Patrick De Wilde

Association football player
Patrick De Wilde
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-04-19) 19 April 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Belgium
Managerial career
Years Team
2006–2007 Eendracht Aalst
2007–2008 Metalurh Donetsk (assistant)
2008 Aspire Academy
2010 Beveren (assistant)
2010–2011 Tianjin Tianhai
2011–2012 Red Bull Salzburg (youth)
2012 Liefering
Red Bull Salzburg (scout)
2016 Kortrijk
2016 Khaleej
2016–2017 Algeria (assistant)
2017 Hunan Billows
2018 Hungary (assistant)
2018 Étoile du Sahel
2019 Tractor (assistant)
2019–2021 Lithuania (technical director)
2021–2023 Raja Casablanca (technical director)
2023 China U-23 (assistant)
2023 Rwanda
2023–2024 Somalia

Patrick De Wilde (born 19 April 1964) is a Belgian football manager who works as head coach of the Somalia national football team.

Career

In 2007, De Wilde was appointed assistant manager of Ukrainian side Metalurh (Donetsk) after managing Eendracht Aalst in the Belgian lower leagues.[1]

In 2008, he was appointed technical director of a Belgian field hockey club[2] after working as youth coach of the Aspire Academy in Qatar.

In 2010, De Wilde was appointed manager of Chinese third division outfit Tianjin Tianhai after working as assistant manager o Beveren in the Belgian top flight, where he underwent brain tumor removal surgery[3] and helped them achieve promotion to the Chinese second division.

In 2011, he was appointed youth coach of Red Bull Salzburg, one of Austria's most successful clubs.

In 2012, De Wilde was appointed manager of Liefering in the Austrian lower leagues, before working as a scout of Red Bull Salzburg.

In 2016, he was appointed manager Saudi Arabian side Khaleej after managing KV Kortrijk in the Belgium.

In 2017, he was appointed manager of Chinese third division club Hunan Billows after working as assistant manager of Algeria.

In 2018, De Wilde was appointed manager of ESS in Tunisia after working as assistant manager of Hungary.

In 2019, he was appointed technical director of Lithuania after working as assistant manager of Iranian team Tractor.

References

  1. ^ "'It looks like the Ramblas here'". standaard.be (Archived). 23 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Voetbaltrainer Patrick De Wilde stapt over naar het hockey". nieuwsblad.be.
  3. ^ "KVK-coach De Wilde: "Ik heb al eens afscheid genomen van het leven"". demorgen.be.

External links

  • Patrick De Wilde at Békeffy Football Consulting
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