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Born on July 2, 1984 in Eeklo, East Flanders, Belgium, Maarten Martens is an association football player and association football coach. That puts Maarten Martens at 42 years old in 2026. The listed height is 176 cm.
My Take
Maarten Martens interests me most for what he did after the whistle. As a player he was a creative midfielder built on flair, dribbling, precise passing, and a goal threat, the sort of technician who makes a team tick rather than dominate physically at 176 cm. But the move into coaching, rising to lead AZ Alkmaar, is what I keep circling back to. Translating a playmaker's instinct into a bench philosophy is a genuinely different craft, and I am curious how a man who created so naturally teaches creativity to others. That second act, love poured into the game in a new form, is the part I admire.
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- Name (English)
- Maarten Martens
- Name (Japanese)
- マールテン・マルテンス
- Reading
- まーるてん・まるてんす
- Born
- July 2, 1984 (age 42)
- Origin
- Eeklo, East Flanders, Belgium
- Height
- 176 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rat
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Maarten Martens born?
Born July 2, 1984 (age 42).
Where is Maarten Martens from?
Maarten Martens is from Eeklo, East Flanders, Belgium.
What does Maarten Martens do?
Maarten Martens works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Maarten Martens?
Maarten Martens is 176 cm.
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