Peter Maes
Peter Maes (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈpeː.tər ˈmaːs]) (born 1 June 1964) is a Belgian retired footballer turned coach. He is currently unemployed after most recently managing Beerschot VA in the Belgian First Division A.[2]
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 June 1964 | ||
Place of birth | Schoten, Belgium[1] | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper[1] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1981 | Lutlommel VV | ||
1981–1989 | Lommel | ||
1989–1990 | Mechelen | ||
1990–1995 | Anderlecht | ||
1995–1996 | Beveren | ||
1996–1998 | Standard Liège | ||
1999–2001 | Germinal Beerschot | ||
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Verbroedering Geel-Meerhout | ||
2002–2006 | Verbroedering Geel | ||
2006–2010 | Mechelen | ||
2010–2015 | Lokeren | ||
2015–2016 | Genk | ||
2017–2018 | Lokeren | ||
2019–2020 | Lommel | ||
2020–2021 | Sint-Truiden | ||
2021 | Beerschot VA | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Prior to Lokeren, he also managed KV Mechelen and Genk.[1] until 26 December 2016.
Career
In May 2020, Lommel S.K. parted ways with coach Maes. The club announced that they were looking for a new head coach.[3][4]
In December 2020, the STVV team welcomed 56-year-old Peter Maes as its new head coach. Maes, who had been a goalkeeper with Lommel SK, R.S.C. Anderlecht, Waasland-Beveren and Standard Liège, among others, decided to enter the coaching job after his active career as a player.[5][6][7] Maes was named coach of the year in 2014. Popular throughout the country, the coach played with Guy Hellers at Standard de Liège from 1996 to 1998. Maes also won two Belgian Cups in 2012 and 2014.[8]
Investigation
In October 2018, Maes, coach of the Belgium national football team K.S.C. Lokeren, was arrested for corruption in Belgian football. After Ivan Leko, Maes is the second coach to be imprisoned in this case.[9][10][11][12]
References
- "Peter Maes". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- Peter Maes volgt Runar Kristinsson op‚ sporting.be, 9 August 2017
- "Lommel SK gaat niet verder met coach Peter Maes". proximus.be. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- "Coach Peter Maes vertrekt bij overgenomen Lommel SK". limburger.nl. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- "Peter Maes new head coach of STVV!". stvv.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Peter Maes wordt de nieuwe coach van STVV". sporza.be. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Peter Maes is opnieuw aan de slag in de Jupiler Pro League". voetbal24.be. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Philipps en D2 belge : «Peter Maes est un coach qui a un grand nom»". 6 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- "'Lokeren-trainer Maes arrested in Belgian football corruption case'". tellerreport.com. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- "Fresh arrest in money laundering and match fixing probe". vrt.be. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- "Lokeren-trainer Maes opgepakt in Belgisch voetbalschandaal". ad.nl. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- "Lokeren-trainer Peter Maes gearresteerd in onderzoek naar fraude in voetbal". nnieuws.be. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2022.