Vital Heynen

Vital Heynen
Personal information
Nationality Belgian
Born (1969-06-12) 12 June 1969
Maaseik, Belgium
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Coaching information
Current team VfB Friedrichshafen
Poland
Previous teams coached
YearsTeams
2006–2012
2012–2016
2012–2013
2013–2015
2015–2016
2016–
2017–2018
2018–		Noliko Maaseik
Germany
Ziraat Bankası Ankara
Transfer Bydgoszcz
Tours VB
VfB Friedrichshafen
Belgium
Poland
Last updated: 7 February 2018

Vital Heynen (born 12 June 1969) is a former Belgian volleyball player and head coach of German club VfB Friedrichshafen and Poland men's national volleyball team.

Career as coach

Heynen started out his career as a volleyball coach in his hometown club Noliko Maaseik. In 2005 he became assistant coach and a year later he was head coach. During his six-year tenure at the club, his team won four Belgian Championships, five Belgian Cups and four Supercups. Additionally Heynen was twice named Belgian Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2011. In 2012 he left his hometown club and join to join Turkish club Ziraat Bankası Ankara, where he coached in 2012/13 season. In December 2013 he was named a new coach of Transfer Bydgoszcz.[1] In February 2012 he became a coach of Germany national team. At the World Championship 2014 his team beat France in 3rd place match and won bronze medal.[2] In 2017 he took over Belgian national team, but he could resign in any moment. On February 7, 2018 Heynen was chosen as the new head coach of Poland men's national volleyball team.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Tomasz Rosiński (12 December 2013). "Vital Heynen nowym trenerem Transferu Bydgoszcz!". wp.pl. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Germany take home the bronze medal". fivb.org. FIVB. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Vital Heynen nowym selekcjonerem siatkarskiej reprezentacji Polski". onet.pl. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
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