Jan Van Winckel
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| Full name | Jan Van Winckel | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Duffel, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saudi Arabian Football Federation (Technical Director) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1994–2000 | University of Leuven (head-coach) | ||
| 1994–2000 | Stade Leuven (assistant manager) | ||
| 2000–2002 | KV Mechelen (assistant manager) | ||
| 2002–2003 | Al-Hilal Saudi (assistant manager) | ||
| 2003–2004 | United Arab Emirates (assistant manager) | ||
| 2005–2006 | United Arab Emirates U23 | ||
| 2006–2008 | Belgium (scout) | ||
| 2006–2011 | Club Brugge KV (assistant manager) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Beerschot AC (assistant manager) | ||
| 2012–2014 | Al-Ahli Saudi (technical director) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Marseille (assistant manager) | ||
| 2015– | Saudi Arabia (technical director) | ||
Jan Van Winckel, born March 26, 1974, is a Belgian football coach, director of the Belgian Professional Football Coaches and a FIFA Technical Expert.
Van Winckel holds a UEFA Pro-licence and graduated with a Master of Physical Education and a Master in Business Economics from the University of Leuven. He remains faculty of the Movement Control & Neuroplasticity Research Group.[1]
Van Winckel was Assistant-Coach at Al-Hilal Saudi in 2004 and held the same role at the national team of the United Arab Emirates in 2005.
Together with Michel Sablon, Marc Van Geersom, Werner Helsen and Bob Browaeys, he was at the heart of Belgium’s footballing renaissance.[2]
At Olympique de Marseille, Van Winckel acted as Marcelo Bielsa's right hand and de facto assistant.[3]
After resiging at Olympique de Marseille, Van Winckel became the technical director of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation in 2015.
Career
As Player
- 1994-1995 : Belgian Champion University football
- 1996-1997 : Belgian Champion University football
- 2001-2002 : 7th most valuable player Belgian Futsal Association
- 2001-2002 : 5th best goal scorer Belgian Futsal Association
- 2001-2002 : Final Belgian Cup Belgian Futsal Association
As Coach
- 1994-2000 : Stade Leuven
BEL - 2000-2002 : KV Mechelen BEL
- 2002-2004 : Al-Hilal FC
KSA - 2004-2006 : United Arab Emirates national football team
United Arab Emirates - 2006-2008 : Belgium national football team *Scout BEL
- 2006-2011 : Club Brugge KV BEL
- 2011-2012 : Beerschot AC BEL
- 2014-2015 : Olympique de Marseille
FRA
As Technical Director
- 2012-2014 : Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah) KSA
- 2015 - : Saudi Arabian Football Federation KSA [4]
Others
- 2015 - : Asian Football Confederation Member of Expert Panels on Coach Education & Youth Development [5]
- 2015 - : Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee Member of Mass Participation Committee and High Performance Committee [6]
Honours
- 1997-1998 : Belgian Champion University football BEL
- 2000-2002 : KV Mechelen BEL : Winner Belgian League
- 2002-2005 : Al-Hilal FC KSA : Winner Saudi Crown Prince Cup and Saudi Federation Cup
- 2005-2006 : United Arab Emirates national football team United Arab Emirates : Qualified for AFC Asian Cup and Gulf Cup of Nations and winner of Kirin Cup
- 2006 : Swaziland national football team
SWZ : Second place COSAFA Cup - 2006-2011 : Club Brugge KV BEL : Winner of Belgian Cup
- 2013-2014 : Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah) KSA : Vice-champion AFC Champions League
- 2015 - : Saudi Arabian Football Federation KSA : Winner of Gulf Cup
Bibliography
- Fitness in Soccer - The science and practical application with Tenney D, Helsen W, McMillan K, Meert JP, Bradley P, Moveo Ergo Sum, Leuven 2014,ISBN 9789082132304 www.fitnessinsoccer.com
- Voetbalconditie - Tussen praktijk en wetenschap door Jean Pierre Meert , Werner Helsen , Kenny Mcmillan , David Tenney , Jan Van Winckel. ACCO Uitgeverij. Publicatiedatum: 28 maart 2014. Pagina's: 608. ISBN 9789033497780
References
- ^ "Jan Van Winckel profile on ResearchGate". University of Leuven. 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Interview: Belgian Van Winckel spearheads a Saudi football revolution". Inside World Football. 6 June 2016.
- ^ "Bielsa avait toujours raison". OM. 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Belgian coach plots course to return Saudi to Asian elite". Inside World Football. 7 October 2015.
- ^ "AFC coach education panel looks to raise coaching standards". Asian Football Confederation. 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Saudi Vision 2030: what this means for the country's top football teams". The National. 22 June 2017.
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