Tim Matthys (born 23 December 1983) is a

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official and a former player. As of 2019, he works as a scout with

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Career

While playing for his club (Zulte Waregem), the

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scored 5 goals in the

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in only 3 matches. Matthys scored one in the first round against

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and scored a

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against

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. He is the best scorer of his team in this competition. He also scored in the

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final, which allowed

S.V. Zulte-Waregem Sportvereniging Zulte Waregem (), commonly known as Zulte Waregem or by their nickname Essevee (), is a Belgian professional football club based in Waregem, West Flanders. Zulte Waregem plays in the Belgian First Division A. Their highest finish a ...

entry into the

. Matthys previously played for

Panthrakikos Panthrakikos Football Club ( el, Α.Π.Σ. Πανθρακικός) is a Greek football club based in Komotini, Thrace in North Eastern Greece founded in 1963. The club competed in Super League Greece during the 2008–09 season for the first time. ...

in the

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. He previously played for

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in the Belgian Pro League (D1). Tim arrived at Mons in August 2010 and helped the team in their promotion quest by winning the Tour Final of the Belgian second division (Exqi League). At the end of his first season, he was elected "Man of the Season" by his club.

Later career

Retiring in the summer 2019, 35-year old Matthys was hired as chief scout for KV Mechelen. On 1 October 2019, he returned to

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and was appointed scout for the first team and he would also take coordinating tasks for the U18 and U21 teams of the club.

Honours

Zulte Waregem *

: 2006 Belgian Cup Final, 2005–06 Mechelen *

: 2018–19 Belgian Cup, 2018–19

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* 1983 births Living people Belgian footballers Belgian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Greece Belgian First Division A players Belgian First Division B players Super League Greece players K.A.A. Gent players S.V. Zulte Waregem players Panthrakikos F.C. players Lierse S.K. players R.A.E.C. Mons players K.V. Mechelen players Footballers from Ghent Association football forwards {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub