Date of birth | 14 December 1970 |
Place of birth | Lier |
Nationality | Belgian |
Weight | 79 kg |
Height | 1.89 m |
Position | Defender/Left back |
After eight years with Lierse SK, Nico moved to Germany to join Schalke 04 in 1998. His confidence on the ball can be confused for arrogance, and his style has led to extreme criticism from the Bundesliga club's fans in the past. At one point there was such a concerted protest against him that president Rudi Assauer threatened to leave the Arena AufSchalke. Also backed by coach Huub Stevens, that is all behind him now as Nico has become a vital member of the Schalke team that has impressed in the Champions League. When he made his international debut in 1996, he usually played in midfield, he has since become an accomplished left back, the role he is likely to fill for Belgium in Japan and South Korea.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Schalke 04 | 01 Jul 1998 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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2000-01 | Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 22 | 1 |
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2001-02 | Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1 |
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2001-02 | Schalke 04 | UEFA Champions League | 5 | ||||
2002-03 | Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 |
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2002-03 | Schalke 04 | UEFA Cup | 1 | ||||
2003-04 | Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 |
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2003-04 | Schalke 04 | UEFA Cup | 1 | ||||
2004-05 | Borussia Monchengladbach | Bundesliga | 16 | 3 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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13 Aug 2000 | Schalke 04 v 1.FC Köln | W | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 1 |
20 Aug 2000 | Hansa Rostock v Schalke 04 | W | 0-4 | Bundesliga | 2 |
05 Sep 2000 | Schalke 04 v Energie Cottbus | W | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 3 |
09 Sep 2000 | TSV 1860 München v Schalke 04 | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 4 |
17 Sep 2000 | Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 5 |
23 Sep 2000 | Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04 | W | 0-4 | Bundesliga | 6 |
30 Sep 2000 | Hamburger SV v Schalke 04 | L | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 7 |
22 Oct 2000 | SC Freiburg v Schalke 04 | L | 3-1 | Bundesliga | 9 |
28 Oct 2000 | Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 10 |
04 Nov 2000 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern v Schalke 04 | L | 3-2 | Bundesliga | 11 |
11 Nov 2000 | Schalke 04 v Bayern München | W | 3-2 | Bundesliga | 12 |
18 Nov 2000 | Hertha BSC Berlin v Schalke 04 | W | 0-4 | Bundesliga | 13 |
24 Nov 2000 | Schalke 04 v VfL Bochum | W | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 14 |
02 Dec 2000 | VfL Wolfsburg v Schalke 04 | L | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 15 |
09 Dec 2000 | Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart | W | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 16 |
12 Dec 2000 | SpVgg Unterhaching v Schalke 04 | W | 0-2 | Bundesliga | 17 |
16 Dec 2000 | 1.FC Köln v Schalke 04 | D | 2-2 | Bundesliga | 18 |
17 Dec 2000 | Werder Bremen v Schalke 04 | L | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 22 |
26 Jan 2001 | Schalke 04 v Hansa Rostock | W | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 19 |
03 Feb 2001 | Energie Cottbus v Schalke 04 | L | 4-1 | Bundesliga | 20 |
10 Feb 2001 | Schalke 04 v TSV 1860 München | W | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 21 |
19 May 2001 | Schalke 04 v SpVgg Unterhaching | W | 5-3 | Bundesliga | 34 |
04 Aug 2001 | Bayern München v Schalke 04 | L | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 2 |
12 Aug 2001 | Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke 04 | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 3 |
18 Aug 2001 | Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen | D | 3-3 | Bundesliga | 4 |
21 Aug 2001 | Schalke 04 v Hansa Rostock | W | 3-1 | Bundesliga | 1 |
08 Sep 2001 | FC St Pauli v Schalke 04 | W | 0-2 | Bundesliga | 5 |
11 Sep 2001 | Schalke 04 v Panathinaikos | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group C |
15 Sep 2001 | Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund | W | 1-0 | Bundesliga | 6 |
19 Sep 2001 | Arsenal v Schalke 04 | L | 3-2 | UEFA Champions League | Group C |
22 Sep 2001 | SC Freiburg v Schalke 04 | L | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 7 |
26 Sep 2001 | Schalke 04 v Real Mallorca | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group C |
29 Sep 2001 | Schalke 04 v Energie Cottbus | W | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 8 |
13 Oct 2001 | VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04 | L | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 9 |
16 Oct 2001 | Real Mallorca v Schalke 04 | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group C |
20 Oct 2001 | Schalke 04 v TSV 1860 München | W | 1-0 | Bundesliga | 10 |
24 Oct 2001 | Panathinaikos v Schalke 04 | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group C |
27 Oct 2001 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern v Schalke 04 | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 11 |
