List of current Belgian Football League managers
There are 24 association football teams in the top two tiers of Belgian football, all of whom have a manager, although the terms head coach and trainer are more commonly used for the position. The Belgian First Division A and Belgian First Division B are the only fully professional football leagues in Belgium. The First Division A consists of 16 clubs at the top of the Belgian football league system, while 8 clubs play in the second tier.
Some of these managers were appointed as caretaker managers prior to being given a permanent position; if so their caretaker appointment date is denoted in italics. Some managers listed have had more than one spell in charge at their current club, however their time as manager is counted only from the date of their last appointment.
Managers
Last updated: 9 September 2018.
Name | Nat. | Date of birth | Club | Division | Appointed | Time as manager | Source |
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Francky Dury | 11 October 1957 | Zulte Waregem | Belgian First Division A | 30 December 2011 | 6 years, 287 days | [1] | |
Felice Mazzu | 12 March 1966 | Charleroi | Belgian First Division A | 1 June 2013 | 5 years, 134 days | [2] | |
Ivan Leko | 7 February 1978 | Club Brugge | Belgian First Division A | 8 June 2017 | 1 year, 127 days | [3] | |
László Bölöni | 11 March 1953 | Antwerp | Belgian First Division A | 16 June 2017 | 1 year, 119 days | [4] | |
Peter Maes | 1 June 1964 | Lokeren | Belgian First Division A | 9 August 2017 | 1 year, 65 days | [5] | |
Nigel Pearson | 21 August 1963 | OH Leuven | Belgian First Division B | 22 September 2017 | 1 year, 21 days | [6] | |
Hein Vanhaezebrouck | 16 February 1964 | Anderlecht | Belgian First Division A | 3 October 2017 | 1 year, 10 days | [7] | |
Yves Vanderhaeghe | 30 January 1970 | Gent | Belgian First Division A | 4 October 2017 | 1 year, 9 days | [8] | |
Tom Van Imschoot | 4 September 1981 | Lommel | Belgian First Division B | 30 Cctober 2017 | 348 days | [9] | |
Claude Makélélé | 18 February 1973 | Eupen | Belgian First Division A | 6 November 2017 | 341 days | [10] | |
Glen De Boeck | 22 August 1971 | Kortrijk | Belgian First Division A | 8 November 2017 | 339 days | [11] | |
Philippe Thys | 30 August 1959 | Tubize | Belgian First Division B | 13 November 2017 | 334 days | [12] | |
Bob Peeters | 10 January 1974 | Westerlo | Belgian First Division B | 5 December 2017 | 312 days | [13] | |
Philippe Clement | 22 March 1974 | Genk | Belgian First Division A | 19 December 2017 | 298 days | [14] | |
Jordi Condom | 29 June 1969 | Roeselare | Belgian First Division B | 25 January 2018 | 261 days | [15] | |
Gert Verheyen[n 1] | 20 September 1970 | Oostende | Belgian First Division A | 20 May 2018 | 146 days | [16] | |
Marc Brys | 10 May 1962 | Sint-Truiden | Belgian First Division A | 21 May 2018 | 145 days | [17] | |
Luka Elsner | 11 September 1958 | Union SG | Belgian First Division B | 23 May 2018 | 143 days | [18] | |
Michel Preud'homme | 24 January 1959 | Standard Liège | Belgian First Division A | 23 May 2018 | 143 days | [19] | |
Stijn Vreven | 18 July 1973 | Beerschot Wilrijk | Belgian First Division B | 25 May 2018 | 141 days | [20] | |
Laurent Guyot | 17 December 1969 | Cercle Brugge | Belgian First Division A | 6 June 2018 | 129 days | [21] | |
Yannick Ferrera | 18 July 1973 | Waasland-Beveren | Belgian First Division A | 8 June 2018 | 127 days | [22] | |
Wouter Vrancken | 3 February 1979 | KV Mechelen | Belgian First Division B | 21 August 2018 | 53 days | [23] | |
Bernd Storck | 25 January 1963 | Excel Mouscron | Belgian First Division A | 2 September 2018 | 41 days | [24] |
Notes
- ↑ Verheyen was announced as manager on 25 April 2018 but only replaced Adnan Čustović after the final match of the season.
