Stef Wils (born 8 February 1982) is a

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professional

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coach and a former

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. He works as a youth coach with

Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,

Career

Wils started his career at the highest level of Belgian football with

Lierse Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (), often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the six Be ...

, where he remained 5 seasons. He then signed for

Westerlo Westerlo () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises seven towns: * Westerlo centrum * * Tongerlo * Heultje * Voortkapel * Oosterwijk * In 2021, Westerlo had a total population of 25,288. The ...

where he was supposed to replace

Chris Janssens Chris Janssens (born 12 June 1969 in Lier) is a retired Belgian Belgian may refer to: * Something of, or related to, Belgium * Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent * Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Du ...

. Wils made his move to

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during the winter transfer window of 2008–09, before returning to Westerlo in August 2011, signing a three-year contract. After the relegation of Westerlo in 2012, he moved to

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisio ...

Honours

; K.A.A. Gent *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

(1): 2009–10 Belgian Cup, 2009–10

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* 1982 births Living people Association football defenders Association football midfielders Belgian footballers Belgian First Division A players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Lierse S.K. players K.V.C. Westerlo players K.A.A. Gent players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Szombathelyi Haladás footballers Belgian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Hungary Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Sportspeople from Turnhout Footballers from Antwerp Province {{belgium-footy-midfielder-stub