Bjorn Ruytinx
Bjorn 'El Toro' Ruytinx (born 18 August 1980) is a retired Belgian professional football player who last played for Halen in the Belgian Provincial Leagues as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bjorn Ruytinx | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1980 | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Halen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Halen | ||
| 2002–2004 | Kermt-Hasselt | 49 | (34) |
| 2004–2014 | Oud-Heverlee Leuven | 188 | (64) |
| 2014–2015 | Oostende | 29 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Beerschot Wilrijk | 1 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Sporting Hasselt | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Halen | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2016 | |||
Career
Ruytinx spent most of his career with OH Leuven, where he was signed in 2002 when the team was playing in the Belgian Third Division. With OH Leuven he enjoyed promotion to the Belgian Second Division in 2005 and to the Belgian Pro League in 2011.[2] After staying with the team for a decade (and becoming a club-icon in the process), Ruytinx finally moved to Oostende in 2014.[3] At Oostende, he regularly featured in the squad during his first season, however during his second season he did not play a single minute and as such he moved to third division team Beerschot Wilrijk during the winter 2015–16 transfer window. [4] After a following season at Hasselt and a final one at his initial club Halen, Ruytinx retired in 2019.
References
- Voetbal International profile
- "I will prove I can handle the first division level" (in Dutch). Stampmedia. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- "Ruytinx moves from Leuven to Oostende" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 18 March 2014.
- "Ruytinx tekent voor 2,5 jaar bij Beerschot-Wilrijk" [Ruytinx signs for 2,5 years with Beerschot-Wilrijk] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2 January 2016.