Tom Caluwé


Tom Caluwé is a Belgian football manager, executive, and former player. He currently serves as the sporting director of K.V. Mechelen.

Club career

Caluwé is a midfielder who was born in Rumst and made his debut in professional football, being part of the K.V. Mechelen squad in the 1996–97 season. He also played for Willem II Tilburg and FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie before joining Al-Wakrah.

International career

Caluwé represented [Belgium national Association football|football team|Belgium] in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship and he has one A-cap in which he scored.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 May 2006Trendwork Arena, Sittard1–2WonFriendly

Managerial career

KV Mechelen

In the summer 2014, Caluwé returned to K.V. Mechelen as an assistant coach. In September 2016, Caluwé was appointed interim head coach, where he was in charge for one game, which he won 2–0 against Sint-Truidense. In October 2017, he was appointed interim head coach once again, this time for two games, which he both lost.
In May 2018, he was promoted to Mechelen's technical sporting department, as an assistant to the club's sporting director, Stefaan Vanroy. In the summer 2019, he was appointed sporting director of the club.