Timmy Simons

Timmy Simons

Simons with Brugge in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Timothy Simons
Date of birth	(1976-12-11) 11 December 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Diest, Belgium
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder Centre-back Sweeper
Team information
Current team	Westerlo (manager)
Youth career
0000–1988	Klein Kempen Bekkevoort
1988–1994	KTH Diest
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1998	KTH Diest	82	(2)
1998–2000	Lommel	64	(5)
2000–2005	Club Brugge	163	(23)
2005–2010	PSV Eindhoven	158	(14)
2010–2013	1. FC Nürnberg	102	(11)
2013–2018	Club Brugge	167	(16)
Total		736	(71)
International career
2001–2016	Belgium	94	(6)
Managerial career
2018–2019	Club Brugge (assistant)
2019–2020	Club Brugge (U16 manager)
2020–2021	Zulte Waregem (assistant)
2021–2022	Zulte Waregem
2023–2023	F.C.V. Dender
2024–	Westerlo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Timmy Simons (born 11 December 1976) is a Belgian professional football coach and a former defensive midfielder who is the manager of Westerlo. He was known for his tireless work ethic and penalty-taking ability, having scored 48 competitive goals through penalties, missing only 5.^[1] In 2012, at age 36, Simons was both the outfield player with the most minutes and the most kilometres in the Bundesliga.^[2] Simons' former clubs include Lommel, Club Brugge, PSV Eindhoven and 1. FC Nürnberg. He captained both Club Brugge and PSV Eindhoven, and won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2002 while playing for Club Brugge.