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Wesley Sonck
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Wesley Sonck is a Belgian former association football player and coach born on August 9, 1978, in Ninove. He played as a forward and represented Belgium in international competition, including the 2002 FIFA World Cup. His professional playing career began in 1996, and he competed for clubs such as AFC Ajax, Sportkring Beveren, Borussia Mönchengladbach, and Beerschot A.C.
Sonck received the Belgian Golden Shoe award during his career. He is a native Dutch speaker. After his time as a player, he transitioned into coaching, maintaining his association with the sport.
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Nationality
- Belgium
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Ninove
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Award
- Belgian Golden Shoe
- Participant in
- 2002 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Football Club Molenbeek Brussels Strombeek
- Position played
- forward
- League
- Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- Belgium
- Image
- Wesley Sonck door Dirk Annemans.jpg
- Height
- 174
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- date of birth
- 1978-08-09
- Commons category
- Wesley Sonck
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- name in native language
- Wesley Sonck
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