Hein Vanhaezebrouck (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛiɱ vɑnˈɦaːzəbruk]; born 16 February 1964) is a Belgian football manager. Most recently he was head coach of Belgian Pro League club K.A.A. Gent. He has a reputation of preferring an offensive style of play.
1.jpg) Vanhaezebrouck in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Kortrijk, Belgium | ||
| Position | Sweeper | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2000–2002 | Lokeren (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | SWI Harelbeke | ||
| 2003–2006 | White Star Lauwe | ||
| 2006–2009 | Kortrijk | ||
| 2009 | Racing Genk | ||
| 2010–2014 | Kortrijk | ||
| 2014–2017 | Gent | ||
| 2017–2018 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2020–2024 | Gent | ||
Early life
editCareer
editHein Vanhaezebrouck is a former player and played as a sweeper for KV Kortrijk, KRC Harelbeke and Sporting Lokeren, among other clubs.
Vanhaezebrouck left White Star Lauwe to become the coach of KV Kortrijk on 1 July 2006, replacing Manu Ferrera. In his first season, they played the promotion play offs en were beaten in de quarter final of the Belgian Cup by Club Bruges (2-1 & 1-1) In 2007–08 Vanhaezebrouck led Kortrijk to promotion to the first division by winning the second division title. In the Belgian Cup, Kortrijk were beaten in the quarter finals against KAA Gent, despite a 5–1 victory in the home game. KAA Gent expressed interest in him as a possible successor to Trond Sollied as head coach. However, at the end of April 2008, Vanhaezebrouck renewed his contract for two years (until 2010) at Kortrijk. He became well known for the acquisition of Google-striker Istvan Bakx. Vanhaezebrouck discovered Bakx using Google Search.[citation needed]
At the start of the 2009–10 season, Vanhaezebrouck went to KRC Genk. He was fired as coach of KRC Genk on 29 November 2009. At that time, Genk was 12th in the ranking after 16 games. His successor was Franky Vercauteren.
In June 2010, Vanhaezebrouck decided to return to KV Kortrijk for the 2010–11 season. The team finished tenth in the rankings. The following year, the team reached the champions play-off and the cup final, losing 1–0 against Sporting Lokeren. On 10 May 2013, it was announced that he had re-signed with KV Kortrijk.
In May 2014, he decided to leave KV Kortrijk for KAA Gent. There, he reached his biggest success, as he won, after his championships with Kortrijk in Second Division, also the championship with Gent in First Division in 2015, after a 2-0 victory against Standard Liège, and met European success with KAA Gent, in both the UEFA Champions League, reaching the 2nd round (season 2015-2016), and in the UEFA Europa League, reaching the 3rd round (season 2016-2017).
In October 2017 Vanhaezebrouck signed for RSC Anderlecht. The first season he brought Anderlecht from 8th place to 2nd place. The next season the club was taken over by a new owner. The second year they started very well but due to injuries the club fell back to 4th position, reason for the new owner to sack Vanhaezebrouck on 17 December 2018 [1]
In 2000 Vanhaezebrouck started working as a pundit for Belgian and European football and during the 2006 World Cup, he was an analyst and commenter on VT4, and has since 2016 served as analyst on Sporting Telenet, Dazn and Sporza and also for the 2022 World Cup and the 2024 European Championship.
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 2 June 2024[citation needed]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Kortrijk |  |
1 July 2006 | 29 May 2009 | 122 | 57 | 31 | 34 | 203 | 158 | +45 | 46.72 |
| Genk | |
29 May 2009 | 29 November 2009 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 27.78 |
| Kortrijk | |
6 June 2010 | 1 July 2014 | 169 | 63 | 41 | 65 | 212 | 208 | +4 | 37.28 |
| Gent | |
1 July 2014 | 27 September 2017 | 168 | 82 | 45 | 41 | 266 | 184 | +82 | 48.81 |
| Anderlecht | |
3 October 2017 | 17 December 2018 | 62 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 87 | 93 | −6 | 41.94 |
| Gent | |
4 December 2020 | 30 June 2024 | 206 | 107 | 44 | 55 | 378 | 210 | +168 | 51.94 |
| Career totals | 745 | 340 | 177 | 228 | 1,168 | 878 | +290 | 45.64 | |||
Honours
editManager
editIndividual
edit- Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 2011-12[4]
- Belgian Sports Coach of the Year: 2015,[5]
- Best Football Coach of the Year: 2015[6]
- Guy Thys Award: 2015[7]
- Raymond Goethals Award: 2015, 2023[8]
- Honorary citizen of Menen: 2015[9]
References
edit- ↑ "Anderlecht fire coach Vanhaezebrouck after poor run of results". Reuters. 17 December 2018. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018.
- ↑ "KV Mechelen | Geschiedenis". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Michel Preud'homme". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ "Kortrijk-coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck is Trainer van het Jaar" [Kortrijk-coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck is Trainer of the Year]. nieuwsblad.be.
- ↑ "Hein Vanhaezebrouck verkozen tot Coach van het Jaar" (in Dutch).
- ↑ "De Gouden Schoen 2015: alle winnaars op een rijtje".
- ↑ "Preud'homme wint Guy Thys Award" [Preud'homme wins Guy Thys Award]. Voetbalprimeur. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ "Vanhaezebrouck krijgt Trofee Raymond Goethals tweede keer, Vermeeren beste debutant U20". sporza.be (in Dutch). 18 December 2023.
- ↑ "Menen kroont Hein Vanhaezebrouck tot ereburger" [Menen crowns Hein Vanhaezebrouck as honorary citizen]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 27 May 2015.