Ives Serneels
 Serneels in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Bonheiden, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1979–1986 | Ourodenberg Sport | ||
| 1986–1988 | Aarschot Sport | ||
| 1988–1990 | TH Diest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1999 | Lierse SK | 210 | (9) |
| 1999–2002 | Westerlo | 65 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Denderleeuw | 30 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | KFC Dessel Sport | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2006 | KFC Dessel Sport | ||
| 2007 | Berchem Sport | ||
| 2008–2010 | Lierse SK (youth) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Lierse SK (women) | ||
| 2011– | Belgium women | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:11, 8 September 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:11, 8 September 2015 (UTC) | |||
Ives Serneels (born 16 October 1972) is a Belgian former professional footballer who is the head coach of the Belgium women's national football team.
Playing career[edit]
On 22 August 1990 Lierse SK manager Barry Hulshoff gave Serneels his debut in a match at Lokeren. Serneels remained with the club for nine seasons and was part of the 1996–97 title-winning team. After making 245 appearances in all competitions and scoring ten goals for Lierse he joined Westerlo in 1999. He then wound down his playing career with short spells at Denderleeuw and KFC Dessel Sport.
Coaching career[edit]
In March 2011 Serneels was appointed coach of the Belgium women's national football team, nicknamed the "Red Flames".[1] The team's results improved under Serneels and national captain Aline Zeler compared him to Marc Wilmots, the successful manager of Belgium's male national team.[2]
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
- Lierse SK
- Westerlo
References[edit]
- ^ Verbiest, Terry (16 March 2011). "Ives Serneels wordt trainer van nationale vrouwenploeg" (in Dutch). Lierse SK. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Red Flames: "Yves Serneels is onze Wilmots"" (in Dutch). Sporza. 1 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ "Belgium Cups 2000/01". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
External links[edit]
- Profile at Lierse SK (in Dutch)
- Profile at Royal Belgian Football Association (in Dutch)
- Ives Serneels on Twitter
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- Belgian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Belgian football managers
- Belgian Pro League players
- Belgium women's national football team managers
- K. Berchem Sport players
- K.V.C. Westerlo players
- Lierse S.K. players
- F.C.V. Dender E.H. players
- People from Bonheiden
- K.F.C. Diest players
- Footballers from Antwerp Province
- UEFA Women's Euro 2022 managers
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