Patrick Aussems (born 6 February 1965 in

Moelingen Moelingen, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (French name Mouland, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) is a village in the Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Vo ...

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) is a former Belgian footballer and manager.

Biography

Playing career

This large player (1m 90) changed as defender mainly Standard Liege. It was played several Belgian international and European Cup encounters with the Standard. After going through AA Gent, he continued his career at Troyes before finishing his playing career in Reunion winning many titles with Saint Louisienne.

Management

Holder his coaching qualifications he then drives The Capricorn (Reunion) and Beaucaire (National, France). After being coach of the professional team of the Kadji Sport Academy (Cameroon), he joined the professional staff of SCO Angers. In 2006, he became the Technical Director CIFAS Benin in Cotonou before becoming, in 2007, the National Technical Director of the Benin Football Federation and national coach. During his mandate, the Benin participate in three CAN (African Cup of Nations) successive, a real performance for this small country in West Africa. In 2009, he joined the Haute-Savoie and became coach in Évian Thonon Gaillard Football Club, the then National. The ETG National champion and ends accesses the L2 then L1. It is then, for two seasons, coached Shenzhen Ruby FC (Chinese Super League), flagship club of this Chinese metropolis, located near Hong Kong. Since April 2013, and the sacking of the Chinese coach, Patrick AUSSEMS became the head coach of FC CHENGDU BLADES (China) with the mission to keep the club's flagship SICHUAN Province in China League One. The insured retention, Patrick AUSSEMS left China in January 2014 and became head coach of AC LEOPARD Dolisie in Congo - Brazzaville with which it is engaged in African Champions League. Champion of the Congo in 2014 with 13 points ahead, no losses and only 1 goal conceded, AC LEOPARD, after finishing first in Group A of the Confederation Cup, failed in semi final of the AFC Cup 2014 face Séwé in Sport. Out of contract, Patrick AUSSEMS pledged for 2015 season with AL Hilal, the Sudanese club giant Khartoum but he decided to leave the club after a few months as a result of differences of opinion with its leaders, despite qualification African Champions League, Super Cup victory of Sudan and the 1st place in the national championship without having conceded a goal!

Simba SC, Tanzania and Patrick Aussems

In 2018 Aussems became the head coach of Simba S.C. the 2017/18 champions of the

Tanzanian Premier League The Tanzania Mainland Premier League () is a top-level Tanzania, Tanzanian professional association football, football league, governed by the Tanzania Premier league Board, TPLB under Tanzania Football Federation. History The league was first or ...

. The Tanzanian giants were ambitious and wanted to become one of the top 5 club teams in Africa. The Belgian coach was hired to bring his experience in continental competitions and targeted winning the Champions League. Aussems guided Simba S.C. to the Tanzanian Premier League title in 2018/19 and reached the quarter finals of the

African Champions League The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) an ...

, losing out to

TP Mazembe Tout Puissant Mazembe, commonly referred to as TP Mazembe, is a Congolese professional association football, football club based in Lubumbashi. History Tout Puissant Mazembe, the first sports club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo with a ...

4-1 over 2 legs. Aussems signed a new 1 year contract to continue as head coach for the 2019/20 season. In November 2019, Simba SC confirmed parting ways with the Belgian coach on mutual consent.

Career

* RCS Visé (1974–1981) *

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège ( ; ; ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most successful clubs in Belgium, having won t ...

(1981–1988) *

KAA Gent Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (; English: ''Royal Athletic Association Ghent''), often simply known as Gent or by their nickname ' (), is a Belgian professional sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football tea ...

(1988–1989) * RFC Seraing (1989–1990) *

ES Troyes AC Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a French professional association football club based in Troyes that competes in Ligue 2. It plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Aube. Founded in 1986, it is ...

(1990–1993)

Coaching career

(1992) * Sainte-Louisienne (1995–1999) * Capricorne Saint-Pierre (1999–2001) * Stade Beaucairois (2002–2003) *

Stade de Reims Stade de Reims () is a French professional football club based in Reims. The club was formed in 1931 and plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of football in France. Reims plays home matches at the Stade Auguste Delaune. Reims is one of the mo ...

(2003–2004) * KSA Cameroon (2004–2005) *

SCO Angers Angers Sporting Club de l'Ouest, commonly referred to as Angers SCO (), is a French professional association football, football club based in Angers in Pays de la Loire in western France. The club was founded in 1919 and plays in Ligue 1, the f ...

(2005–2006) *

Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

(Technical director / National selection ) (2006–2009) * Evian Thonon Gaillard F.C. (2009–2010) * Shenzhen Ruby (2011–2012) *

Chengdu Blades Chengdu Tiancheng F.C. () was a Chinese professional football club based in Chengdu, China, who last played in the 26,000 seater Shuangliu Sports Center in the China League One division. The club was founded on 26 February 1996 and was formerly ...

(2012–2013) *

AC Léopards Athlétic Club Léopards de Dolisie is a football (soccer) club from the Republic of Congo based in Dolisie, Niari Department. Honours *Congo Premier League **Winner (5): 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2024 **Runners-up (3): 2009, 2010, 2011 *Coupe du ...

(2013–2014) *

Al Hilal (Omdurman) Al Hilal Sports Club (), known as Al Hilal S.C or simply Al Hilal, is a Sudanese professional football club based in Omdurman that competes in the Sudan Premier League. The club currently competes in the Super D1, the top-flight of football i ...

(2014-2015) *

Nepal Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China Ch ...

(2015–2016) * Marbella United FC (2017–2018) * Simba S.C. (2018–19) *

Black Leopards Black Leopards FC is a South African professional association football, football club based in Thohoyandou, Vhembe, Vhembe Region, Limpopo, that plays in the National First Division. History The club was founded in 1983 by business people in ...

(2020-2021 * AFC Leopards (2021-

References

External links

Player listing on Standard Liege SitePatrick Aussems on BBC World Service on Nepal's Match Fixing Scandal
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