Frank Boeckx

Frank Boeckx (Dutch pronunciation: [frɑŋɡ ˈbuks];[lower-alpha 1] born 27 September 1986) is a retired Belgian football goalkeeper.[1] He became Sint Truiden's first-choice goalkeeper in February 2007, replacing Bart Deelkens between the posts. Before that he had also been playing in the teams of KVO Aarschot and Lierse SK. He was also named in a preliminary squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands in the summer of 2007.

Frank Boeckx
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986
Place of birth Aarschot, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Anderlecht U21 (gk coach)
Youth career
1990–1994 KVO Aarschot
1994–2002 Lierse
2002–2003 Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 Sint-Truiden 43 (0)
2008–2014 Gent 54 (0)
2014–2015 Antwerp 29 (0)
2015–2020 Anderlecht 32 (0)
International career
2001–2002 Belgium U16 6 (0)
2002–2003 Belgium U17 6 (0)
2003–2004 Belgium U18 8 (0)
2004–2005 Belgium U19 9 (0)
2006–2007 Belgium U20 2 (0)
2007 Belgium U21 2 (0)
Managerial career
2019– Anderlecht U21 (gk coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Coaching career

Already in the summer of 2019, while still an active player, Boeckx was hired as goalkeeping coach for Anderlecht's U-21 team.[2] In May 2020, Boeckx confirmed that he would hang up his boots as a player, but continue in his position as goalkeeping coach at the academy of Anderlecht.[3] He later also functioned as a scout and football analyst.[4]

Statistics
Career
SeasonClubCountryCompetitionGamesGoals
2003/04Sint-TruidenBelgiumFirst Division120
2004/05Sint-TruidenBelgiumFirst Division00
2005/06Sint-TruidenBelgiumFirst Division80
2006/07Sint-TruidenBelgiumFirst Division130
2007/08Sint-TruidenBelgiumFirst Division100
2008/09AA GentBelgiumFirst Division20
2009/10AA GentBelgiumFirst Division00
2010/11AA GentBelgiumFirst Division--
2011/12AA GentBelgiumFirst Division140

Notes
  1. In isolation, Frank is pronounced [frɑŋk].

References
  1. "State Centre: Frank Boeckx Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
  2. Boeckx sera n° 3 et… coach des gardiens en U21, dhnet.be, 20 July 2019
  3. Frank Boeckx met un terme à sa carrière... de joueur, walfoot.be, 18 May 2020
  4. Keeperstrainer Frank Boeckx (34): “Ik stopte om niet invalide te worden”, gva.be, 11 February 2021

Profile and statistics of Frank Boeckx at vi.nl


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