date=8 March 2014 |url-status=dead}}

Mechelen

Belgian Cup: 2018–19{{cite news |title=Geel-rood delirium op de Heizel: KV Mechelen wint Beker van België |url=https://sporza.be/nl/matches/voetbal/croky-cup/2018-2019/finale/01/kaa-gent-kv-mechelen/ |publisher=sporza.be |accessdate=25 March 2021}}