Stijn Meert (born 6 April 1978) is a Belgian professional

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manager and former player. He is currently the manager of

Belgian Division 3 The Belgian Division 3, commonly referred to as simply Derde Afdeling (in Dutch) or Division 3 (in French) is the fifth-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Division 2. It was created by the Royal Be ...

club

Torhout Torhout (; french: Thourout; vls, Toeroet) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Torhout proper, the villages of Wijnendale and Sint-Henricus, and the hamlet of De Dr ...

. He spent most of his club career playing for Zulte Waregem in the

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

but as of 2012 is playing for

Oudenaarde Oudenaarde (; french: Audenarde ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenaarde proper and the towns of Bevere, Edelare, Eine, Ename, Heu ...

in the

Belgian Second Division The Belgian Second Division (known as the Proximus League for sponsorship reasons) was the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian Pro League. It was founded by the Royal Belgian Football Associa ...

. After his playing career, he continued as a manager. He started managing the reserves of Zulte Waregem in 2013. In 2019, he was appointed the new coach of

. In January 2021, Meert became manager of

Honours

Zulte Waregem *

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 ...

: 2006 Belgian Cup Final, 2005–06

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Stijn Meert
at The Guardian * 1978 births Living people Belgian footballers S.V. Zulte Waregem players K.V. Kortrijk players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Association football midfielders Belgian football managers Association football coaches {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub