Jerry Poorters

Jerry Poorters

Personal information
Full name	Jerry Poorters
Date of birth	(1978-10-09) 9 October 1978
Place of birth	Gent, Belgium
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	KFC Wezel Sport
Number	—
Youth career
1983–1990	Wezel Sport
1990–1993	Verbroedering Geel
1993–1995	Lierse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2002	Lierse	48	(0)
2002–2003	Tienen-Hageland	25	(2)
2003–2006	Waasland-Beveren	73	(6)
2006–2014	Rupel Boom	238	(36)
2014–	KFC Wezel Sport
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 January 2016

Jerry Poorters (born 9 October 1978 in Gent) is a Belgian footballer, who currently plays for KFC Wezel Sport.

Career

Before his time with K Rupel Boom FC, Jerry Poorters played for SK Lierse. With SK Lierse he won the Belgian First Division in 1997 and the Belgian Cup in 1999. He even played Champions League football in 1997-1998.

After a short spell with Belgian Second Division club KVK Tienen, Jerry joined RS Waasland. Since 2006 he's playing for K Rupel Boom FC. With this club, Poorters achieved 2 promotions. In 2008 to the Belgian Third Division, and in 2010 to the Belgian Second Division. Poorters is the current captain of the team.

In 2005, Poorters said he was offered money to lose a Belgian Second Division game with RS Waasland against Verbroedering Geel. From then on Poorters is known as a storyteller.

After the relegation of K Rupel Boom FC to the Belgian Third Division, Jerry signed an new contract until the end of the season 2013-2014.

After a series of bad results in the beginning of the 2013-2014 season, Poorters resigned from the club. It is unknown where he will sign a new contract and/or if he will continue his impressive lower league career.

References

External links

• Jerry Poorters at Footballdatabase