Frederik Vanderbiest

Frederik Vanderbiest
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-10-10) 10 October 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Vilvoorde, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
KV Mechelen (assistant coach)
Youth career
1983–1997 RWDM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 RWDM
1998–1999 Walhain
1999–2000 Union SG
2000–2001 RWDM
2001–2007 Roeselare
2008–2009 Dender
2008–2009OH Leuven (loan)
2009–2011 Oostende
Managerial career
2010–2015 Oostende
2015–2016 Cercle Brugge
2016 Antwerp
2016–2017[1] Aris Limassol
2017 Lierse
2017–2018 Roeselare (assistant)
2018–2019 KV Mechelen (assistant)
2019–2020 RWDM47
2020– KV Mechelen (assistant)
2023 KV Mechelen (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederik Vanderbiest (born 10 October 1977) is a Belgian football manager and former player who is an assistant manager at KV Mechelen.

Career

Born in Vilvoorde, Belgium, Vanderbiest began playing football in R.W.D. Molenbeek's youth system before he joined the senior side. He played for K.S.V. Roeselare from 2001 to 2007, where he was twice voted player of the year by the club's supporters.[2]

In 2013, he guided K.V. Oostende into the quarter-finals of the Belgian Cup and won promotion to the Belgian Pro League by winning the 2012–13 Belgian Second Division.[3]

References

  1. ^ Frederik Vanderbiest is na twee maanden al opnieuw weg bij Aris Limassol‚ kw.knack.be, 4 January 2017
  2. ^ "Frederik Vanderbiest (Roeselare) tekent voor Dender". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). 22 December 2007.
  3. ^ Profile at Soccerway.com