Ivan Minnaert

Mali

Presented the head coach of Djoliba AC in autumn 2014,^[1] Minnaert set his sights on staying at the club for ten years and earning at least one trophy for them^[2] but stepped down from his position in 2015 when Djoliba games were invalidated, causing relegation to the second division before visiting Mali again in 2017.^[3]

Kenya

Negotiating a contract with AFC Leopards of the Kenyan Premier League in early 2016,^[4] the Belgian inked a two-year deal with Ingwe in late February,^[5] but was fired by August for poor results,^[6] including a six-game winless run,^[7] despite being second early on,^[8] with some urging him to step down beforehand.^[9] In the end, he decided to sue AFC Leopards for salaries owed, which amounted to 22000 US dollars.^[10]

Guinea

Replacing Adda Benamar at AS Kaloum Star in mid 2017,^[11] Minnaert made the quarterfinals of the Guinée Coupe Nationale,^[12] but missed out on the league championship with a poor run,^[13] even though they escaped relegation.^[14]

South Africa

Assisting fellow Belgian Jean-François Losciuto at Black Leopards of the South African National First Division in late autumn 2017,^[15] the former youth director became caretaker of the team a few days later,^[16] making it the objective to achieve promotion and applied an offensive system in the team.^[17] However, when directing them to 10th place in 15 matches, he was slated to be fired.^[18] The Leopard's management soon ended his contract but Minnaert claimed that their team manager, Elijah Mulaudzi, attempted to run him over on the car loaned to him by the club,^[19] taking the case to court.^[20] Instead, the Black Leopards officials charged him with theft as he was in possession of a car that belonged to them but asked to give it back a day later,^[21] and he was released by the authorities on warning.^[22]

Rwanda

Accepting a six-month contract with Mukura Victory at the start of 2017,^[23] the former youth specialist pledged to improve results and turn around the season,^[24][25] beating Pepiniere 1-0 in his debut^[24] before arranging a deal with AS Kaloum Star of Guinea that summer.^[26]

Head coach of Rayon Sports of the Rwanda National Football League from November 2015^[27] to February 2016,^[28] he was awarded another contract with Gikundiro in spring 2018,^[29] taking them to the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup where they were pooled with USM Alger, Young Africans, and Gor Mahia in Group D and stated that reaching the quarterfinals would be an onerous task.^[30]