Sven Vandenbroeck
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sven Ludwig Vandenbroeck[1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 September 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Vilvoorde, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Simba (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2000 | Mechelen | ||
2000–2004 | Roda JC | 55 | (1) |
2004–2005 | De Graafschap | 19 | (0) |
2005 | Akratitos | 1 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Lierse | 23 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Visé | ||
2009 | Løv-Ham | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2014 | Niki Volou (caretaker) | ||
2018–2019 | Zambia | ||
2019– | Simba | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sven Ludwig Vandenbroeck (born 22 September 1979) is a Belgian football coach and former player who manages Tanzanian club Simba.
Playing career
Born in Vilvoorde, Vandenbroeck played as a defensive midfielder for Mechelen, Roda JC, De Graafschap, Akratitos, Lierse, Visé and Løv-Ham.[1]
Coaching career
Vandenbroeck served as manager of Niki Volou, and assistant manager to Oud-Heverlee Leuven and the Cameroonian national team.[1][2] He was the assistant to Hugo Broos when Cameroon won the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[3]
He was appointed manager of the Zambian national team in July 2018.[2] He said he would be starting from "year zero".[4] In February 2019 it was announced that the Football Association of Zambia would not renew Vandenbroeck's contract in March 2019, due to his failure to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.[5][6] Vandenbroeck later claimed that he had already resigned but had agreed to stay on until the end of his contract.[3] He was then placed on administrative leave.[3] He said that his eight months in Zambia was "positive".[3]
In December 2019 he was appointed manager of Tanzanian club Simba.[7]
References
- ^ a b c d "Profile". World Football. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ^ a b Kennedy Gondwe (6 July 2018). "Zambia name Belgian Sven Vandenbroeck as new coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d Kennedy Gondwe (6 March 2019). "Sven Vandenbroeck: Zambia's outgoing coach reflects on 'positive' time with team". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ Samindra Kunti (13 September 2018). "Zambia starting from 'year zero' says coach Sven Vandenbroeck". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Michael Madyira (26 February 2019). "Sven Vandenbroeck fired as Zambia coach after failure to qualify for 2019 Afcon". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ Kennedy Gondwe (26 February 2019). "Zambia choose not to renew Vandenbroeck contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
- ^ "Official: Simba SC confirm Sven Vandenbroeck as new head coach succeeding Patrick Aussems". Kick Off. 11 December 2019.
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Belgian footballers
- KV Mechelen players
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
- De Graafschap players
- Akratitos F.C. players
- Lierse S.K. players
- C.S. Visé players
- Løv-Ham Fotball players
- Association football midfielders
- Belgian football managers
- Zambia national football team managers
- Simba S.C. managers
- Belgian expatriate footballers
- Belgian expatriate football managers
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate football managers in Greece
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Cameroon
- Expatriate football managers in Cameroon
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Zambia
- Expatriate football managers in Zambia
- Belgian expatriates in Tanzania
- Expatriate football managers in Tanzania
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven non-playing staff
- Belgian football biography stubs