Vital Philomene Borkelmans (born 10 June 1963) is a Belgian football coach and a former left fullback who mainly played for Club Brugge (350 matches with that club), in the Belgian First Division. He also played for Patro Eisden, SV Waregem, Gent and Cercle Brugge. Vital played with Belgium and was in the team for the 1994 and 1998 World Cups. In January 2010, he was appointed manager of Dender EH in the Belgian Second Division, but fired following the relegation to the Belgian Third Division following the 2011–12 season. In July 2012, Vital Borkelmans was revealed as assistant manager to Marc Wilmots for the Belgium national football team.[1]
Borkelmans with Belgium in 2013. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Vital Philomene Borkelmans | ||
Date of birth | (1963-06-10) 10 June 1963 (age 59) | ||
Place of birth | Maaseik, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1986 | Patro Eisden | 58 | (8) |
1986–1989 | K.S.V. Waregem | 99 | (8) |
1989–2000 | Club Brugge | 348 | (23) |
2000–2002 | K.A.A. Gent | 56 | (2) |
2002–2004 | Cercle Brugge | 61 | (5) |
2004–2005 | K.F.C. Evergem-Center | 6 | (0) |
Total | 628 | (46) | |
National team | |||
1989–1998 | Belgium | 22 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2010–2012 | Dender EH | ||
2012–2016 | Belgium (assistant) | ||
2018–2021 | Jordan | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 2018, he was appointed as the head coach of Jordan,[2] until his resignation in June 2021.[3]
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
F.C.V. Dender E.H. | 28 January 2010 | 30 June 2012 | 85 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 030.6 | |
Jordan | 8 May 2018 | 16 June 2021 | 39 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 035.9 | |
Total | 124 | 40 | 37 | 47 | 032.3 | — |
Club Brugge
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Jordan squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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Jordan national football team – managers | |
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