Player: Koen Sanders

Nationality: Belgium

Club (noted): K.R.C. Harelbeke (commonly referred to as Harelbeke)

• Position: Midfielder / Defender (commonly listed as a defensive midfielder/wing-back during career)
• Date of birth: 3 April 1968
• Place of birth: Duffel, Belgium

Career summary (selected):

• Koen Sanders began his professional career in the late 1980s and was active through the 1990s and early 2000s.
• He played for several Belgian clubs during his career, including notable spells at K.R.C. Harelbeke (Harelbeke), where he was a regular first-team player in the Belgian top divisions.
• Other clubs in his career included Lierse SK and VV Overpelt-Fabriek (and others at lower tiers towards the end of his playing days).
• Known for his defensive discipline and work rate, able to operate both in midfield and in wider defensive roles.

Honours & notes:

• No major international caps for the senior Belgium national team are widely recorded for Sanders, though he was a consistent performer at club level.
• Remember that historical records from Belgian domestic leagues in the 1990s can vary between sources; specific seasonal appearance and goal totals may differ depending on the database consulted.

Sources & further reading: For match-by-match stats, appearances and exact seasons at Harelbeke and other clubs, consult dedicated football databases such as worldfootball.net, transfermarkt.com, national-football-teams.com or archived Belgian league records.