Sven Ludwig Vandenbroeck (born 22 September 1979) is a Belgian
football coach and former player.
Playing career
Born in
Vilvoorde
Vilvoorde (, french: Vilvorde ; historically known as ''Filford'' in English) is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the city of Vilvoorde proper with its two outlying quarters of Koningslo ...
, Vandenbroeck played as a
defensive midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Mechelen
Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...
,
Roda JC
Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; Ripuarian: ), also known as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or Roda, is a Dutch professional football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the Eerste Divisie ...
,
De Graafschap
VBV De Graafschap () is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands, playing in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football.
It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the De Vijverberg stadium ...
,
Akratitos
A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia ( el, Α.Π.Ο. Ακράτητος Άνω Λιοσίων) is a Greek football professional club from Ano Liosia, Athens, Greece. They currently play in the Alpha Division of the Football League championship, which is t ...
,
Lierse
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (), often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the six ...
,
Visé
Visé (; nl, Wezet, ; wa, Vizé) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, located on the river Meuse in the province of Liège, Belgium.
The municipality consists of the following districts: Argenteau, Cheratte, Lanaye, Lixhe, Richelle, ...
and
Løv-Ham.
Coaching career
Vandenbroeck served as manager of
Niki Volou
Niki Volou Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Νίκη Βόλου) is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Volos, in the region of Magnesia, Greece. The club currently competes in the Super League 2, the second tier of Greek football ...
, and assistant manager to
Oud-Heverlee Leuven
Oud-Heverlee Leuven (), also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian association football, football club from the city of Leuven. It was created in 2002 from the merger of three clubs, ''F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee'', whose registration num ...
and
the Cameroonian national team.
He was the assistant to
Hugo Broos
Hugo Henri Broos (born 10 April 1952) is a Belgian football manager and former player. He is the manager of South Africa national soccer team
Playing career
He started his football career in his hometown Humbeek, playing for KFC Humbeek and wa ...
when Cameroon won the
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
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.
He was appointed manager of the
Zambia national team in July 2018.
He said he would be starting from "year zero". In February 2019 it was announced that the
Football Association of Zambia
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Affiliated to CAF and FIFA in 1964 and COSAFA i ...
would not renew Vandenbroeck's contract in March 2019, due to his failure to qualify for the
2019 Africa Cup of Nations
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. Vandenbroeck later claimed that he had already resigned but had agreed to stay on until the end of his contract.
He was then placed on administrative leave.
He said that his eight months in Zambia were "positive".
In December 2019 he was appointed manager of Tanzanian club
Simba
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. He left the club on 7 January 2021, becoming manager of Moroccan club
AS FAR two days later.
On 16 July 2022, Vandenbroeck was appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian club
Abha
Abha ( ar, أَبْهَا, ') is the capital of 'Asir Region in Saudi Arabia, with a population of 1,093,705 as of 2021. It is situated above sea level in the fertile Asir Mountains of south-western Saudi Arabia, near Asir National Park. Abha' ...
. On 8 October 2022, Vandenbroeck was sacked after a 3–0 defeat to
Al-Nassr
Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow ...
.
In May 2023, he was appointed as manager of Moroccan club
Wydad AC
Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...
.
In July 2023 he was appointed as manager of Algerian club
CR Belouizdad
Chabab Riadhi de Belouizdad S.s.p.a ( Classical Arabic: الشّباب الرّياضيّ لبلوزداد, English Translation: Sporting Club of Belouizdad), known as ''Chabab Belouizdad'' or ''CR Belouizdad'' or simply ''CRB'' for short, is ...
.On 8 October 2023, Vandenbroeck was sacked after a 3–2 defeat to
USM Khenchela
Union sportive de la Médina Khenchela ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة خنشلة), known as USM Khenchela or simply USMK for short, is an Algerian football club based in Khenchela. The club was founded in 1943 and its colours a ...
.
References
1979 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Vilvoorde
Footballers from Flemish Brabant
Belgian men's footballers
K.V. Mechelen players
Roda JC Kerkrade players
De Graafschap players
A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players
Lierse S.K. players
C.S. Visé players
Løv-Ham Fotball players
Men's association football midfielders
Belgian football managers
Zambia national football team managers
Simba S.C. managers
Abha Club managers
Wydad AC managers
Saudi Pro League managers
Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Belgian expatriate football managers
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate football managers in Greece
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Cameroon
Expatriate football managers in Cameroon
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Zambia
Expatriate football managers in Zambia
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Tanzania
Expatriate football managers in Tanzania
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
Expatriate football managers in Morocco
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
Expatriate football managers in Algeria
Oud-Heverlee Leuven non-playing staff
CR Belouizdad managers
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