Henri Depireux
Henri Depireux (1 February 1944 – 8 April 2022) was a Belgian football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 8 April 2022 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Visé, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1963–1968 | RFC Liège | ||
| 1968–1971 | Standard Liège | 70 | (21) |
| 1971–1973 | Racing White Brussels | ||
| 1973–1974 | R.W.D. Molenbeek | ||
| 1974–1976 | RFC Liège | ||
| 1976–1978 | RJS Bas-Oha | ||
| International career | |||
| 1969–1971 | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976–1978 | RJS Bas-Oha | ||
| 1978–1980 | Tilleur | ||
| 1980–1981 | Namur | ||
| 1981–1982 | K.F.C. Winterslag | ||
| 1986–1987 | Belenenses | ||
| Wavre | |||
| 1987–1989 | Bellinzona | ||
| 1989 | Metz | ||
| 1990 | Red Star | ||
| 1990–1991 | Belenenses | ||
| 1993–1994 | AC Bellinzona | ||
| 1996–1997 | Cameroon | ||
| 1997–1998 | ASFAR | ||
| 1998–1999 | Sharjah FC | ||
| 2000 | Standard Liège (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2002 | RFC Liège | ||
| 2003 | Visé | ||
| 2006–2007 | Congo DR | ||
| 2008 | Olympique de Khouribga | ||
| 2008 | USM Annaba | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Depireux played club football for RFC Liège and Standard de Liège.[1] He also played twice for Belgium.[2]
After his playing career ended, Depireux became a manager in Switzerland,[3] France.[4] He also coached Belenenses,[5] the Cameroon national team.[6] and RFC Liège.[7]
In 2006, Depireux was named manager of Congo DR national team[8] and resigned in 2007.[9] In 2008, he coached North African sides Olympique de Khouribga and USM Annaba.[10]
In 2011, Depireux joined the women's team of Standard Femina Liège as head coach.
In February 2019, he took over as head coach of KVW Zaventem, a team in the 3rd amateur league, in an attempt to prevent the club being relegated to a lower division, following a difficult season.[11]
Honours edit
- RFC Liège
- Belgian Football League third place: 1966–67
- Standard Liège
- Belgian Football League winner: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71
- R.W.D. Molenbeek
- Belgian Football League runner-up: 1972–73; third place: 1973–74
References edit
- ^ http://www.standard.be/fr/a_joueurs_det.php?id=130 [dead link]
- ^ . Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. from the original on 27 June 2008.
- ^ "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. from the original on 18 June 2009.
- ^ http://www.osbelenenses.com/portal/belenenses/_specific/public/allbrowsers/asp/projuhistory.asp?stage=2&id=171&name=Treinadores%20-%20Futebol%20S%E9nior[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cameroon National Team Coaches". RSSSF.
- ^ "rfcliege.be". www.rfcliege.be.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 23 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ Patrice Chitera (22 April 2008). "Neveu confirmed as DRC coach". BBC. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
- ^ "Henri Depireux limogé par le club algérien d'Annaba". DH.be. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
- ^ "Henri Depireux trainer KVW Zaventem". ringtv.be.
External links edit
- Henri Depireux at WorldFootball.net
- Henri Depireux: «Je suis toujours deuxième...», La Libre Belgique
- Henri Depireux at the Royal Belgian Football Association