Sandy Martens
Belgian footballer
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Sandy Martens (born 23 December 1972) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a forward spent most of his career with Gent and Club Brugge.[2] He is a former Belgium international, with a record of 3 goals in 11 games.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 December 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Opbrakel, East Flanders, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1993 | Olsa Brakel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1994 | Olsa Brakel | 30 | (18) |
| 1994–1999 | Gent | 143 | (39) |
| 1999–2003 | Club Brugge | 130 | (34) |
| 2004–2007 | Gent | 49 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | KSK Beveren | 26 | (5) |
| 2008–2011 | KSV Oudenaarde | 24 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | KVV Windeke | ||
| International career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Belgium | 11 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Gent (youth)[citation needed] | ||
| 2012–2013 | KVV Windeke (playing coach)[1] | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Opbrakel, East Flanders, Martens started off his career with Olsa Brakel, a club in Belgium's fourth division. In 1993, he moved to AA Gent (First Division, Jupiler League). In his first match, at home against SK Beveren, he scored immediately, making him a crowd's favourite. He remained one of the leading players in Gent until 1999.
In 1999 Martens moved to Club Brugge.[3] It was also the period in which he turned Belgian international. He debuted for the Belgium national team on 27 March 1999 against Bulgaria. His last international appearance was against Croatia in August 2003.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Belgian Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Olsa Brakel | 1993–94 | 30 | 18 | |||||||
| Gent | 1994–95 | Belgian First Division | 31 | 10 | ||||||
| 1995–96 | 32 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1996–97 | 30 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1997–98 | 22 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1998–99 | 28 | 8 | ||||||||
| Club Brugge | 1999–2000 | Belgian First Division | 29 | 4 | ||||||
| 2000–01 | 31 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2001–02 | 26 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | 30 | 14 | ||||||||
| 2003–04 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||
| Gent | 2003–04 | Belgian First Division | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| 2005–06 | 28 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
| Beveren | 2007–08 | Belgian Second Division | 26 | 5 | ||||||
| 2008–09 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 379 | 99 | ||||||||
Honours
Club Brugge