Jonas Ivens
Jonas Ivens (born 14 October 1984 in Beveren) is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a centre back. He is currently the assistant manager of AS Monaco.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Beveren, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AS Monaco (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Beveren[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Beveren | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Deinze | 62 | (4) |
| 2006–2010 | Mechelen | 118 | (14) |
| 2010–2014 | FC Groningen | 54 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → RKC Waalwijk (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Niki Volos | 14 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Cercle Brugge | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Deinze | 12 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016–2018 | Waasland-Beveren (physical coach) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Waasland-Beveren B | ||
| 2018–2019 | Waasland-Beveren (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2022 | Club Brugge (assistant) | ||
| 2022– | AS Monaco (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He made a name of himself in his homeland Belgium, before moving to Dutch football in the summer of 2010 after signing with Groningen.
Career edit
Belgium edit
Ivens broke through to the first team of hometown club KSK Beveren in the 2003–04 season. He played one season for the club, in a period in which Jean-Marc Guillou guided Beveren to a more attractive financial situation through talented Ivorian players. This meant a limited opportunity for Ivens to play in the first team, which resulted in moving to second division side KMSK Deinze in 2004.[2] There he played two seasons, before being signed by K.V. Mechelen in the spring of 2006. With Mechelen he promoted to the Belgian Pro League, and became captain of the team.
FC Groningen edit
On 16 June 2010, Ivens signed a four-year contract with Groningen. Groningen paid a €500,000 fee for the player.[3][4] He made his first-team debut in a 2–2 Eredivisie draw against Ajax on 8 August 2010.[5]
Coaching career edit
After retiring at the end of the 2015–16 season, Ivens was hired as a physical coach at Waasland-Beveren.[6] In the summer 2018, he took charge of the club's reserve[7] and would, next to that, also function as an assistant manager for the first team.[1]
In the summer 2019, he was appointed assistant manager of Club Brugge KV under manager Philippe Clement.[8] On 3 January 2022, Ivens moved to AS Monaco together with Clement.[9]
References edit
- General
- Specific
- ^ a b JONAS IVENS VERLAAT DE FREETHIEL, waasland-beveren.be
- ^ "Sportwereld - Ivens Jonas (Deinze)". Sportwereld. Retrieved 7 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ [FC Groningen strengthens themselves with Ivens]. sport1.nl (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ "FC Groningen versterkt zich met 'voorbeeldprof' Ivens" [FC Groningen strengthens themselves with 'model pro' Ivens]. Voetbal International (in Dutch). 16 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ "FC Groningen - Ajax (08-08-2010)". Voetbal International. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ JONAS IVENS NIEUWE PHYSICAL COACH OP DE FREETHIEL, waasland-beveren.be, 1 June 2016
- ^ JONAS IVENS WORDT BELOFTENCOACH VAN WAASLAND-BEVEREN, voetbalkrant.com, 17 June 2018
- ^ JONAS IVENS VERLAAT DE FREETHIEL, waasland-beveren.be, 13 June 2019
- ^ Philippe Clement : "Je suis très honoré d'être à l'AS Monaco", asmonaco.com, 5 January 2021
External links edit
- Jonas Ivens at Soccerway
- Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)