Jan Wuytens (; born 9 June 1985) is a Belgian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Wuytens is a defender who was born in Hasselt and began his career with

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in 1997. He left after seven years and joined Heracles Almelo, making his professional debut in the 2005–06 season. On 15 June 2009 league rivals FC Utrecht bought the defender for €900,000. On 2 August 2016, his contract until 2017 was terminated. He joined KSC Hasselt as a player-assistant in 2017. In June 2018, Wuytens became a youth coach with

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International career

He is a former Belgium Under-19 international.

Personal

Jan is also the cousin of Stijn Wuytens, who plays professionally for

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1985 births Living people Belgian men's footballers PSV Eindhoven players Heracles Almelo players FC Utrecht players AZ Alkmaar players Eredivisie players Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Footballers from Hasselt Men's association football defenders Belgian football managers {{Belgium-footy-defender-stub