Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 April 1973 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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.
Vermant was set to become assistant manager of Club Brugge's youth system, signing a contract due to take effect in May 2011. [7]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
KV Mechelen | 1991–92 | Eerste klasse | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
1992–93 | Eerste klasse | 20 | 4 | |||||||||||
Total | 21 | 4 | ||||||||||||
Club Brugge | 1993–94 | Eerste klasse | 29 | 5 | ||||||||||
1994–95 | Eerste klasse | 31 | 12 | |||||||||||
1995–96 | Eerste klasse | 31 | 6 | |||||||||||
1996–97 | Eerste klasse | 26 | 4 | |||||||||||
1997–98 | Eerste klasse | 30 | 6 | |||||||||||
1998–99 | Eerste klasse | 31 | 7 | |||||||||||
1999-00 | Eerste klasse | 32 | 14 | |||||||||||
2000–01 | Eerste klasse | 33 | 13 | |||||||||||
Total | 243 | 67 | ||||||||||||
Schalke 04 | 2001–02 [8] | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 38 | 1 | |
2002–03 [8] | Bundesliga | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 31 | 4 | ||
2003–04 [8] | Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 2 | ||
2004–05 [8] | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | – | 37 | 0 | ||
Total | 98 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 7 | ||
Schalke 04 II | 2001–02 [8] | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |||
Club Brugge | 2005–06 | Belgian First Division A | 32 | 1 | ||||||||||
2006–07 | Belgian First Division A | 27 | 3 | |||||||||||
2007–08 | Belgian First Division A | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||
Total | 69 | 5 | ||||||||||||
Career total | 432 | 83 |
Club Brugge [9]
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