Summary
Vital Philomene Borkelmans (born 10 June 1963) is a Belgian football coach and a former left fullback who mainly played for Club Brugge (350 matches with that club), in the Belgian First Division.
 Borkelmans with Belgium in 2013. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vital Philomene Borkelmans | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Maaseik, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1986 | Patro Eisden | 58 | (8) |
| 1986–1989 | Waregem | 99 | (8) |
| 1989–2000 | Club Brugge | 348 | (23) |
| 2000–2002 | AA Gent | 56 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Cercle Brugge | 61 | (5) |
| 2004–2005 | KFC Evergem-Center | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 628 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1998 | Belgium | 22 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Dender EH | ||
| 2012–2016 | Belgium (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Jordan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
He also played for Patro Eisden, SV Waregem, Gent and Cercle Brugge.[1]
International career edit
Borkelmans made his debut for Belgium in an August 1989 friendly match against Denmark, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Danny Boffin, and earned a total of 22 caps, scoring no goals.[2] He was in the team for the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. His final international was at the latter tournament, in June 1998 against South Korea.[3]
Managerial career edit
In January 2010, he was appointed manager of Dender EH in the Belgian Second Division, but fired following the relegation to the Belgian Third Division following the 2011–12 season. In July 2012, Vital Borkelmans was revealed as assistant manager to Marc Wilmots for the Belgium national football team.[4]
In 2018, he was appointed as the head coach of Jordan,[5] until his resignation in June 2021.[6]
Managerial statistics edit
- As of match played 15 June 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| F.C.V. Dender E.H. | 28 January 2010 | 30 June 2012 | 85 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 30.6 | |
| Jordan | 8 May 2018 | 16 June 2021 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 35.9 | |
| Total | 124 | 40 | 37 | 47 | 32.3 | — | ||
Player palmares edit
Club Brugge
- Belgian First Division (4): 1989–90, 1991–92, 1995–96, 1997–98
- Belgian Cup (3): 1990–91, 1994–95, 1995–96
- Belgian Super Cup (6): 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998
References edit
- ^ "Vital Borkelmans leeft van dag tot dag". voetbalbelgie.be.
- ^ Appearances for Belgium National Team - RSSSF
- ^ "Player Database". EU-football. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "Vital Borkelmans wordt assistent-bondscoach" (in Dutch). Sporza. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ "Borkelmans to steer Jordan". Asian Football Confederation. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Jordan National Team Appoints Adnan Hamad as Head Coach". albawaba.com. 17 June 2021.
External links edit
- Vital Borkelmans at FIFA (archived)
- Vital Borkelmans at the Belgian Football Association
- Vital Borkelmans at EU-Football.info
- Vital Borkelmans at FBref.com
- Vital Borkelmans at FootballDatabase.eu
- Vital Borkelmans at National-Football-Teams.com
- Vital Borkelmans at WorldFootball.net
- Cerclemuseum
