PLAYER and COACH CARREER
Read about my rich career as a player!
Georges Leekens (born 18 May 1949) a Belgian association football manager and former football player.
During my managerial career, I was in charge of four national teams: the Belgian, Tunisian, Algerian and Hungarian national football teams. I also managed numerous clubs in Belgium, Netherlands, Turkey, Tunisia, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
PLAYER
Global Information
- Central defender
- 350 matches in first division
- 40 European matches
- until 1969: Sporting Houthalen (fourth division)
- 1969 - 1970: Dessel sport (fourth division)
- 1970 - 1972: Crossing schaarbeek (first division)
- 1972 - 1981: CLUB BRUGGE (first division)
- 1981 - 1984: Sint - Niklaas (third and second division)
- FIRST DIVISION: 5 x Belgium Champion with CLUB BRUGGE
- SECOND DIVISION: Sint - Niklaas, vice - champion, champion
- THIRD DIVISION: Sint - Niklaas : champion
- FOURTH DIVISION: Dessel sport : champion
- Winner in 1976 - 1977: CLUB BRUGGE - Anderlecht (4 - 3)
- Finalist in 1977 - 1978: CLUB BRUGGE - Beerschot (0 - 1)
- ¼ Final: Real Madrid - CLUB BRUGGE (0 - 0) (0 - 2)
- ½ Final: Juventus - CLUB BRUGGE (1 - 0) (0 - 2)
- Final in Wembley: Liverpool - CLUB BRUGGE (1 - 0)
- 1975 - 1976
- Finalist: Liverpool - CLUB BRUGGE (3 - 2)
- CLUB BRUGGE - Liverpool (1 - 1)
- Elimination of Lyon, Ipswich, AS Roma, AC Milan and Hamburg
- 1976 - 1977
- ½ Final: CLUB BRUGGE - Bor. Mönchengladbach (2 - 2) (0 - 1)
- University and Military International
- Team A: 16 selections and 3 caps
- Team B: 2 selections and 2 caps
COACH
Here you can read about my career as a coach
ATTESTATIONS
- 1983: Royal Belgian Football Federation Attestation of coach
(highest degree) (addendum) - 1998: UEFA Attestation (addendum)
- 1999: Pro License Attestation (addendum)
CAREER
- 1984 - 1987: Cercle Brugge (youngest trainer of Belgium, age of 35)
- 1987 - 1988: R.S.C. Anderlecht
- 1988 - 1989: K.V. Kortrijk
- 1989 - 1991: Club Brugge
- 1991 - 1992: K.V. Mechelen
- 1992 - 1994: Trabzonspor + Cercle Brugge (November 1993)
- 1994 - 1995: Sporting Charleroi
- 1995 - 1997: Royal Excelsior Mouscron
- 1997 - 1998: National coach of Belgium + Sport director of Belgium
- 1999 - 2001: S.P. Lokeren
- 2001 - 2002: RODA J.C. (The Netherlands)
- 2003: National Coach of Algeria
- 2003 - 2004: Royal Excelsior Mouscron
- 2004 - 2007: KAA Gent
- 2007 - 2009: SP Lokeren
- 2009: Al-Hilal (Saoedi-Arabië)
- 2009 - 2010: KV Kortrijk
- 2010 - 2012: National coach of Belgium
- 2012: Club Brugge KV
- 2013: Analist for Sporting Telenet (soccer channel)
- 2014 - 2015: Coach and Sport Director of the National A Team of Tunisia
- 2015: SP Lokeren
- 2017: National Coach of Algeria
- 2017 - 2019: National Coach of Hungaria
- 2018: Coach of Etoile du Sahel
- 2020: Coach of Tractor
PALMARES
- 1984 - 1985: Winner Belgian Cup (Beveren - CERCLE BRUGGE)
- 1985 - 1986: Finalist Belgian Cup (Cub Brugge - CERCLE BRUGGE)
- 1986 - 1987: ½ Finalist Belgian Cup (CERCLE BRUGGE - F.C. Liège)
- 1987 - 1988: Winner SuperCup (R.S.C. ANDERLECHT - K.V. Mechelen)
- 1989 - 1990: Champion of Belgium (Club Brugge)
- 1990 - 1991:
- Winner Super Cup (CLUB BRUGGE - F.C. Liège)
- Winner Belgian Cup (CLUB BRUGGE - K.V. Mechelen)
- 1991 - 1992:
- Qualification UEFA Cup
- Finalist Belgian Cup (K.V. MECHELEN - Antwerp)
- 1992 - 1993:
- Qualification UEFA CUP: Third place
- Winner SuperCup Turkey (Fenerbaçe - TRABZONSPOR)
- 1993 - 1994: Cercle Brugge
- November: 17th place
- June: 10th place
- 1996: Promotion from second to first division (R. EXCELSIOR MOUSCRON)
- January 1997: Qualification for the WORLD CUP '98 in France
- June 1999: Winner of the KIRIN CUP (Japan - South Korea)
- 1 September 1999: Lokeren: 18th place
- June 2001: Lokeren: 4th place
- 15 September 2001: Roda JC: 18th place
- May 2002: 12th place
- 1/8 final of UEFA CUP after elimination of
- REYCKJAVIK (3-1) and (0-1)
- MACCABI TEL AVIV (4-1) and (2-1)
- BORDEAUX (0-1) and (2-0)
- AC MILAN (0-1) and (1-0)
- after prolongation
- ended with 10 players
- out with penalties
- 2003: Qualification for Africa Cup 2004
- 2003 - 2004: Royal Excelsior Mouscron
- 4th Place
- 1/2 final Belgian Cup
- 2004 - 2005: KAA Gent: 7th Place
- 2005 - 2006: KAA Gent: 4th Place
- 2006 - 2007: KAA Gent:
- 4th Place
- 1/2 final Belgian Cup
- 2009 - 2010: KV Kortrijk:
- 4th Place
- Play offs 1
- 2010 - 2012: Coach and Sports Director of the Belgium National Team
- Builder of probably the best A-National Team of Belgium ever!
- Generation of Star Players
- Kompany
- Hazard
- Courtois
- Mignolet
- Meunier
- Alderwereld
- Vertongen
- Lombaerts
- Nainggolan
- Witsel
- DeBruyne
- Mertens
- Benteke
- Lukaku
- 2014: Coach of the National Team of Tunisia
- Qualification for Africa Cup 2015
- First of Group G with Senegal, Egypt and Botswana
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
- 12/6 Biggest win ever 8-1 Tunisia-Djibouti
- 2015: SP Lokeren (last position in ranking to 11th position)
- 2017: National Coach of Algeria: Africa Cup of Gabon
- 2017: National Coach of Hungaria
- 2018: Coach of Etoile du Sahel
- 2020: Coach of Tractor
COACH OF THE YEAR IN BELGIUM
- 1986: 2nd place
- 1987: 3d place
- 1990: FIRST place
- 1997: 2nd place
- 2005: 3d place
- 2007: 2nd place
- 2010: 2nd place
C.V
Here you find some personal information about myself:
Born: 18/05/1949
Place: Belgium, Meeuwen
Studies:
- Lic. Kinesietherapie, Fysiotherapie, Motoric Revalidation
- Master in management and teambuilding
- A book was published: "Winning with teambuilding" By George Leekens and Roland Juchtmans
- Another book was published in 2007: "De Match van je leven" By George Leekens and Roland Juchtmans
Languages
- Dutch
- French
- English
- German
+32 50 311 227
+32 475 83 61 65
leekensgeorges@gmail.com