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Franky Vercauteren

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Franky Vercauteren
Vercauteren with Krylia Sovetov
Personal information
Full name Frank Vercauteren[1]
Date of birth (1956-10-28)28 October 1956(age 67)
Place of birth Sint-Jans-Molenbeek,Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Youth career
1963–1975 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1987 Anderlecht 367 (93)
1987–1990 Nantes 78 (19)
1987–1990 Nantes B 13 (4)
1990–1993 RWDM 50 (4)
Total 508 (120)
International career
1977–1988 Belgium 63 (9)
Managerial career
1993–1994 C.S. Braine (youth)
1994–1997 KV Mechelen(youth)
1997–1998 KV Mechelen
1998 Anderlecht(assistant)
1998–1999 Anderlecht (caretaker)
1999–2005 Anderlecht (assistant)
2005–2007 Anderlecht
2009 Belgium
2009–2011 Genk
2011–2012 Al Jazira
2012–2013 Sporting CP
2014 KV Mechelen
2014–2016 Krylia Sovetov
2017–2018 Cercle Brugge
2018 Al-Batin
2019 OH Leuven(sports advisor)
2019–2020 Anderlecht
2021 Antwerp
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

François Vercauteren(born 28 October 1956), nicknamed "The Little Prince", is a Belgian formerfootballerwho played as a leftwinger.He is currently the sports director of theRoyal Belgian Football Association.

Club career

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Vercauteren made his first team debut forAnderlechtin 1975 againstRacing Mechelen,replacingGilbert Van Binst.A double surgery in October 1975 and January 1976, however, later slowed down his development. Vercauteren won the five European titles with Anderlecht (twoEuropean Cup Winners' Cups,oneUEFA Cupand twoEuropean Supercups). He also won twoBelgian Cups,fourBelgian Championshiptitles and won theBelgian Supercuptwice. In 1987, he joinedNantesinFranceand came back to Belgium three years later to play withMolenbeekuntil 1993. While at Nantes, Vercauteren finished twice thechampionshipwith the most assists.

International career

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Vercauteren played 63 times with theBelgium national team.He was part of the squad that finished fourth at the1986 FIFA World Cup,and also featured in the1982 World Cupand atUEFA Euro 1984.Though he made his national team debut on 16 November 1977 (a 3–0 defeat toNorthern Ireland national football team), he was not selected for theEuro 1980,where Belgium finished runner-up toWest Germany.[2]

Coaching career

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At the end of his playing career, Vercauteren became the trainer of the youth team fromC.S. Braine,a small club inWalloon Brabant.A year after, he moved toKV Mechelen,where he first trained the youth team, then the first team, beginning in1997–98.At the end of this season, he signed as an assistant manager at his first club as a player, Anderlecht. He was briefly named manager along with his fellowJean Dockxin the1998–99 seasonafter a disappointing start by managerArie Haan(Anderlecht fell to the 18th and last place in the beginning of the season). The two men secured among others a nice 0–6 win at Sclessin against old rivalStandard Liègeand a 2–5 win atGenk,to come back in the European places.

Anderlecht then hiredAimé Anthuenisas a manager, and Vercauteren became assistant once again. After coachHugo Broos(the successor of Anthuenis) was dismissed in February 2005, Vercauteren signed as the new manager and won twice theBelgian Championship.On 12 November 2007, after a string of poor and indifferent results, Vercauteren and Anderlecht parted company, with assistant coach Ariel Jacobs taking over until the end of the season.

From 9 April 2009 to 10 September 2009, Vercauteren served as caretaker manager for the Belgium national team, resigning after Belgium's defeat toArmeniaon 9 September 2009; he was replaced by the DutchmanDick Advocaat.On 3 December 2009, Vercauteren signed a contract as head coach for Genk. On 17 May 2011, he celebrated winning the2010–11 Belgian Pro Leaguechampionship with Genk after a 1–1 home draw against Standard Liège.[3]He also won the2011 Belgian Super Cupover Standard, and led his club into thequalifying play-offfor the2011–12 UEFA Champions League.

