Bernd Thijs

Bernd Thijs is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. His former clubs include Borussia Mönchengladbach, Standard Liège, Genk, KAA Gent and Trabzonspor. Thijs played five times with Belgium and was in the team for the 2002 World Cup.
Thijs is well known because of his sober style, his ballhandling with both feet and his targeted long shots. He usually played as a defensive midfielder, but was also capable of playing one row further up front. Sometimes he was also posted in defense. At Gent, he was the captain of the team.

WWW bernd-thijs.be

Honours

Standard Liège

Belgian Cup: runner-up 1998–1999, 1999–2000
UEFA Intertoto Cup: runner-up 1996

RC Genk

Belgian First Division: 2001–02

K.A.A. Gent

Belgian Cup: 2009–10

Belgium

FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup

Individual

Best Gent-Player of the Season: 2011–12