References
- ↑ "Zulte Waregem brings back Francky Dury" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2011-12-30.
- ↑ "Mazzu:"Proud to be Charleroi coach"" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2013-05-02.
- ↑ "Ivan Leko is de nieuwe coach van Club Brugge" [Ivan Leko new head coach at Club Brugge] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-06-08.
- ↑ "Laszlo Bölöni voorgesteld als nieuwe trainer van Antwerp" [Laszlo Bölöni presented as new head coach of Antwerp] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-06-16.
- ↑ "Peter Maes volgt Runar Kristinsson op bij Lokeren" [Peter Maes succeeds Runar Kristinsson at Lokeren] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-08-09.
- ↑ "Nigel Pearson nieuwe coach van OH Leuven" [Nigel Pearson new coach of OH Leuven] (in Dutch). ohl.be. 2017-09-22.
- ↑ "Vanhaezebrouck tekent contract voor 3 jaar als Anderlecht-coach" [Vanhaezebrouck signs contract for 3 years as Anderlecht-coach] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-10-03.
- ↑ "Vanderhaeghe volgt Vanhaezebrouck op bij AA Gent: "Snel weer winnen"" [Vanderhaeghe succeeds Vanhaezebrouck at AA Gent: "Quickly win again"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-10-04.
- ↑ "Tom Van Imschoot wordt opnieuw coach van Lommel SK" [Tom Van Imschoot again becomes manager of Lommel SK] (in Dutch). nieuwsblad.be. 2017-10-30.
- ↑ "Claude Makélélé (ex-Chelsea en ex-Real) is de nieuwe trainer van Eupen" [Claude Makélélé (ex-Chelsea en ex-Real) is de nieuwe trainer van Eupen] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-11-06.
- ↑ "Glen De Boeck is de nieuwe coach van Kortrijk" [Glen De Boeck is the new manager of Kortrijk] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-11-08.
- ↑ "Nieuwe coach moet Tubeke helpen in degradatiestrijd" [New manager to help Tubeke in relegation battle] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-11-13.
- ↑ "Bob Peeters keert na een jaar weer terug naar Westerlo" [Bob Peeters returns to Westerlo after one year] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-10-06.
- ↑ "Clement neemt afscheid van spelers: "Dit waren moeilijke dagen"" [Clement says goodbye to players: "Difficult few days"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2017-12-19.
- ↑ "Ex-Eupen-coach Condom gaat bij Roeselare aan de slag" [Ex-Eupen-coach Condom starts working at Roeselare] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-01-25.
- ↑ "Verheyen en Van der Elst vormen nieuwe trainerstandem van KV Oostende" [Verheyen and Van der Elst to become new coaching duo of KV Oostende] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-04-27.
- ↑ "Marc Brys wordt maandag voorgesteld als coach van STVV" [Marc Brys to be presented Monday as new coach of STVV] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-05-19.
- ↑ "Jonge Sloveen Elsner zet vanaf volgend seizoen de lijnen uit bij Union" [Young Slovenian Elsner to manage the team next season at Union] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-05-23.
- ↑ "Officieel: Michel Preud'homme wordt opnieuw coach van Standard" [Official: Michel Preud'homme becomes manager of Standard again] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-05-23.
- ↑ "Vreven moet Brys doen vergeten op het Kiel: "Volks en vurig naar 1A"" [Vreven to make Brys forgotten at the Kiel: "Folksy and fiery towards 1A"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-05-25.
- ↑ "Fransman Guyot moet Cercle Brugge in 1e klasse A houden" [Frenchman Guyot to keep Cercle Brugge in 1st division A] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-06-06.
- ↑ "Yannick Ferrera: "Waasland-Beveren is een zeer ambitieuze club"" [Yannick Ferrera: "Waasland-Beveren is a very ambitious club"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-06-08.
- ↑ "Vrancken: "Mijn rugzak zit vol genoeg om deze mooie stap te zetten"" [Vrancken: "Backpack filled with enough experience to take this nice opportunity"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-08-21.
- ↑ "Duitser Bernd Storck (55) moet Moeskroen redden" [German Bernd Storck (55) to save Mouscron] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2018-09-02.