On 8 August 2011, Vercauteren signed a contract as head coach of Emirati sideAl Jazira Club.On 11 March 2012, Al Jazira announced that they had parted company with Vercauteren. They stated the reason behind the controversial exit of Vercauteren was because he was not getting on with the players. On the same day, he was replaced byCaio Júnior.

Vercauteren joinedSporting CPin November 2012, but was sacked after two months, with the club winning just two games during his tenure.[4]

Vercauteren then took over Russian clubKrylia Sovetov Samarain the summer of 2014 following the club's relegation from theRussian Premier League.[5]Krylia had spent every one of its 22 previous seasons on the top level. Under Vercauteren's management, Krylia Sovetov won the2014–15 Russian Football National Leagueand were promoted back to the Premier League.

In 2018, Vercauteren won promotion to theBelgian First Division Awith his clubCercle Brugge.He then signed a contract with Saudi clubAl-Batin.[6]

On 3 October 2019, Vercauteren rejoined Anderlecht.[7]On 17 August 2020, Vercauteren left the club after Anderlecht playerVincent Kompanydecided to end his playing career and become a trainer.[8]

TheRBFAannounced the appointment of Vercauteren as sports director on 8 February 2023.[9]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 27 December 2019
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Anderlecht 3 October 2019 17 August 2020 13 5 6 2 038.5

Honours

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Player

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Anderlecht[10]

Belgium

Manager

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Anderlecht[10]

Genk[18]

Krylia Sovetov[19]

Cercle Brugge[19]

Individual

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References

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  1. ^"Frank Vercauteren".worldfootball.net.Retrieved16 August2018.
  2. ^(in Dutch)Interview/biographyArchived3 March 2016 at theWayback Machine
  3. ^Genk pip Standard to Belgian title by Berend Scholten on UEFA
  4. ^"Sporting Lisbon sack manager Vercauteren".ESPN. 8 January 2013.Retrieved16 August2018.
  5. ^Франк Веркотерен – новый главный тренер "Крыльев Советов"(in Russian).FC Krylia Sovetov Samara.10 June 2014.
  6. ^Fiammetti, Alexander (11 August 2018)."Franky Vercauteren: 'Le Standard doit avoir pour objectif chaque année de remporter le titre'".Walfoot.be.Retrieved16 August2018.
  7. ^"Struggling Anderlecht turn to Vercauteren to help Kompany's 'project'".France24.3 October 2019.
  8. ^"[BREAKING: Vincent Kompany stops as footballer and becomes manager of Anderlecht] (in Dutch)".sporza.be.17 August 2020.Retrieved20 January2022.
  9. ^"Frank Vercauteren wordt sports director football".rbfa.be(in Dutch). 8 February 2023.
  10. ^ab"RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
  11. ^ab"Tijdperk-Vanden Stock: 20 landstitels, 8 bekers en 3 Europabekers".20 December 2017.
  12. ^"Amsterdam Tournament".Archived fromthe originalon 31 August 2004.Retrieved15 October2020.
  13. ^"Tournois de Paris: une compétition opposant 4 clubs"(in French).Retrieved8 November2020.
  14. ^"Jules Pappaert Cup".
  15. ^"Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
  16. ^"Winnaars Brugse Metten".
  17. ^"FIFA 1986 World Cup".Archived fromthe originalon 5 June 2016.
  18. ^"Racing Genk | Palmares".
  19. ^abc"Franky Vercauteren Palmarès de l'entraîneur".
  20. ^"Winnaars Gouden Schoen".
  21. ^"Ballon d'Or 1983".
  22. ^"Frankie Vercauteren is verdienstelijk inwoner".Het Nieuwsblad(in Dutch). 21 June 2011.
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