Staff · Retired

Koen Persoons

Born 12 Jul 1983 · Aalst (age 41)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2025

Current ability
75 of 200
Best job (calc)
103 Head of Youth Development
World reputation
2,2500 / 5 calc
Current reputation
3,250
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
—
Coaching style
—

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking—
  • Directness—
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo—
  • Width—
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance—

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking—
  • Defending—
  • Fitness—
  • Mental—
  • Tactical—
  • Technical—
  • Working with youngsters—
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping1
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination10
  • Discipline—
  • Man management9
  • Motivating8

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability11
  • Judging player potential14
  • Judging staff ability9
  • Tactical knowledge—
  • Negotiating8
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy7
  • Injury management5

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players8
  • Hardness of training—
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility14
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability12
  • Ambition12
  • Controversy—
  • Loyalty—
  • Pressure12
  • Professionalism17
  • Sportsmanship8
  • Temperament8

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall——
  • Quickness——
  • Strength——
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)——
  • Defending (technical)——
  • Possession (tactical)——
  • Possession (technical)——
  • Attacking (tactical)——
  • Attacking (technical)——

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Head of Youth Development1032.5 of 5 stars20
Scout60.5 of 5 stars—
Director of football50.5 of 5 stars—
Manager First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Assistant Manager First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director50.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager50.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team50.5 of 5 stars—
Set Piece Coach (First Team)50.5 of 5 stars—
Physio First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team40.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team40.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
—
Potential ability
100
Best job (calc)
Head of Youth Development
Home reputation
3,250
Reputation scope (calc)
Regional
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

What the best job values

Head of Youth Development: stored job weights
AttributeWeight
Judging player ability4
Judging player potential4
Judging staff ability3
Attacking2
Defending2
Determination2
Man management2
Mental2
Motivating2
Negotiating2
Tactical2
Technical2
Fitness1
Tactical knowledge1

The game’s stored attribute weights for the job type of this person’s calculated best job. Weights are 1–10; these are weighting inputs, not attribute or job ratings.

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Koen
Last name
Persoons
Common name
—
Date of birth
12 Jul 1983 age 41 at game start
Place of birth
Aalst
Nationality
Belgium
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
Dutch, French (2/10), English (2/10)

Contract

Club
Unattached
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
27 Nov 2022
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—
Retired
1 Jun 2022 (Total player retirement)

Playing career

23
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2021 VK Ninove 2e Amateurklasse A 261 Unknown fee
2021 VK Ninove 2e Amateurklasse A 261 Unknown fee
2020 VK Ninove — 40 Unknown fee
2019 R Knokke FC 2e Amateurklasse A 211 £0
2018 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Challenger Pro League 131 £0
2017 Oud-Heverlee Leuven Challenger Pro League 281 Unknown fee
2017 Sporting Lokeren Jupiler Pro League 40 £0
2016 Sporting Lokeren Jupiler Pro League 263 Unknown fee
2015 Sporting Lokeren Jupiler Pro League 130 Unknown fee
2014 Sporting Lokeren Jupiler Pro League 312 Unknown fee
2013 Sporting Lokeren Jupiler Pro League 391 Unknown fee
2012 Sporting Lokeren Jupiler Pro League 356 Unknown fee
2011 Sporting Lokeren Jupiler Pro League 283 Unknown fee
2010 Sporting Lokeren Jupiler Pro League 372 Unknown fee
2009 Yellow Red KV Mechelen Jupiler Pro League 310 £171,422
2008 Yellow Red KV Mechelen Jupiler Pro League 323 Unknown fee
2007 Yellow Red KV Mechelen Jupiler Pro League 302 Unknown fee
2006 FCV Dender EH Challenger Pro League 312 £0
2005 FCV Dender EH Derde Klasse A 286 Unknown fee
2004 FCV Dender EH Derde Klasse A 257 Unknown fee
2003 FCV Dender EH Challenger Pro League 284 Unknown fee
2002 FCV Dender EH Challenger Pro League 310 Unknown fee
2001 SC Eendracht Aalst Jupiler Pro League 90 £0
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)57623/23 recorded4623/23 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerCroky Cup2×2012, 2014
Winner2e Amateurklasse A1×2020
WinnerChallenger Pro League1×2007
WinnerDerde Klasse A1×2006
Runner-UpCroky Cup1×2009

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
Belgium000 / 0

Staff career

1
  1. Club Brugge KV

    1 Jul 2022 – 27 Nov 2022

    Head of Youth Development

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

6

Favourite people

Peter Maes Manager/Former Manager75
Jean-Pierre Vande Velde Manager/Former Manager70

Favourite clubs

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2025.