Facts: - clubs: k.f.c. lommel s.k. k.f.c. verbroedering geel - managerclubs: lower al-gharafa 17 qat bv cloppenburg fc emmen -lrb- technical director belgian -rrb- rops nam zwe shabab al-ordon eth young africans yem divisions mwi free state stars tgo satelitte abidjan b71 sandur stormvogels telstar - position: midfielder - currentclub: togo -rrb- -lrb- head coach -rrb- togo -lrb- head coach - birth date: 29 march 1973 - fullname: tom saintfiet - name: tom saintfiet - birth place: mol , belgium - manageryears: 1997-2001 2008-2010 2010 2010-2011 2011 2012 2012 2012-2013 2013 2014 2015 2000 - 2002-2003 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004 2005-2006 2006-2007 2008 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of tom saintfiet .
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tom saintfiet -lrb- born 29 march 1973 in mol , belgium -rrb- is a belgian association football manager and former player .he played football between 1983 to 1997 -lrb- fc boom -rrb- before becoming a football manager at the age of 24 , becoming the youngest manager in belgian football .