03 Nov 2001 | Schalke 04 v 1.FC Köln | W | 3-1 | Bundesliga | 12 |
17 Nov 2001 | Hamburger SV v Schalke 04 | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 13 |
24 Nov 2001 | Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen | L | 1-4 | Bundesliga | 14 |
01 Dec 2001 | 1.FC Nürnberg v Schalke 04 | W | 0-3 | Bundesliga | 15 |
09 Dec 2001 | Schalke 04 v Hertha Berlin | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 16 |
19 Dec 2001 | Hansa Rostock v Schalke 04 | W | 1-3 | Bundesliga | 18 |
06 Feb 2002 | Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04 | W | 0-1 | Bundesliga | 21 |
09 Feb 2002 | Schalke 04 v FC St Pauli | W | 4-0 | Bundesliga | 22 |
16 Feb 2002 | Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04 | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 23 |
23 Feb 2002 | Schalke 04 v SC Freiburg | W | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 24 |
10 Mar 2002 | Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart | W | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 26 |
17 Mar 2002 | TSV 1860 München v Schalke 04 | W | 1-2 | Bundesliga | 27 |
23 Mar 2002 | Schalke 04 v 1.FC Kaiserslautern | W | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 28 |
31 Mar 2002 | 1.FC Köln v Schalke 04 | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 29 |
06 Apr 2002 | Schalke 04 v Hamburger SV | W | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 30 |
13 Apr 2002 | Werder Bremen v Schalke 04 | L | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 31 |
20 Apr 2002 | Schalke 04 v 1.FC Nürnberg | W | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 32 |
27 Apr 2002 | Hertha Berlin v Schalke 04 | L | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 33 |
04 May 2002 | Schalke 04 v VfL Wolfsburg | L | 1-2 | Bundesliga | 34 |
07 Dec 2002 | Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 16 |
10 Dec 2002 | Schalke 04 v Wisla Kraków | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
UEFA Cup | 3rd round 2nd leg |
14 Dec 2002 | Bayern München v Schalke 04 | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 17 |
25 Jan 2003 | VfL Wolfsburg v Schalke 04 | W | 1-2 | Bundesliga | 18 |
25 Jan 2003 | Schalke 04 v 1.FC Kaiserslautern | D | 2-2 | Bundesliga | 19 |
08 Feb 2003 | Hertha Berlin v Schalke 04 | L | 4-2 | Bundesliga | 20 |
15 Feb 2003 | Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart | W | 2-0 | Bundesliga | 21 |
22 Feb 2003 | Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund | D | 2-2 | Bundesliga | 22 |
01 Mar 2003 | Borussia Mönchengladbach v Schalke 04 | D | 2-2 | Bundesliga | 23 |
08 Mar 2003 | Schalke 04 v Arminia Bielefeld | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 24 |
13 Apr 2003 | Schalke 04 v Energie Cottbus | W | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 28 |
20 Apr 2003 | Bayer Leverkusen v Schalke 04 | W | 1-3 | Bundesliga | 29 |
26 Apr 2003 | Schalke 04 v VfL Bochum | L | 1-2 | Bundesliga | 30 |
04 May 2003 | Hansa Rostock v Schalke 04 | L | 3-1 | Bundesliga | 31 |
11 May 2003 | Schalke 04 v Hannover 96 | L | 0-2 | Bundesliga | 32 |
17 May 2003 | Werder Bremen v Schalke 04 | L | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 33 |
24 May 2003 | Schalke 04 v Bayern München | W | 1-0 | Bundesliga | 34 |
02 Aug 2003 | Schalke 04 v Borussia Dortmund | D | 2-2 | Bundesliga | 1 |
09 Aug 2003 | TSV 1860 München v Schalke 04 | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 2 |
17 Aug 2003 | Schalke 04 v 1.FC Köln | W | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 3 |
23 Aug 2003 | Werder Bremen v Schalke 04 | L | 4-1 | Bundesliga | 4 |
13 Sep 2003 | Schalke 04 v VfB Stuttgart | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 5 |
20 Sep 2003 | SC Freiburg v Schalke 04 | L | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 6 |
28 Sep 2003 | Schalke 04 v Eintracht Frankfurt | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 7 |
04 Oct 2003 | Hannover 96 v Schalke 04 | W | 1-2 | Bundesliga | 8 |
16 Oct 2003 | Schalke 04 v NK Kamen Ingrad Velika | D |
0-0 Agg: 0-0 |
UEFA Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
22 Nov 2003 | Schalke 04 v Hansa Rostock | L | 0-1 | Bundesliga | 13 |
30 Nov 2003 | Hertha Berlin v Schalke 04 | W | 1-3 | Bundesliga | 14 |
07 Dec 2003 | Schalke 04 v Borussia Mönchengladbach | W | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 15 |
13 Dec 2003 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern v Schalke 04 | W | 0-2 | Bundesliga | 16 |
17 Dec 2003 | Schalke 04 v VfL Wolfsburg | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 17 |
30 Jan 2004 | Borussia Dortmund v Schalke 04 | W | 0-1 | Bundesliga | 18 |
07 Feb 2004 | Schalke 04 v TSV 1860 München | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 17 |
14 Feb 2004 | 1.FC Köln v Schalke 04 | W | 0-2 | Bundesliga | 20 |
21 Feb 2004 | Schalke 04 v Werder Bremen | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 21 |
28 Feb 2004 | VfB Stuttgart v Schalke 04 | D | 0-0 | Bundesliga | 22 |
06 Mar 2004 | Schalke 04 v SC Freiburg | W | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 23 |
13 Mar 2004 | Eintracht Frankfurt v Schalke 04 | L | 3-0 | Bundesliga | 24 |
20 Mar 2004 | Schalke 04 v Hannover 96 | D | 2-2 | Bundesliga | 25 |
27 Mar 2004 | VfL Bochum v Schalke 04 | W | 1-2 | Bundesliga | 26 |
03 Apr 2004 | Schalke 04 v Hamburger SV | W | 4-1 | Bundesliga | 27 |
10 Apr 2004 | Bayern München v Schalke 04 | L | 2-1 | Bundesliga | 28 |
17 Apr 2004 | Schalke 04 v Bayer Leverkusen | L | 2-3 | Bundesliga | 29 |
24 Apr 2004 | Hansa Rostock v Schalke 04 | L | 3-1 | Bundesliga | 30 |
15 May 2004 | Schalke 04 v 1.FC Kaiserslautern | W | 4-1 | Bundesliga | 33 |
22 May 2004 | VfL Wolfsburg v Schalke 04 | D | 1-1 | Bundesliga | 34 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1995-96 | Belgium | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
1996-97 | Belgium | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 3 |
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1996-97 | Belgium | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
1997-98 | Belgium | FIFA World Cup | 4 | ||||
1997-98 | Belgium | International Friendly | 3 | 2 |
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1997-98 | Belgium | King Hassan II Cup | 1 | ||||
1998-99 | Belgium | Cyprus Tournament | 1 | ||||
1998-99 | Belgium | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
1999-00 | Belgium | International Friendly | 4 | 1 |
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1999-00 | Belgium | UEFA European Championship | 2 | 1 |
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2000-01 | Belgium | FIFA World Cup | 3 | ||||
2000-01 | Belgium | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
2001-02 | Belgium | FIFA World Cup | 6 | 1 |
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2001-02 | Belgium | International Friendly | 6 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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29 May 1996 | Italy v Belgium | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
31 Aug 1996 | Belgium v Turkey | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group 7 |
09 Oct 1996 | San Marino v Belgium | W | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | Group 7 |
14 Dec 1996 | Belgium v Netherlands | L | 0-3 | FIFA World Cup | Group 7 |
11 Feb 1997 | Northern Ireland v Belgium | L | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
29 Mar 1997 | Wales v Belgium | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Group 7 |
30 Apr 1997 | Turkey v Belgium | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | Group 7 |
07 Jun 1997 | Belgium v San Marino | W | 6-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 7 |
06 Sep 1997 | Netherlands v Belgium | L | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group 7 |
11 Oct 1997 | Belgium v Wales | W | 3-2 | FIFA World Cup | Group 7 |
29 Oct 1997 | Republic of Ireland v Belgium | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | 1st leg play-off |
25 Feb 1998 | Belgium v USA | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
25 Mar 1998 | Belgium v Norway | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
22 Apr 1998 | Belgium v Romania | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
27 May 1998 | Belgium v France | L | 0-1 | King Hassan II Cup | |
25 Jun 1998 | Belgium v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group E |
18 Nov 1998 | Luxembourg v Belgium | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
03 Feb 1999 | Cyprus v Belgium | W | 0-1 | CYPRUS TOURNAMENT | |
04 Sep 1999 | Netherlands v Belgium | D | 5-5 | International Friendly | |
07 Sep 1999 | Belgium v Morocco | W | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
10 Oct 1999 | England v Belgium | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
13 Nov 1999 | Italy v Belgium | W | 1-3 | International Friendly | |
03 Jun 2000 | Denmark v Belgium | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
10 Jun 2000 | Belgium v Sweden | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
14 Jun 2000 | Belgium v Italy | L | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
19 Jun 2000 | Belgium v Turkey | L | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Finals Group B |
16 Aug 2000 | Bulgaria v Belgium | W | 1-3 | International Friendly | |
02 Sep 2000 | Belgium v Croatia | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 6 |
07 Oct 2000 | Latvia v Belgium | W | 0-4 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 6 |
06 Jun 2001 | San Marino v Belgium | W | 1-4 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 6 |
15 Aug 2001 | Finland v Belgium | L | 4-1 | International Friendly | |
05 Sep 2001 | Belgium v Scotland | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 6 |
06 Oct 2001 | Croatia v Belgium | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe group 6 |
10 Nov 2001 | Belgium v Czech Republic | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Europe play-off |
14 Nov 2001 | Czech Republic v Belgium | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Europe play-off |
13 Feb 2002 | Belgium v Norway | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
27 Mar 2002 | Greece v Belgium | L | 3-2 | International Friendly | |
17 Apr 2002 | Belgium v Slovakia | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
18 May 2002 | France v Belgium | W | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
26 May 2002 | Belgium v Costa Rica | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
14 Jun 2002 | Belgium v Russia | W | 3-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group H |
17 Jun 2002 | Brazil v Belgium | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals 2nd round |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.