Kevin Van Dessel
Belgian footballer
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Kevin Van Dessel (born 9 April 1979) is a Belgian football coach and a former player who is the manager of Dutch Eerste Divisie club Roda JC Kerkrade.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kapellen, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1997 | Germinal Ekeren | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | NAC Breda | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Genoa | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2007 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 172 | (10) |
| 2007–2008 | Sint-Truiden | 21 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | VVV-Venlo | 43 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | APOP Kinyras Peyias FC | 18 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | EVV | 76 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Belgium U18 | 15 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Belgium U19 | 17 | (7) |
| 2000–2002 | Belgium U21 | 18 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Roda JC Kerkrade (youth) | ||
| 2015–2017 | EVV Echt (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Genk (U17) | ||
| 2017–2018 | EVV Echt | ||
| 2018–2020 | Genk (U21) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Mechelen (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Genk (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Gent (assistant) | ||
| 2025–2026 | Roda JC Kerkrade | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Coaching career
On 2 June 2025, Van Dessel returned to the Dutch club Roda JC Kerkrade, for which he played for many years, as a manager, on a one-season contract.[1]
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