Jan-Pieter Martens (born 23 September 1974) is a Belgian former
footballer
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who played as a midfielder. From 2013 to 2019 he was team manager at
FC Schalke 04.
Career
Martens began his professional career at
K.V. Mechelen, where he was a member of the first team from 1993. For the 1996/97 season he moved to
Roda JC Kerkrade
Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie. ...
, with whom he won the 1997
KNVB Cup. From January 1998 to June 2003, he played for
SK Sturm Graz
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In its history, Sturm Graz has won the Austria ...
, with whom he was Austrian champion in 1998 and 1999 and Austrian cup winner in 1999. He also took part in the 1998/99, 1999/00 and 2000/01
UEFA Champions League
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seasons. From 2003 to 2005 he ended his career at TuS FC Arnfels and SC Untersiebenbrunn.
He also played futsal for 1. FSC Graz.
On 29 February 2012, Martens became Technical Director of
Sint-Truidense V.V.
Koninklijke Sint-Truidense Voetbalvereniging (), commonly known as Sint-Truiden or STVV () or by their nickname De Kanaries (, is a Belgian professional football club located in the city of Sint-Truiden in Limburg. Sint-Truiden plays in the Belg ...
. He left the club again for the 2013/14 season and acted as team manager of
FC Schalke 04 until April 2019.
Honours
Roda JC
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KNVB Cup:
1996–97
References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Belgian men's footballers
K.V. Mechelen players
Roda JC Kerkrade players
SK Sturm Graz players
Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Men's association football midfielders
People from Bilzen
Footballers from Limburg (Belgium)
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