Tim Matthys

Tim Matthys (born 23 December 1983) is a Belgian football official and a former player. As of 2019, he works as a scout with Gent.

Tim Matthys
Personal information
Full name Tim Matthys
Date of birth (1983-12-23) 23 December 1983
Place of birth Ghent, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Gent (scout)
Youth career
1989–1993 RC Strijpen
1993–2004 KSV Zottegem
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Gent 25 (5)
2005–2008 Zulte-Waregem 90 (23)
2008 Zulte-Waregem 14 (3)
2009 → Panthrakikos (loan) 15 (1)
2009–2010 → Lierse (loan) 33 (3)
2010–2014 Mons 117 (19)
2014–2019 Mechelen 127 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

While playing for his club (Zulte Waregem), the striker scored 5 goals in the UEFA Cup in only 3 matches. Matthys scored one in the first round against FC Lokomotiv Moscow and scored a hat-trick against Austria Wien. He is the best scorer of his team in this competition. He also scored in the Belgian Cup final, which allowed S.V. Zulte-Waregem entry into the UEFA Cup.

Matthys previously played for Panthrakikos in the Greek Super League.[1]

He previously played for Mons in the Belgian Pro League (D1). Tim 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.

Later career

Retiring in the summer 2019, 35-year old Matthys was hired as chief scout for KV Mechelen.[2] 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.[3]

References
  1. "Stats Centre: Tim Matthijs Facts". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
  2. TIM MATTHYS STOPT MET VOETBALLEN EN WORDT HOOFDSCOUT BIJ KVM, kvmechelen.be, 24 May 2019
  3. TIM MATTHYS VERSTERKT SCOUTINGCEL, kaagent.be, 1 October 2019


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