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Edward Still

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Edward Still
Personal information
Full name Edward Still
Date of birth (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
Managerial career
Years Team
2021–2022 Charleroi
2022–2023 Eupen
2023 Kortrijk

Edward Still (born 30 December 1990) is a football manager. He has managed Charleroi, Eupen and Kortrijk in the Belgian Pro League, starting at age 30.

Biography[edit]

Early life and career[edit]

Still's parents, Jane (nee Bagley) and Julian Richard Still, left the United Kingdom for Belgium somewhere around the year 1990. He was raised in English and went to a French school in Walloon Brabant. In football, Still started his career as youth coach at Racing Jet Wavre and Royale Union Rixensartoise.[1] In the meantime, he studied at Loughborough University, Université catholique de Louvain, KU Leuven and Erasmus University Rotterdam.[2]

In September 2015, he became assistant of Croatian manager Ivan Leko, initially as video-analyst at Sint-Truiden,[1] but thereafter he followed Leko as assistant at Club Brugge.[3] When Leko was coach at Al Ain, Still went on to work as a project manager at Vlerick Business School and as an analyst on the RTBF football talk show La Tribune. In May 2020, Still rejoined Leko's staff at Antwerp,[4] then Shanghai Port in early 2021.[5]

Charleroi[edit]

In May 2021, Still returned from China to start his first job as lead manager at age 30, at Charleroi where he succeeded Karim Belhocine.[6] On his debut on 24 July on the first day of the Belgian Pro League season, he won 3–0 away to Oostende.[7]

On 22 October 2022, Still was sacked by Charleroi, having taken 16 points from a possible 42 at the start of his second season. His final result was a 4–1 loss at Cercle Brugge.[8]

Eupen[edit]

In November 2022, Still became the manager of Eupen, also in the top division.[9] After the 2022 FIFA World Cup, his debut was a late 1–0 win away to Seraing on 23 December.[10] He was sacked on 25 April after taking 12 points from a potential 51; his final two games were lost 5–1 at home to Zulte Waregem and 7–0 at Club Brugge.[11]

Kortrijk[edit]

Still began the 2023–24 season as manager of Kortrijk, and was the first manager sacked, on 25 September. He had won none and drawn two of his eight games.[12]

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of matches played 24 September 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Charleroi 1 July 2021 22 October 2022 55 22 11 22 85 83 +2 040.00 [13]
Eupen 22 November 2022 25 April 2023 17 2 6 9 16 37 −21 011.76
Kortrijk 2 July 2023 25 September 2023 8 0 2 6 6 20 −14 000.00
Total 80 24 19 37 107 140 −33 030.00 —

Personal life[edit]

Still has two brothers also active in football, William and Nico (video-analyst).

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Kevers, Filip (5 October 2015). "Videoanalist Edward Still versterkt staf van STVV" [Video analyst Edward Still strengthens STVV staff] (in Dutch). De Morgen.
  2. ^ Rutzler, Peter (21 November 2023). "'It was us three against the world' – an evening in Reims with the Brothers Still". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Van Kets wordt géén hulptrainer van Club Brugge, Cossey wel" [Van Kets will not become an assistant coach of Club Brugge, Cossey will] (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad. 16 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Samen van Brugge naar Antwerp: Rudi Cossey en Edward Still, de twee secondanten van Leko" [Together from Bruges to Antwerp: Rudi Cossey and Edward Still, Leko's two seconds] (in Dutch). gva.be. 12 December 2020.
  5. ^ Gautier, Guillaume (5 January 2021). "Edward Still, assistant van Leko: 'Voor het eerst was Antwerp een club met een echte winnaarsmentaliteit'" [Edward Still, Leko's assistant: 'For the first time, Antwerp was a club with a real winner's mentality'] (in Dutch). Sport/Voetbalmagazine.
  6. ^ "Edward Still (30) debuteert als hoofdcoach in Charleroi" [Edward Still (30) to make debut as manager at Charleroi] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2021-05-16.
  7. ^ "Edward Still réussit sa première à la tête de Charleroi en s'imposant à Ostende" [Edward Still succeeds on his debut in charge of Charleroi by imposing themselves on Oostende] (in French). BX1. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ Blouard, Vincent (22 October 2022). "Charleroi se sépare d'Edward Still, Defays assure l'intérim" [Charleroi part ways with Edward Still, Defays confirmed as interim]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Edward Still ziet een duidelijk doel bij Eupen: "Ons verzekeren van het behoud"" [Edward Still sees a clear goal at Eupen: "Ensure us of preservation"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2022-11-24.
  10. ^ "D1A: Eupen surprend Seraing en fin de rencontre et enfonce les Métallos au fond du classement" [D1A: Eupen surprise Seraing at the end of the match and push the Steelers to the bottom of the table]. Le Soir (in French). 23 December 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Edward Still et l'AS Eupen, c'est terminé" [Edward Still and AS Eupen, it's over]. L'Avenir (in French). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  12. ^ Bourlon, Antoine (25 September 2023). "Officiel : Edward Still est viré de Courtrai" [Official: Edward Still is sacked by Kortrijk] (in French). WalFoot. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Edward Still Profile". www.footballdatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
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