Hein Vanhaezebrouck

Hein Vanhaezebrouck is a former player and played as a sweeper for KV Kortrijk, KRC Harelbeke and Sporting Lokeren, among other clubs. Vanhaezebrouck left White Star Lauwe to become the coach of KV Kortrijk on 1 July 2006, replacing Manu Ferrera. In his first season, they played the promotion play offs en were beaten in de quarter final of the Belgian Cup by Club Bruges (2-1 & 1-1) In 2007–08 Vanhaezebrouck led Kortrijk to promotion to the first division by winning the second division title. In the Belgian Cup, Kortrijk were beaten in the quarter finals against KAA Gent, despite a 5–1 victory in the home game. KAA Gent expressed interest in him as a possible successor to Trond Sollied as head coach. However, at the end of April 2008, Vanhaezebrouck renewed his contract for two years (until 2010) at Kortrijk. He became well known for the acquisition of Google-striker Istvan Bakx. Vanhaezebrouck discovered Bakx using Google Search. At the start of the 2009–10 season, Vanhaezebrouck went to KRC Genk. He was fired as coach of KRC Genk on 29 November 2009. At that time, Genk was 12th in the ranking after 16 games. His successor was Franky Vercauteren. In June 2010, Vanhaezebrouck decided to return to KV Kortrijk for the 2010–11 season. The team finished tenth in the rankings. The following year, the team reached the champions play-off and the cup final, losing 1–0 against Sporting Lokeren. On 10 May 2013, it was announced that he had re-signed with KV Kortrijk. In May 2014, he…

Vanhaezebrouck was born in Kortrijk and raised in Lauwe.

Manager

AA Gent

Belgian Pro League: 2014–15 Belgian Cup: 2021–22 Belgian Super Cup: 2015

Individual

Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 2011-12 Belgian Sports Coach of the Year: 2015, Best Football Coach of the Year: 2015 Guy Thys Award: 2015 Raymond Goethals Award: 2015, 2023 Honorary citizen of Menen: 2015