![]() Vandenbroeck with AS FAR in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sven Ludwig Vandenbroeck [1] | ||
Date of birth | 22 September 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Vilvoorde, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2000 | Mechelen | ||
2000–2004 | Roda JC | 55 | (1) |
2004–2005 | De Graafschap | 19 | (0) |
2005 | Akratitos | 1 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Lierse | 23 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Visé | ||
2009 | Løv-Ham | 3 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2014 | Niki Volou (caretaker) | ||
2016–2017 | Cameroon | ||
2018–2019 | Zambia | ||
2019–2021 | Simba | ||
2021–2022 | AS FAR | ||
2022 | Abha | ||
2023 | Wydad AC | ||
2023 | CR Belouizdad | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sven Ludwig Vandenbroeck (born 22 September 1979) is a Belgian football coach and former player.
Born in Vilvoorde, Vandenbroeck played as a defensive midfielder for Mechelen, Roda JC, De Graafschap, Akratitos, Lierse, Visé and Løv-Ham. [1]
Vandenbroeck served as manager of Niki Volou, and assistant manager to Oud-Heverlee Leuven and the Cameroonian national team. [1] [2] He was the assistant to Hugo Broos when Cameroon won the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. [3]
He was appointed manager of the Zambia national team in July 2018. [2] He said he would be starting from "year zero". [4] In February 2019 it was announced that the Football Association of Zambia would not renew Vandenbroeck's contract in March 2019, due to his failure to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. [5] [6] Vandenbroeck later claimed that he had already resigned but had agreed to stay on until the end of his contract. [3] He was then placed on administrative leave. [3] He said that his eight months in Zambia were "positive". [3]
In December 2019 he was appointed manager of Tanzanian club Simba. [7] He left the club on 7 January 2021, becoming manager of Moroccan club AS FAR two days later. [8] [9]
On 16 July 2022, Vandenbroeck was appointed as manager of Saudi Arabian club Abha. [10] On 8 October 2022, Vandenbroeck was sacked after a 3–0 defeat to Al-Nassr. [11]
In May 2023, he was appointed as manager of Moroccan club Wydad AC. [12]
In July 2023 he was appointed as manager of Algerian club CR Belouizdad. [13] On 8 October 2023, Vandenbroeck was sacked after a 3–2 defeat to USM Khenchela. [14]
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