Saint-Truiden ( Dutch Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging - Royal Sint-Truiden Football Society, abbr. K. Sint-Truidense VV [sɪnˈtrœydə (n) sə] ; fr. Saint-Trond VV ) - Belgian football club from the city of the same name, which is called Sint-Truiden in Russian . Performs in the Pro League . Spends home games at the Stayen Stadium, which seats 14,600 spectators.
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| Full title | Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging | ||
| Nicknames | De Kanaries (Canaries) | ||
| Based | February 23, 1924 | ||
| Stadium | Styen | ||
| Capacity | 14,600 | ||
| The president | Laurent Duchatle | ||
| Main coach | Jonas De Rek | ||
| Captain | Stephen de Petter | ||
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| Competition | League Jupe | ||
| 2015/16 | 14 | ||
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History
The club was established in 1924, by the merger of two clubs in the city of Sint-Truiden - FC Union and FC Goldstar . The team colors were chosen blue and yellow, corresponding to the colors of the flag of the city. From this comes the nickname of the team - the "canary".
In 1951, the club received the title of “royal”. In 1957 he first entered the top division of the championship of Belgium. In 1959-66, the team was coached by Raymond Gutals , who later became the head coach of the Belgian national team , and also won the first UEFA Champions League draw in 1993 with Marseille from Marseille . Under his leadership, the club achieved its highest achievement in the Belgian championship, taking second place in the 1965/66 season .
Achievements
- Belgian Championship Silver: (1) 1965/66 .
- Finalist of the Belgian Cup : (2) 1970-71, 2002-03.
- Belgian League Cup Winner: (1) 1997-98.
- The winner of the tournament of the second division of the championship of Belgium: (4) 1987, 1994, 2009, 2015.
- In the 1967/68 season, St. Truiden's player Odilon Polenis won the Golden Boot as the best player in the Belgian championship.
- In the 1972/73 season, St. Truiden's player Alfred Riedl became one of the top two scorers in the Belgian championship.
- In the 2009/2010 season, Saint-Truiden's goalkeeper Simon Mignole received the prize for the best goalkeeper of the Belgian championship.
European Cups
- Intertoto Cup 1999 : reached the third round.
- Intertoto Cup 2003 : reached the second round.
Famous Players
- Mark Wilmots , 1985-88 - 70 matches and 28 goals for the Belgian national team, head coach of the Belgian national team in 2012-16.
- Danny Boffen , 1985-87 and 2001-03 - 53 matches for the Belgian national team.
- Mladen Rudonia , 1998-2000 - 63 matches for the Slovenian national team
- Simon Mignole , 2006-10 - Liverpool goalkeeper since 2013, 17 matches for the Belgian national team.
- Mario Cantaluppi , 2008-09 - 234 matches for Basel , 22 matches for the Swiss national team .
Composition
- As of February 16, 2017
| No. | Player | A country | Date of Birth | Former club | ||
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| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| one | Janno Vanvelkenhuisen | March 28 1997 (22 years old) | Club graduate | |||
| 13 | Sebastian Bruzzese | March 1 1978 (41 years old) | Leased from Bruges | |||
| 21 | Luca Pirar | March 10 1995 (24 years old) | Standard | |||
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 | Brandon Mechele | January 28 1993 (26 years old) | Leased from Bruges | |||
| 3 | Dacons Jenne | December 31 1991 (27 years old) | Alcorcon | |||
| four | Jorge Pulido | April 8 1991 (28 years old) | Albacete | |||
| 15 | Steve ricart | June 29 1998 (21 years old) | Gent | |||
| sixteen | Christian Cuevas | April 2 1995 (24 years old) | Leased from Chelsea | |||
| 18 | Fabian Antunes | November 19 1991 (27 years old) | Ostend | |||
| Mamadou Bagayoko | December 31 1989 (29 years old) | Slovan Bratislava | ||||
| 20 | Damian Dussauds | November 8 1994 (24 years old) | Standard | |||
| 23 | Sasha Kotish | October 2 1988 (30 years old) | Kaiserslautern | |||
| 26 | Ruben Fernandes | May 6 1986 (33 years old) | Estoril | |||
| 31 | Pain Bolingoli-Mbombo | July 1 1995 (24 years old) | Leased from Bruges | |||
| Midfielders | ||||||
| five | Alexis de Sart | November 12 1996 (22 years old) | Standard | |||
| 6 | Stephen de Petter | November 22 1985 (33 years old) | Mechelen | |||
| 7 | Fabian Tschencua | October 1 1992 (26 years old) | Him | |||
| ten | Roman Bezus | September 26 1990 (28 years old) | Dnieper | |||
| 12 | Alessio Castro Montes | January 10 1997 (22 years old) | Club graduate | |||
| 14 | Peter Herkens | February 17 1995 (24 years old) | Genk | |||
| nineteen | Christian Ceballos | December 3 1992 (26 years old) | Leased from Charlton Athletic | |||
| 27 | Ibe svers | December 27 1996 (22 years old) | Club graduate | |||
| thirty | Sami Burar | July 10 1996 (23 years old) | Anderlecht | |||
| Forwards | ||||||
| 9 | Nick Proschwitz | November 28 1986 (32 years old) | Paderborn 07 | |||
| eleven | Yoan pain | November 17 1993 (25 years old) | Verviers | |||
| 22 | Wolke Janssens | August 1 1995 (24 years old) | Dessel Sport | |||
| 28 | Igor Vetokele | March 23 1992 (27 years old) | Leased from Charlton Athletic | |||
| Elton Akolates | July 25 1995 (24 years old) | Bruges | ||||