Olivier De Cock (born 9 November 1975) is a Belgian former professional

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who played as a

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. He is manager of the reserve team of R. Knokke FC.

Club career

De Cock was born in

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. He joined Club Brugge in 1987. In 1995, he was promoted to the first team. De Cock made his debut for the club on 29 November 1996 in a 3–1 league win over

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. However, it was only after the departure of Eric Deflandre that De Cock got a permanent spot in the starting lineup. When

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arrived in 2006, he lost his permanent place in the side. In August 2007 he moved to

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

on loan. He then played for

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

and Oostende. In the summer of 2010, he joined

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on a one-year contract. After that season, De Cock retired as a professional football player. He then started playing on amateur level for SVV Damme.

International career

De Cock earned 11 caps for the Belgium national team. His first game for them came against

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on 12 October 2002 in a 1–0 victory.

Coaching career

In January 2018, De Cock was appointed team manager of his former club

. In the summer 2018, he was hired as the manager of K.V. Oostende's U11 team. On 22 April 2019, he was appointed manager of the reserve team of R. Knokke FC.

Career statistics

Honours

Club Brugge * Belgian First Division A: 2002–03, 2004–05 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champio ...

: 2002, 2003, 2005

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:De Cock, Olivier 1975 births Living people People from Eeklo Belgian footballers Association football defenders Belgium international footballers 2. Bundesliga players Club Brugge KV players Fortuna Düsseldorf players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players K.V. Oostende players K.S.V. Roeselare players Belgian expatriate footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Footballers from East Flanders