Florent Ibengé

Congolese football manager (born 1961)

Florent Ibengé
Florent Ibengé in 2016[1]
Personal information
Full name Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé
Date of birth (1961-12-04) 4 December 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Léopoldville, Republic of the Congo
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Hilal Club (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Tennis Borussia Berlin
1985–1993 Excelsior Roubaix
1993–1998 US Boulogne
1998–2003 ES Wasquehal
Managerial career
2008–2010 ES Wasquehal
2010–2011 SC Douai
2012 Shanghai Shenhua
2014–2019 DR Congo
2014–2021 Vita Club
2021–2022 RS Berkane
2022– Al-Hilal Club
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  DR Congo (as manager)
Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal – third place 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé (born 4 December 1961) is a Congolese football coach and former player who manages Sudanese club Al-Hilal.

Early and personal life

He was born in Léopoldville on 4 December 1961.[2]

Ibengé played as a centre-back for Tennis Borussia Berlin, Excelsior Roubaix, US Boulogne and ES Wasquehal.[1]

Coaching career

He spent his early coaching career in France, managing ES Wasquehal and SC Douai.[1]

He was manager of Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua from April to May 2012, and of Congolese team Vita Club from February 2014.[2]

He became manager of the DR Congo national team in August 2014, combining this role with his job at Vita Club.[3]

He led DR Congo to the 2016 African Nations Championship title in February 2016.[4]

In March 2017, he announced that he intended to step down as national team manager in 2018.[5] He resigned in August 2019.[6] After that, he returned to AS Vita Club.[7]

In July 2021 he became manager of Moroccan club RS Berkane.[8] In June 2022 he became manager of Sudanese club Al-Hilal Club.[9]

In November 2022, Ibenge won the Sudan Cup after Al-Hilal defeated Al Ahli Khartoum in the final winning via a 4–3 penalty shoot-out after the match had ended in a goalless draw after extra time.[10][11]

Following the start of the 2023 Sudan conflict, Ibengé voiced his plans to set up a base camp for Al-Hilal players in Cairo, Egypt, and expressed hopes that the team would continue to play in the Arab Club Champions Cup.[12] In April 2023, Ibengé and his family fled to France via Djibouti.[12]

Honours

DR Congo

AS Vita Club

RS Berkane

Al-Hilal

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Florent Ibengé". worldfootball.net.
  2. ^ a b "Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Florent Ibenge appointed new DR Congo coach". BBC Sport. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  4. ^ "CHAN 2016: DR Congo are champions after victory over Mali". BBC Sport. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. ^ Momodou Bah (12 March 2017). "Ibenge confirms he will leave his post as DR Congo coach in 2018". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Florent Ibenge quits as DR Congo coach". BBC Sport. 7 August 2019.
  7. ^ League, 2021 03 03AfriqueSilas Wamangituka : Le Congolais aurait des courtisans en Premier; Ahly », 2021 03 03AfriqueLigue des Champions-Florent Ibengue : « Je n’ai pas peur de Al; Nafti, 2021 03 03AfriqueEspagne : Le CD Lugo se sépare de son entraîneur tunisien Mehdi; finale, 2021 03 03TennisTournoi de Doha : Ons Jabeur passe en huitièmes de (18 October 2019). "AS Vita Club : Florent Ibenge donne des nouvelles de Makusu Mundele".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Florent Ibenge annoncé à la Renaissance Berkane". 5 July 2021.
  9. ^ ""Bag News" is unique in the name of the new coach of Al Hilal and mentions his biography". 25 June 2022.
  10. ^ a b Pelly, Aristote (16 November 2023). "Florent Ibenge et Al Hilal remportent la Coupe du Soudan" [Florent Ibenge and Al Hilal win the Sudan Cup]. Iris Football (in French). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Al Hilal Omdurman et ses congolais remportent la Coupe du Soudan !" [Al Hilal Omdurman and its Congolese win the Sudan Cup!]. LEOPARDSFOOT (in French). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  12. ^ a b Daras, Marina; Eyoum, Victoire (29 April 2023). "Sudan crisis: the football coach forced to flee Khartoum". BBC News. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Florent Ibengé to continue as DR Congo boss". African Football. 17 December 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  14. ^ Kalumiana, Kalumiana (8 February 2015). "Ibenge: We won but not motivated - 2015 Africa Cup of Nations - DR Congo". African Football. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  15. ^ Madyira, Michael (14 July 2018). "AS Vita win DRC league title, TP Mazembe settle for runners-up spot". Goal. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  16. ^ ""Bag News" is unique in the name of the new coach of Al Hilal and mentions his biography". Sudan Telegraph. 25 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Super Coupe du Congo 2015 : V.Club lamine Lupopo à Kinshasa | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". Adaic Congo. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  18. ^ Madyira, Michael (25 November 2018). "AS Vita coach Florent Ibenge warns of another heartbreak ahead of Raja Casablanca match". Goal. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  19. ^ Madyira, Michael (2 December 2018). "Caf Confederation Cup final: Raja Casablanca crowned champions despite 3-1 loss". Goal. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  20. ^ Zouiten, Sara (28 July 2022). "RS Berkane Beats Wydad AC to Win its 2nd Throne Cup Title". Morocco World News. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  21. ^ Philémon (29 July 2022). "Morocco - King's Cup: Ibenge leaves RS Berkane on a high". Sport News Africa. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Berkane stop Pirates on penalties to win second TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup title | Total CAF Confederation Cup". CAFOnline.com. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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