Thomas Buffel
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Buffel in training with Belgium in 2006 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bruges, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jong Genk (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1990 | Daring Ruddervoorde | ||
| 1990–1997 | Cercle Brugge | ||
| 1997–1999 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Feyenoord | 80 | (35) |
| 2000–2002 | → Excelsior (loan) | 63 | (27) |
| 2005–2008 | Rangers | 51 | (8) |
| 2008–2009 | Cercle Brugge | 35 | (5) |
| 2009–2018 | Genk | 235 | (34) |
| 2018–2019 | Zulte Waregem | 18 | (4) |
| Total | 482 | (113) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Belgium U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Belgium U16 | 12 | (1) |
| 1995–1998 | Belgium U17 | 22 | (14) |
| 1998–1999 | Belgium U18 | 11 | (1) |
| 2000 | Belgium U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002 | Belgium U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2013 | Belgium | 36 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Belgium U19 (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2024 | Belgium U21 (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Cercle Brugge (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Jong Genk | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thomas Buffel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːmɑz ˈbʏfəl]; born 19 February 1981) is a Belgian professional football coach and a former player who played as an attacking midfielder or forward. He is the manager of Jong Genk in Challenger Pro League. He represented the Belgium national team at international level.