Florent Ibengé
![]() Florent Ibengé in 2016[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 4 December 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Léopoldville, Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Hilal Club (manager) | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1979–1980 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | ||||||||||||||||
1985–1993 | Excelsior Roubaix | ||||||||||||||||
1993–1998 | US Boulogne | ||||||||||||||||
1998–2003 | ES Wasquehal | ||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | ES Wasquehal | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | SC Douai | ||||||||||||||||
2012 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2019 | DR Congo | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2021 | Vita Club | ||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | RS Berkane | ||||||||||||||||
2022– | Al-Hilal Club | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé (born 4 December 1961) is a Congolese football coach and former player who manages Sudanese club Al-Hilal.
Early and personal life
He was born in Léopoldville on 4 December 1961.[2]
Ibengé played as a centre-back for Tennis Borussia Berlin, Excelsior Roubaix, US Boulogne and ES Wasquehal.[1]
Coaching career
He spent his early coaching career in France, managing ES Wasquehal and SC Douai.[1]
He was manager of Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua from April to May 2012, and of Congolese team Vita Club from February 2014.[2]
He became manager of the DR Congo national team in August 2014, combining this role with his job at Vita Club.[3]
He led DR Congo to the 2016 African Nations Championship title in February 2016.[4]
In March 2017, he announced that he intended to step down as national team manager in 2018.[5] He resigned in August 2019.[6] After that, he returned to AS Vita Club.[7]
In July 2021 he became manager of Moroccan club RS Berkane.[8] In June 2022 he became manager of Sudanese club Al-Hilal Club.[9]
In November 2022, Ibenge won the Sudan Cup after Al-Hilal defeated Al Ahli Khartoum in the final winning via a 4–3 penalty shoot-out after the match had ended in a goalless draw after extra time.[10][11]
Following the start of the 2023 Sudan conflict, Ibengé voiced his plans to set up a base camp for Al-Hilal players in Cairo, Egypt, and expressed hopes that the team would continue to play in the Arab Club Champions Cup.[12] In April 2023, Ibengé and his family fled to France via Djibouti.[12]
Honours
DR Congo
- African Nations Championship: 2016[13]
- African Cup of Nations third place: 2015[14]
AS Vita Club
- CAF Champions League runner-up: 2014[18]
- CAF Confederation Cup runner-up: 2018[19]
RS Berkane
Al-Hilal
References
- ^ a b c d "Florent Ibengé". worldfootball.net.
- ^ a b "Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Florent Ibenge appointed new DR Congo coach". BBC Sport. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "CHAN 2016: DR Congo are champions after victory over Mali". BBC Sport. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ Momodou Bah (12 March 2017). "Ibenge confirms he will leave his post as DR Congo coach in 2018". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Florent Ibenge quits as DR Congo coach". BBC Sport. 7 August 2019.
- ^ League, 2021 03 03AfriqueSilas Wamangituka : Le Congolais aurait des courtisans en Premier; Ahly », 2021 03 03AfriqueLigue des Champions-Florent Ibengue : « Je n’ai pas peur de Al; Nafti, 2021 03 03AfriqueEspagne : Le CD Lugo se sépare de son entraîneur tunisien Mehdi; finale, 2021 03 03TennisTournoi de Doha : Ons Jabeur passe en huitièmes de (18 October 2019). "AS Vita Club : Florent Ibenge donne des nouvelles de Makusu Mundele".
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Florent Ibenge annoncé à la Renaissance Berkane". 5 July 2021.
- ^ ""Bag News" is unique in the name of the new coach of Al Hilal and mentions his biography". 25 June 2022.
- ^ a b Pelly, Aristote (16 November 2023). "Florent Ibenge et Al Hilal remportent la Coupe du Soudan" [Florent Ibenge and Al Hilal win the Sudan Cup]. Iris Football (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Al Hilal Omdurman et ses congolais remportent la Coupe du Soudan !" [Al Hilal Omdurman and its Congolese win the Sudan Cup!]. LEOPARDSFOOT (in French). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b Daras, Marina; Eyoum, Victoire (29 April 2023). "Sudan crisis: the football coach forced to flee Khartoum". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Florent Ibengé to continue as DR Congo boss". African Football. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Kalumiana, Kalumiana (8 February 2015). "Ibenge: We won but not motivated - 2015 Africa Cup of Nations - DR Congo". African Football. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Madyira, Michael (14 July 2018). "AS Vita win DRC league title, TP Mazembe settle for runners-up spot". Goal. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ ""Bag News" is unique in the name of the new coach of Al Hilal and mentions his biography". Sudan Telegraph. 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Super Coupe du Congo 2015 : V.Club lamine Lupopo à Kinshasa | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". Adaic Congo. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Madyira, Michael (25 November 2018). "AS Vita coach Florent Ibenge warns of another heartbreak ahead of Raja Casablanca match". Goal. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Madyira, Michael (2 December 2018). "Caf Confederation Cup final: Raja Casablanca crowned champions despite 3-1 loss". Goal. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Zouiten, Sara (28 July 2022). "RS Berkane Beats Wydad AC to Win its 2nd Throne Cup Title". Morocco World News. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Philémon (29 July 2022). "Morocco - King's Cup: Ibenge leaves RS Berkane on a high". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Berkane stop Pirates on penalties to win second TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup title | Total CAF Confederation Cup". CAFOnline.com. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- 1961 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kinshasa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers
- Tennis Borussia Berlin players
- Excelsior AC (France) players
- US Boulogne players
- Wasquehal Football players
- Men's association football central defenders
- Democratic Republic of the Congo football managers
- Wasquehal Football managers
- SC Douai managers
- Shanghai Shenhua F.C. managers
- AS Vita Club managers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo national football team managers
- RS Berkane managers
- Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) managers
- Chinese Super League managers
- 2015 Africa Cup of Nations managers
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations managers
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations managers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate men's footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in France
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates in China
- Expatriate football managers in China
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriates in Morocco
- Expatriate football managers in Morocco
- Democratic Republic of the Congo expatriate sportspeople in Sudan
- Expatriate football managers in Sudan
- 21st-century Democratic Republic of the Congo people
- Democratic Republic of the Congo football biography stubs