Bruno Versavel (born 27 August 1967) is a Belgian former professional

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who played as a

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, most notably for

KV Mechelen Yellow Red Koninklijke Voetbalclub Mechelen (), often called KV Mechelen (, KVM) or simply by their former French name Malinois /ˌmalɪˈnwɑː/, is a Belgian professional association football, football club based in Mechelen in the Antwerp (pr ...

and R.S.C. Anderlecht.

Playing career

Born in

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, Versavel made his debut in professional football at

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before moving to KSC Lokeren. While at KV Mechelen he won the Belgian League and the

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. He then moved to R.S.C. Anderlecht where he played five seasons. He also played for

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side AC Perugia and Swiss club

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before moving back to Belgium to play for FC Herentals, K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel and K.V. Turnhout. Versavel earned 28 caps for the Belgium national team scoring four times.

Coaching career

After retiring in 2012, he became manager of KSV Oud-Turnhout. Versavel left the club in the summer 2015 because had an oral agreement with KVK Beringen. However, KVK Beringen did not keep their word and chose another coach. Versavel was then without club until 24 January 2017 where it was announced, that he had become the new manager of KFCMD Halen. On 5 March 2018, he became the manager of KOVC Sterrebeek. He was fired four months later. In February 2019 it was confirmed, that Versavel would take charge of KESK Leopoldsburg from the upcoming 2019–20 season. But already in October 2019 it was decided by mutual consultation, to end the cooperation.

Career statistics

International goals

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Honours

Player

KV Mechelen *

Belgian First Division The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

: 1988–89 *

: 1988 *

Amsterdam Tournament The Amsterdam Tournament () was a pre-season association football competition, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The competition was hosted by Eredivisie club AFC Ajax, Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena. It was inaugurated in 1975 as the Amsterdam 700 T ...

: 1989 * Joan Gamper Trophy: 1989 * Jules Pappaert Cup: 1990 Anderlecht *

: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 *

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: 1993–94; runner-up 1996–97 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( ; ; ), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian Pro League champions (also received the Super Cup host) and the Belgian Cup winners. If both teams are the same, ...

: 1993, 1995

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* * 1967 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Belgium men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Belgian Pro League players Serie B players K.F.C. Diest players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players K.V. Mechelen players R.S.C. Anderlecht players FC Lugano players AC Perugia Calcio players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Sportspeople from Diest Footballers from Flemish Brabant 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub