Sven Vermant

Sven Vermant (born 4 April 1973) is a Belgian former football midfielder and current manager.

Sven Vermant
Personal information
Full name Sven Vermant
Date of birth (1973-04-04) 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)
2005–2008 Club Brugge 69 (5)
2008–2010 Royal Knokke (?)
National team
1995–2004 Belgium 18 (0)
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He is best known for his spells at Club Brugge and FC Schalke 04.

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 DFB-Pokal in 2002.

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 (1–2). Vermant is the 9th 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 Belgium and was in the team for the 2002 World Cup. He made his debut on 23 August 1995 in a 1–2 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). In 2013, Romeo was playing football at Club Brugge.[1]

Career statistics
season club competition games goals
1991–92KV Mechelen Eerste klasse10
1992–93KV Mechelen Eerste klasse204
1993–94Club Brugge Eerste klasse295
1994–95Club Brugge Eerste klasse3112
1995–96Club Brugge Eerste klasse316
1996–97Club Brugge Eerste klasse264
1997–98Club Brugge Eerste klasse306
1998–99Club Brugge Eerste klasse317
1999-00Club Brugge Eerste klasse3214
2000–01Club Brugge Eerste klasse3313
2001–02Schalke 04 Bundesliga280
2002–03Schalke 04 Bundesliga234
2003–04Schalke 04 Bundesliga252
2004/05Schalke 04 Bundesliga220
2005–06Club Brugge Jupiler League321
2006–07Club Brugge Jupiler League273
2007–08Club Brugge Jupiler League101

Honours

Club Brugge[8]

Schalke 04

Belgium

References
  1. "Sven Vermant weer trainer bij Club". nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
  2. "Sven Vermant nieuwe trainer U17". nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
  3. "Sven Vermant nieuwe coach van de Brugse Beloften". Club Brugge. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  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. "Club Brugge | Palmares".
  9. "Voetbal - Belgische Beker : Erelijst en medaillewinnaars". www.sportuitslagen.org. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  10. "Winnaars Brugse Metten".
  11. "Jules Pappaert Cup".
  12. "Schalke 0-0 Pasching (Aggregate: 2 - 0)". uefa.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  13. "Liberec 0-1 Schalke (Aggregate: 1 - 3)". uefa.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  14. FIFA.com. "Belgium honoured with the FIFA Fair Play Award". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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