Sven Vermant

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Sven Vermant
Schalke Vermant03.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-04-04) 4 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Lier, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1978–1989 KV Hooikt
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1993 KV Mechelen 21 (4)
1993–2001 Club Brugge 243 (67)
2001–2005 Schalke 04 98 (6)
2003 Schalke 04 II 1 (1)
2005–2008 Club Brugge 69 (5)
2008–2010 Royal Knokke
International career
1995–2004 Belgium 18 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2010 Club Brugge U19 (assistant)
2010–2011 Club Brugge B
2011–2012 Club Brugge (sporting director & scout)
2013–2014 Club Brugge U10 [1]
2014–2015 Club Brugge U17 [2]
2015–2018 Club Brugge B [3]
2018 Waasland-Beveren
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sven Vermant (born 4 April 1973) is a Belgian former professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is best known for his spells at Club Brugge and FC Schalke 04.

Contents

Club career

Born in Lier, Vermant started his career in 1978 at KV Hooikt and played there until 1989 when he moved to KV Mechelen, that had won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup the year before. In 1993 Vermant moved to Club Brugge, where he won both the championship (1996, 1998) and the Belgian Cup (1995, 1996) twice.

Vermant stayed at Bruges until he transferred to FC Schalke 04 in 2001, after being heavily linked with a move to Scottish club Rangers. [4] At Schalke he won the 2001–02 DFB-Pokal.

In 2005, Vermant returned to Club Brugge where he played until 2008. [5] On 9 December 2007, he played his 400th game for Club Brugge against KSV Roeselare, which they won 2–1. Vermant is the ninth player in the history of the club to achieve this milestone.

In July 2008 his transferred to Royal Knokke from the Provincial League. [6]

International career

Vermant collected 18 caps with the Belgium national team and was in the team for the 2002 World Cup. He made his debut on 23 August 1995 in a 2–1 loss against Germany.

Coaching career

Vermant was set to become assistant manager of Club Brugge's youth system, signing a contract due to take effect in May 2011. [7]

Personal life

Sven Vermant is married to Stefanie Van Vyve (Miss Belgian Beauty 1995). They have a daughter, Elena (° 1999) and a son, Romeo (° 2004). His son Romeo plays football at Club Brugge. [1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KV Mechelen 1991–92 Eerste klasse 10
1992–93Eerste klasse204
Total214
Club Brugge 1993–94Eerste klasse295
1994–95Eerste klasse3112
1995–96Eerste klasse316
1996–97Eerste klasse264
1997–98Eerste klasse306
1998–99Eerste klasse317
1999-00Eerste klasse3214
2000–01Eerste klasse3313
Total24367
Schalke 04 2001–02 [8] Bundesliga 280402041–381
2002–03 [8] Bundesliga234302030–314
2003–04 [8] Bundesliga252100030–292
2004–05 [8] Bundesliga2204000110–370
Total98612040211001357
Schalke 04 II 2001–02 [8] Regionalliga Nord 1100–––11
Club Brugge2005–06 Belgian First Division A 321
2006–07Belgian First Division A273
2007–08Belgian First Division A101
Total695
Career total43283

Honours

Club Brugge [9]

Schalke 04

Belgium

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  4. ↑ "Ibrox looms for foreign duo". BBC. 13 March 2001. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Stats Centre: Sven Vermant Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  6. ↑ 1ste Ploeg Archived 23 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ Vermant assistent-coach Clubbeloften Archived 12 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sven Vermant » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  9. ↑ "Club Brugge | Palmares".
  10. ↑ "Voetbal - Belgische Beker : Erelijst en medaillewinnaars". www.sportuitslagen.org. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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  12. ↑ "Winnaars Brugse Metten".
  13. ↑ "Jules Pappaert Cup".
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