Sven Vandenbroeck

Sven Vandenbroeck
Vandenbroeck with AS FAR in 2021
Personal information
Full name Sven Ludwig Vandenbroeck[1]
Date of birth (1979-09-22) 22 September 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Vilvoorde, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
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)
2016–2017 Cameroon
2018–2019 Zambia
2019–2021 Simba
2021–2022 AS FAR
2022 Abha
2023 Wydad AC
2023 CR Belouizdad
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sven Ludwig Vandenbroeck (born 22 September 1979) is a Belgian football coach and former player.

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 Zambia 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 were "positive".[3]

In December 2019 he was appointed manager of Tanzanian club Simba.[7] He left the club on 7 January 2021, becoming manager of Moroccan club AS FAR two days later.[8][9]

On 16 July 2022, Vandenbroeck was appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian club Abha.[10] On 8 October 2022, Vandenbroeck was sacked after a 3–0 defeat to Al-Nassr.[11]

In May 2023, he was appointed as manager of Moroccan club Wydad AC.[12]

In July 2023 he was appointed as manager of Algerian club CR Belouizdad.[13] On 8 October 2023, Vandenbroeck was sacked after a 3–2 defeat to USM Khenchela.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Profile". World Football. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b Kennedy Gondwe (6 July 2018). "Zambia name Belgian Sven Vandenbroeck as new coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Samindra Kunti (13 September 2018). "Zambia starting from 'year zero' says coach Sven Vandenbroeck". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  5. ^ Michael Madyira (26 February 2019). "Sven Vandenbroeck fired as Zambia coach after failure to qualify for 2019 Afcon". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  6. ^ Kennedy Gondwe (26 February 2019). "Zambia choose not to renew Vandenbroeck contract". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Official: Simba SC confirm Sven Vandenbroeck as new head coach succeeding Patrick Aussems". Kick Off. 11 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Vandenbroeck: Former Simba SC coach signs for Morocco's ASFAR Rabat | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  9. ^ "MOROCCO : COACH LANDS JOB 2 DAYS AFTER EXIT FROM SIMBA". 9 January 2021.
  10. ^ "خبر | رسميا .. أبها يوقع مع المدرب البلجيكي \". www.dawriplus.com.
  11. ^ "بعد ثلاثية النصر.. أبها يعلن إقالة مدربه البلجيكي سفين فاندنبروك". صحيفة سبق الالكترونية. 8 October 2022.
  12. ^ Ngwa, Lesley (6 May 2023). "Sven Vandenbroeck :WAC name AFCON winner as head coach".
  13. ^ "CRB : Vandenbroeck nouvel entraineur, officiel". dzfoot.com. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  14. ^ "CRB : séparation à l'amiable avec Sven Vandenbroeck". mediafootdz.dz. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.


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