and possible vice-champion of the regular season were promoted. Westerlo competed for second place for a while that season, but eventually were surpassed by Seraing. After a draw against Club NXT on the final matchday, Westerlo ended in fourth place, nine points behind Seraing. On 10 May 2021, it was announced that Peeters and Westerlo parted ways by mutual consent. Peeters later indicated that both parties were keen on moving on, and that he was not interested in returning to another season in the First Division B, where clubs compete against each other four times per season. TOP Oss On 8 June 2021, Eerste Divisie club TOP Oss appointed Peeters as their new head coach. He succeeded Klaas Wels, signing a one-year contract. Peeters started the season with a 1–0 away win over Excelsior. On 20 May 2022, the club announced that Peeters had been dismissed from his position as head coach, citing "insufficient synergy" between Peeters and newly appointed technical director Klaas Wels. Helmond Sport Peeters was appointed new head coach of Helmond Sport in December 2022, becoming part of a new staff alongside new technical director Jurgen Streppel and head of scouting Dirk Jan Derksen. Media career During the 2000 UEFA European Football Championship, during which he was injured, he worked as a journalist who interviewed people for VRT. Presenter Mark Uytterhoeven regularly sent him on the road for the program. Peeters' search for a Romanian in particular became a well-known segment. In addition, for a while he was an analyst during UEFA Champions League matches and as color commentator for Belgacom TV. In 2001 Peeters was a guest in the talk show Men on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown. In 2009, he became the presenter of the Belgian version of Wipeout alongside Walter Grootaers. When he became the youth coach of Gent, he stopped presenting. Career statistics International Managerial statistics Honours Player Lierse Belgian First Division: 1996–97 Roda JC KNVB Cup: 1999–2000 Manager Westerlo Belgian First Division B: 2019–20 References External links 1974 births Living people Belgian footballers Association football forwards Roda JC Kerkrade players SBV Vitesse players Millwall F.C. players K.R.C. Genk players Lierse S.K. players Belgian Pro League players Eredivisie players English Football League players Belgian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in England Belgium international footballers People from Lier, Belgium Cercle Brugge K.S.V. managers K.A.A. Gent managers Charlton Athletic F.C.