Frank Boeckx

Frank Boeckx

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Aarschot, Belgium
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Anderlecht U21 (gk coach)
Youth career
1990–1994	KVO Aarschot
1994–2002	Lierse
2002–2003	Sint-Truiden
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2008	Sint-Truiden	43	(0)
2008–2014	Gent	54	(0)
2014–2015	Antwerp	29	(0)
2015–2020	Anderlecht	32	(0)
International career
2001–2002	Belgium U16	6	(0)
2002–2003	Belgium U17	6	(0)
2003–2004	Belgium U18	8	(0)
2004–2005	Belgium U19	9	(0)
2006–2007	Belgium U20	2	(0)
2007	Belgium U21	2	(0)
Managerial career
2019–	Anderlecht U21 (gk coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frank Boeckx (Dutch pronunciation: [frɑŋɡ ˈbuks];^[a] born 27 September 1986) is a retired Belgian football goalkeeper.^[1] He became Sint Truiden's first-choice goalkeeper in February 2007, replacing Bart Deelkens between the posts. Before that he had also been playing in the teams of KVO Aarschot and Lierse SK. He was also named in a preliminary squad for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the Netherlands in the summer of 2007.

Coaching career

Already in the summer of 2019, while still an active player, Boeckx was hired as goalkeeping coach for Anderlecht's U-21 team.^[2] In May 2020, Boeckx confirmed that he would hang up his boots as a player, but continue in his position as goalkeeping coach at the academy of Anderlecht.^[3] He later also functioned as a scout and football analyst.^[4]

Statistics

Career

Season	Club	Country	Competition	Games	Goals
2003/04	Sint-Truiden	Belgium	First Division	12	0
2004/05	Sint-Truiden	Belgium	First Division	0	0
2005/06	Sint-Truiden	Belgium	First Division	8	0
2006/07	Sint-Truiden	Belgium	First Division	13	0
2007/08	Sint-Truiden	Belgium	First Division	10	0
2008/09	AA Gent	Belgium	First Division	2	0
2009/10	AA Gent	Belgium	First Division	0	0
2010/11	AA Gent	Belgium	First Division	-	-
2011/12	AA Gent	Belgium	First Division	14	0

Notes

1. In isolation, Frank is pronounced [frɑŋk].

References

1. "State Centre: Frank Boeckx Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
2. Boeckx sera n° 3 et… coach des gardiens en U21, dhnet.be, 20 July 2019
3. Frank Boeckx met un terme à sa carrière... de joueur, walfoot.be, 18 May 2020
4. Keeperstrainer Frank Boeckx (34): “Ik stopte om niet invalide te worden”, gva.be, 11 February 2021

External links

Profile and statistics of Frank Boeckx at vi.nl

• Frank Boeckx at the Royal Belgian Football Association