Joos Valgaeren
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Leuven, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back, Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1987 | Serskamp | ||
| 1987–1993 | Verbroedering Geel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1994 | Verbroedering Geel | 20 | (0) |
| 1994–1997 | Mechelen | 62 | (1) |
| 1997–2000 | Roda JC | 58 | (7) |
| 2000–2005 | Celtic | 116 | (7) |
| 2005–2008 | Club Brugge | 29 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | FC Emmen | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 303 | (15) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–1994 | Belgium U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Belgium U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Belgium U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 1997–2003 | Belgium | 19 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 January 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2006 |
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Joos Valgaeren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːs fɑlˈɣaːrə(n)], born 3 March 1976 in Leuven) is a former Belgian international footballer who lastly played as a defender for FC Emmen in the Dutch Eerste Divisie. His former clubs include Club Brugge in Belgium, Roda JC in the Netherlands and Celtic in Scotland. His most successful spell was his time at Celtic, where he won three league titles and was part of the side that reached the 2003 UEFA Cup Final.
He also played for his country, and was in the Belgian squad for Euro 2000 where he played in all three group games.
Joos Valgaeren started his career at amateur side Serskamp in his home town of Leuven. He then moved to K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel where he proved to be a sturdy and consistent centre-back as well composed full-back in the club's youth squad. After a number of years at Geel he left for Eerste Klasse side KV Mechelen in 1994. At the age of 21 Valgaeren moved to Dutch Eredivisie club Roda JC where he broke into the first-team in his second season. His competent displays for Roda earned him a call up to the Belgium squad by manager Georges Leekens in late 1997. After a lengthy spell out with a cruciate knee ligament injury, Valgaeren went on to have an outstanding season at Roda, winning his first major honour on 21 May 2000 when Roda beat NEC 2-0 in the . Before he left the club the media had linked him with big-money moves to Ajax and Bayern Munich.
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