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Glen De Boeck

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Glen De Boeck is a retired Belgian association football player. Born and raised in Boom, Flanders he made his senior debut at then first division side Rupel Boom in 1990. 1992 a year before the team relegated, he moved to KV Mechelen where he further made a name for himself as an unyielding center-back. In 1995, he was signed by record champions RSC Anderlecht. He won the league on three occasions. Captaining the side since 2000, he retired in 2005 as he had sustained several knee injuries. Eventually he had played 280 games for Anderlecht. He was capped 36 times for Belgium, representing the country at the 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cups. After his playing days, he was coach of Cercle Brugge and KSC Lokeren.
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In the summer of 1995, he moved from KV Mechelen to Anderlecht. In the late 1990s, he was criticized by pundits, who claimed he was not good enough for Anderlecht. He eventually increased his technical performances to become one of the best defenders in The Jupiler Pro League in the early 2000s.
De Boeck made his international debut with Belgium on 6 October 1993, against Gabon, going on to represent his country at two World Cups, with three appearances combined.
Glen De Boeck was a Belgian football manager and former player.
On 23 April 2007, it was revealed that De Boeck would become manager of first division side Cercle Brugge at the end of the 2006-07 season. On 1 February 2008, the board of directors at Cercle declared De Boeck had signed a new contract until 2011, as he also became the football section's technical director, being made responsible for the further development of the football team.
In 2012, he had a short-lived relationship with the model Jess Donckers who was 11-years younger than him.

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