Koen Daerden (; born 8 March 1982) is a Belgian former professional football player and current coach, who works as sporting director for the youth or head of the youth department at Racing Genk.
Club career Daerden was born in Tongeren. He started his senior career with K.R.C. Genk, where he became captain.
He signed a one-year contract with Club Brugge in June 2006 for a reported transfer fee of €4,000,000.
On 15 January 2010, Daerden joined Standard Liège from Club Brugge until June 2013.Koen Daerden However, after a loan spell at Sint-Truiden, he was released in the summer of 2013 due to a lack of playing time.
After being on trial with Dutch side Willem II in the summer of 2013, Daerden eventually signed with Dutch Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht. On the last day of 2013, Daerden decided to retire from professional football as a result of sustained injuries.
International career Daerden also played ten times for the Belgium national team.Officiel : Koen Daerden quitte Bruges pour le Standard
Career statistics
International goals Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Daerden goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Koen DaerdenNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 26 March 2005 Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels 2–1 4–1 2006 World Cup Qualification2 7 September 2005 Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp 2–0 8–0 2006 World Cup Qualification3 6–0
Honours Genk Belgian First Division: 2001–02 Belgian Cup: 1999–2000
Standard Liège Belgian Cup: 2010–11
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