Georges Leekens

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Georges Leekens
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-05-18) 18 May 1949
Place of birthMeeuwen, Belgium
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubNone
Youth career
1958–1969Sporting Houthalen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1970Dessel Sport
1970–1972Crossing Club
1972–1981Club Brugge
1981–1984Sint Niklase
National team
1975–1978Belgium3(0)
Teams managed
1984–1987Cercle Brugge
1987–1988Anderlecht
1988–1989Kortrijk
1989–1991Club Brugge
1991–1992KV Mechelen
1992–1993Trabzonspor
1993–1994Cercle Brugge
1994–1995Charleroi
1995–1997Excelsior Mouscron
1997–1999Belgium
1999–2001Lokeren
2001–2002Roda
2003Algeria
2003–2004Excelsior Mouscron
2004–2007Gent
2007–2009Lokeren
2009Al-Hilal
2009–2010Kortrijk
2010–2012Belgium
2012Club Brugge
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Georges Leekens (born 18 May 1949) is a Belgian football coach who currently does not hold a role after being dismissed as Head Coach of Club Brugge

Coaching career

Leekens was first selected as national coach after impressive work at R.E. Mouscron. In his first spell as coach of the Belgium national football team he led it to the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals after a two-legged win against the Republic of Ireland in the qualifying play-off. He was sacked from his role as federal coach after a disappointing 3rd place in the World Cup group stage failed to qualify Belgium for the second round.

On 29 May 2009 he signed a three-year deal with K.V. Kortrijk.

On 11 May 2010 Leekens signed a contract until 2012 to take over the Belgium national team for the second time.[1] As a consequence he had to resign from his coaching role at K.V. Kortrijk.

On 12 April 2011 it was announced that Leekens's contract had been extended to 2014 after some promising results in the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.[2] On 13 May 2012 it was announced that Leekens will coach Club Brugge for a second time,[3] but he was fired a few months later after a series of successive defeats.[4]

Personal life

Georges Leekens is the cousin of Louis Leekens, who was Belgian National Champion of gymnastics in 1966 and is currently leading the top sports school for gymnastics in Genk.

References

  1. "DH.be - Georges Leekens: "Le surnom de Diable doit se mériter" (VIDEO)". Dhnet.be. Retrieved 2012-11-07. 
  2. "DH.be - Georges Leekens prolonge jusque 2014 !". Dhnet.be. Retrieved 2012-11-07. 
  3. "Georges Leekens new Club Brugge T1". www.clubbrugge.be. 13 May 2012. 
  4. "Club Brugge sacks Georges Leekens". sporza.be. 2012-11-04.  (Dutch)

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