Bertrand Crasson

Bertrand Crasson (born 5 October 1971 in Brussels) is a former Belgian footballer who played as a defender, in the position of right-back or centre-back. Since September 2019, he is coaching Luxembourg's champions F91 Dudelange, evolving in the BGL Ligue.

Bertrand Crasson
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-10-05) 5 October 1971
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 F91 Dudelange (Caretaker manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1996 Anderlecht 151 (13)
1996–1998 Napoli 44 (0)
1998–2003 Anderlecht 140 (6)
2003–2004 Lierse 28 (0)
2004–2005 FC Brussels 11 (0)
Total 374 (19)
National team
1991–2001 Belgium 26 (1)
Teams managed
2016-2018 Inter Pattaya
2019– F91 Dudelange (assistant)
2019– F91 Dudelange (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Crasson started his career at Anderlecht in 1989. He moved abroad to Serie A club Napoli in 1996, where he remained until 1998, before rejoining his previous side for five more seasons. Crasson then played with Lierse during the 2003–04 season, and FC Brussels the following season, retiring afterwards.

International career

Internationally, Crasson was a member of the Belgian squad that took part at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he played 22 minutes (as a starter) in the team's 0–0 draw against the Netherlands. In total, he obtained 26 caps between 1991 and 2001, scoring once.

Coaching and management career

From 2012 to 2018, Crasson worked in a role as Head of Academy Coaching for Police Tero in Thailand.

On 10 September 2019, Crasson was appointed assistant manager of F91 Dudelange under head manager Emilio Ferrera.[1] Just one week after his arrival, Ferrera was fired and Crasson took charge on interim basis.[2]

Honours

Club
Anderlecht[3]

Individual

References
  1. Bertrand Crasson adjoint d'Emilio Ferrera à Dudelange, rtbf.be, 10 September 2019
  2. Ferrera évincé à Dudelange, Crasson intérimaire, wort.lu, 17 September 2019
  3. "Bertrand Crasson". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
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