Kévin Nicaise

Kévin Nicaise
Personal information
Full name Kévin Nicaise Tatila
Date of birth (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Chad (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Saint Gilloise 97 (5)
2009–2011 URS Centre 46 (2)
2011–2012 URS Centre 29 (1)
2012–2014 FC Brussels 48 (0)
2014–2018 FCV Dender EH 109 (7)
2018–2020 Léopold
International career
2012–2016 Chad 12 (0)
Managerial career
2019 Léopold (player-manager)
2020 Léopold (player-manager)
2020 Chad (assistant)
2022–2023 Rupel Boom
2023– Chad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kévin Nicaise Tatila (Arabic: كيفين نيكايسي; born 17 April 1985) is a former footballer who played as a centre back and current manager of Chad's national football team. Born in Belgium, he represented Chad internationally.

International career

Kevin debuted for Chad on 29 February 2012 in a match against Malawi.[1]

Coaching career

Beginning of coaching career

Nicaise joined Léopold FC in the summer 2018. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, he was appointed player-manager of the club after the departure of Thierry Blindenbergh.[2] In October 2019, Vincent Kohl was hired to help Kevin out with the team.[3] On 1 December 2019, Nicaise was replaced by Olivier Suray and continued as a player.[4] Suray was fired on 9 February 2020 and Nicaise was again appointed manager, but this time, he preferred to stay on the bench to focus on coaching.[5] Nicaise left Léopold at the end of the season, as the club was relegated.

In July 2020, he started a job as a physical coach at K.S.K. Heist and in August 2020, he was also hired as a scout at R.S.C. Anderlecht.[6] Beside that, he was also supporting youngsters at Foot-Elite-Etude in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert.[6]

In October 2020 it was confirmed, Nicaise assisted Chad's national coach, Emmanuel Trégoat, on an internship in Tourcoing.[7]

Rupel Boom

In May 2022 it was confirmed, that Nicaise had left his position at K.S.K. Heist together with the club's manager, Stéphane Demets, to join Rupel Boom.[8] The club further stated that Nicaise would act as a physical trainer at the club under manager Demets.

In early November 2022, Demets was sacked as manager and his replacement, Pascal Pilotte, was sacked on 17 December 2022. In conjunction with Pilotte's sacking, Nicaise was appointed as the new interim coach alongside Yassine Salmi.[9] On 12 April 2023, it was confirmed that Sam Vermeylen would take over for Nicoise from the upcoming season, meaning Nicoise would continue until the end of the season, after which he would leave Rupel Boom.[10]

Chad

On 12 October 2023, it was confirmed that 38-year-old Nicoise had been hired as head coach of the Chad national team. He took over the position from Djimtan Yatamadji.[11]

Personal life

Kevin is the cousin of Faris Haroun who represents the Belgium national football team, and Faris' younger brother Nadjim Haroun who represents the Chad national football team.[12]

Managerial record

As of match played 21 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref.
G W D L Win %
Chad October 2023 present 16 2 5 9 012.50
Career Total 16 2 5 9 012.50 —

References

  1. ^ Kévin Nicaise at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ Kevin Nicaise, le Kompany de la D3 amateurs, lameuse.be, 23 August 2019
  3. ^ Vincent Kohl débarque au Léo: "Le challenge me motive", dhnet.be, 18 October 2019
  4. ^ Olivier Suray revient au Léo comme T1, dhnet.be, 1 December 2019
  5. ^ D3A amateurs: Olivier Suray déjà limogé au Léo !, dhnet.be, 10 February 2020
  6. ^ a b Kevin Nicaise, ex coach du Léo, T2 du Tchad et préparateur physique en N1: "C’était la fin d’un cycle au Léo, rien ne pouvait fonctionner", dhnet.be, 29 October 2020
  7. ^ CAN 2022 : le Tchad condamné à battre la Guinée, sportnewsafrica.com, 7 October 2020
  8. ^ TECHNISCHE STAF 2022-2023, rupelboomfc.be, 21 May 2023
  9. ^ Pascal Pilotte (52) stopt als trainer van Rupel Boom omwille van ernstige gezondheidsproblemen: "Een grote schok voor iedereen", hln.be, 18 December 2022
  10. ^ Stoelendans in nationale reeksen: Rupel Boom plukt T1 Sam Vermeylen weg bij Sint-Lenaarts, Kurt Gessner is opvolger: "Hij kon deze mooie kans niet laten liggen", nieuwsblad.be, 12 April 2023
  11. ^ Football : l’ancien joueur tchadien Kevin Nicaise est le nouveau sélectionneur des Sao, tchadinfos.com, 11 October 2023
  12. ^ Faris Haroun [@FarisHaroun38] (14 October 2015). "Yeah my brother nadjim haroun and my cousin kevin nicaise made history #nextround #chad @keikamara sorry bro ;)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.