Karel Fraeye (born 16 November 1977), is a Belgian

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who is currently managing Lokeren-Temse.

Career

After almost ten years as a youth coach with Premier League Club Gent and FC Destelbergen, he started his senior managerial career with second division KSV Sottegem in 2010. After spending three years in charge and achieving two promotions of

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club

Eendracht Zele Koninklijke Football Club Eendracht Zele is a Belgian association football club from the city of Zele, in East Flanders. History The club was founded in 1927 as SK Zele and remained that way for 25 years, as the name of the association was r ...

, Fraeye had a short stint as an assistant to head coach

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. By his own account, he then continued to work for Charlton's owner,

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as Sport Director for

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. In October 2015, he was announced as head coach at Charlton, quitting the job he then held at Belgian third division club, VW Hamme. He was sacked on 13 January 2016, having won just two out of his ten matches while in charge. In February 2016, Fraeye was appointed head coach of Belgian Second Division team

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, with the initial aim of preventing relegation. Fraeye succeeded in promoting the team at the second level, but left the club the next season in the beginning of October following a 3-6 home loss to

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, which dropped Lommel to last place.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraeye, Karel 1977 births Living people Belgian football managers Charlton Athletic F.C. managers English Football League managers Sportspeople from Brussels K.F.C. Eendracht Zele managers Lommel S.K. managers 21st-century Belgian sportsmen K.F.C. Vigor Wuitens Hamme managers