Gunter Van Handenhoven is a Belgian

Belgium

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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 currently on the books of KFCO Wilrijk.. He used to play for the under 21 Belgium national football team. He played in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Van Handenhoven made an early breakthrough in Belgian first division

Jupiler League

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 and soon he was transferred to FC Metz

FC Metz

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. But he came back in the Belgian championship in 2002. In 2008 he returned to the Belgian first division

Jupiler League

The Belgian Pro League is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Belgian Second Division...

 to play for K.S.V. Roeselare

K.S.V. Roeselare

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He is currently married to Ann Van Elsen

Ann Van Elsen

Ann Van Elsen is a model and TV personality from Mol, Antwerp in Belgium. She was crowned Miss Belgium in 2002.- Biography :...

 and is the brother of Sandrine Van Handenhoven, a singer, who ended fourth in Idool

Idool

Idool is the Belgian version of the Idol series. The series was launched in late 2002 by Belgian television network VTM. The contestants are first narrowed down to 100 contestants, and then down to 30-50 through several auditions and tests by a panel of judges. From this point on, the viewers...

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