Floribert N'Galula

Last updated

Floribert N'Galula
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-03-07) 7 March 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Burnley
(first team coach)
Youth career
1999–2003 Anderlecht
2003–2007 Manchester United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Randers 12 (0)
2008–2009 Sparta Rotterdam 5 (0)
2010 D.C. United 3 (0)
2011 TPS 20 (0)
2011–2012 OH Leuven 28 (0)
2013–2015 BX Brussels
Total68(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:29, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:50, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Floribert N'Galula (born 7 March 1987) is a Belgian football coach and former footballer who is first team coach at English Premier League side Burnley.

Contents

As a player, he was a defender or defensive midfielder who came through the youth academy at Manchester United, before playing professionally for Randers, Sparta Rotterdam, D.C. United, TPS, OH Leuven and BX Brussels.

Playing career

Beginning his career with Manchester United, he later played for Randers and Sparta Rotterdam. [1] He signed for Major League Soccer side D.C. United in the United States in January 2010, but was released from his contract just over a month later. [2]

On 4 February 2011, N'Galula signed for the Finnish Veikkausliiga side TPS until the end of the 2011 season. [3] On 4 August 2011, he signed a two-year deal with Belgian team Oud-Heverlee Leuven, [4] but was released by the club already after the first season. In the summer of 2013, N'Galula signed for BX Brussels.

Coaching career

After retiring from football, N'Galula joined the coaching staff at Anderlecht under manager Vincent Kompany, with whom he played as a youngster at the club. [5]

N'Galula followed Kompany to Burnley as first team coach at the beginning of the 2022–23 season. [6]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anderlecht</span> Municipality of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Anderlecht is one of the 19 municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium. Located in the south-western part of the region, it is bordered by the City of Brussels, Forest, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, and Saint-Gilles, as well as the Flemish municipalities of Dilbeek and Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. In common with all of Brussels' municipalities, it is legally bilingual (French–Dutch).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vincent Kompany</span> Belgian football manager (born 1986)

Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre back and is the current manager of Premier League club Burnley. He most notably played for Manchester City for eleven seasons, where he was captain for eight of them. Widely regarded as one of the greatest centre backs in the Premier League, Kompany also represented the Belgium national team for 15 years, seven as captain.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Franky Vercauteren</span> Belgian footballer

François Vercauteren, nicknamed "The Little Prince", is a Belgian former footballer who played as a left winger. He is currently the sports director of the Royal Belgian Football Association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthony Vanden Borre</span> Belgian association football player

Anthony Henri Vanden Borre is a Belgian former footballer who played as a defender. Vanden Borre previously played for clubs in Belgium, Italy, England and France. He won 28 caps for the Belgium national team. He is capable of playing as both a right back and a right winger.

Aimé Anthuenis is a Belgian former professional football player and manager. He managed the Belgium national football team between 2002 and 2005.

Gabriel N'Galula Mbuyi, sometimes referred to as Junior, is a former Belgian footballer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ondřej Mazuch</span> Czech footballer

Ondřej Mazuch is a Czech professional footballer who last played as a centre back in FK Teplice.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hans Croon</span>

Hans Croon was a Dutch football manager who won the 1976 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final with Anderlecht.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">R.S.C. Anderlecht</span> Belgian professional football club

Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Division A and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions, with five trophies, as well as in the Belgian domestic league, with 34 championship wins. They have also won nine Belgian Cups and hold the record for most consecutive Belgian championship titles, winning five between the 1963–64 and 1967–68 seasons.

The history of R.S.C. Anderlecht started with the foundation of the association football club Sporting Club Anderlechtois on 27 May 1908 by a dozen of football lovers gathered by Charles Roos at the Concordia café.

The 2011–12 season was Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 10th competitive season since the 2002 fusion between Stade Leuven, Daring Club Leuven and Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee. It was their first season in the Belgian Pro League after being promoted from the Belgian Second Division and the first time in 61 years a team from the city of Leuven played in the highest division. OH Leuven finished in 14th place, one place clear of the relegation zone, thereby prolonging their stay at the top flight. Their cup run was unsuccessful, losing out to Rupel Boom form the third division in round 6, which was the round where the team entered the cup.

The 2012–13 season was Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 11th competitive season in professional football. It was their second season in the Belgian Pro League. A promising start by OH Leuven and a 5-match winning streak in October resulted in a third place after 13 matchdays, but thereafter the team dropped in the standings to finally end 10th. In the playoffs, OH Leuven won their group but then lost the playoff final to Gent. In the Belgian Cup, OHL immediately lost their first match just like the previous season, this time going out to Oostende.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BX Brussels</span> Belgian football club

BX Brussels is a Belgian association football club based in Brussels. They currently play their first team games at the Communal Stadium in Jette.

The 2013–14 season was Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 12th competitive season in professional football and the team's third season in the Belgian Pro League. After struggling the whole season, OH Leuven ended 15th in the league and was forced to play the relegation playoffs against Mons. They did get past Mons but were eventually relegated as they did not manage to win the Belgian Second Division final round. OH Leuven also had a mediocre cup run, struggling past Belgian Second Division team Visé before falling 3-0 to Gent.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Black Belgians</span>

Afro-Belgians or Black Belgians, are defined as Belgians of Sub-Saharan African descent.

The 2015–16 season was Oud-Heverlee Leuven's 14th competitive season in professional football and the team's fourth season in the Belgian Pro League. Following a loss on the final day of the regular season at home against Club Brugge, OH Leuven dropped into 16th place and was relegated as Westerlo beat Waasland-Beveren. OH Leuven also had a mediocre cup run, struggling past Belgian Second Division team Lommel United before falling 1-0 to Mouscron-Péruwelz.

The 1993–94 UEFA Champions League second round was the second stage of the competition proper of the 1993–94 UEFA Champions League, and featured the 16 winners from the first round. It began on 20 October with the first legs and ended on 3 November 1993 with the second legs. The eight winners advanced to the group stage.

Noah Junior Sadiki is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back, centre-back or defensive midfielder for Union Saint-Gilloise. Born in Belgium, he is a youth international for the DR Congo.

References

  1. "D.C. United signs Floribert N'Galula". dcunited.com. D.C. United. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
  2. Goff, Steven (5 March 2010). "Soccer Insider: D.C. United signs Morsink, dumps N'Galula". Washington Post. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  3. "TPS vahvistui Petteri Pennasella ja Floribert N'Galulalla | FC TPS". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  4. "Former top-talent signs for OHL". OHL.be. OHL.be. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  5. Walckiers, Johan (25 May 2019). "Wie is die nieuwe assistent van Anderlecht? De eerste Belg die voor Manchester United speelde, de meer onbekende in het triumviraat met Kompany en Vanden Borre" [Who is this new Anderlecht assistant? The first Belgian to play for Manchester United, the more unknown in the triumvirate with Kompany and Vanden Borre]. Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/content/first-team-backroom-staff-confirmed