Edward Still

Edward Still
Personal information
Full name Edward Still
Date of birth (1990-12-30) 30 December 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
Managerial career
Years Team
2021–2022 Charleroi
2022–2023 Eupen
2023 Kortrijk

Edward Still (born 30 December 1990) is a football manager. He has managed Charleroi, Eupen and Kortrijk in the Belgian Pro League, starting at age 30.

Biography

Early life and career

Still's parents, Jane (née Bagley) and Julian Richard Still, left the United Kingdom for Belgium somewhere around the year 1990. He was raised in English and went to a French school in Walloon Brabant. In football, Still started his career as youth coach at Racing Jet Wavre and Royale Union Rixensartoise.[1] In the meantime, he studied at Loughborough University, Université catholique de Louvain, KU Leuven and Erasmus University Rotterdam.[2]

In September 2015, he became assistant of Croatian manager Ivan Leko, initially as video-analyst at Sint-Truiden,[1] but thereafter he followed Leko as assistant at Club Brugge.[3] When Leko was coach at Al Ain, Still went on to work as a project manager at Vlerick Business School and as an analyst on the RTBF football talk show La Tribune. In May 2020, Still rejoined Leko's staff at Antwerp,[4] then Shanghai Port in early 2021.[5]

Charleroi

In May 2021, Still returned from China to start his first job as lead manager at age 30, at Charleroi where he succeeded Karim Belhocine.[6] On his debut on 24 July on the first day of the Belgian Pro League season, he won 3–0 away to Oostende.[7]

On 22 October 2022, Still was sacked by Charleroi, having taken 16 points from a possible 42 at the start of his second season. His final result was a 4–1 loss at Cercle Brugge.[8]

Eupen

In November 2022, Still became the manager of Eupen, also in the top division.[9] After the 2022 FIFA World Cup, his debut was a late 1–0 win away to Seraing on 23 December.[10] He was sacked on 25 April after taking 12 points from a potential 51; his final two games were lost 5–1 at home to Zulte Waregem and 7–0 at Club Brugge.[11]

Kortrijk

Still began the 2023–24 season as manager of Kortrijk, and was the first manager sacked, on 25 September. He had won none and drawn two of his eight games.[12]

Lens

Since 10 June 2024, Edward Still is actually assistant coach at RC Lens, with his brothers : Will Still and Nicolas Still.

Managerial statistics

As of matches played 24 September 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Charleroi 1 July 2021 22 October 2022 55 22 11 22 85 83 +2 040.00 [13]
Eupen 22 November 2022 25 April 2023 17 2 6 9 16 37 −21 011.76
Kortrijk 2 July 2023 25 September 2023 8 0 2 6 6 20 −14 000.00
Total 80 24 19 37 107 140 −33 030.00 —

Personal life

Still has two brothers also active in football, William and Nico (video-analyst).

References

  1. ^ a b Kevers, Filip (5 October 2015). "Videoanalist Edward Still versterkt staf van STVV" [Video analyst Edward Still strengthens STVV staff] (in Dutch). De Morgen.
  2. ^ Rutzler, Peter (21 November 2023). "'It was us three against the world' – an evening in Reims with the Brothers Still". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Van Kets wordt géén hulptrainer van Club Brugge, Cossey wel" [Van Kets will not become an assistant coach of Club Brugge, Cossey will] (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad. 16 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Samen van Brugge naar Antwerp: Rudi Cossey en Edward Still, de twee secondanten van Leko" [Together from Bruges to Antwerp: Rudi Cossey and Edward Still, Leko's two seconds] (in Dutch). gva.be. 12 December 2020.
  5. ^ Gautier, Guillaume (5 January 2021). "Edward Still, assistant van Leko: 'Voor het eerst was Antwerp een club met een echte winnaarsmentaliteit'" [Edward Still, Leko's assistant: 'For the first time, Antwerp was a club with a real winner's mentality'] (in Dutch). Sport/Voetbalmagazine.
  6. ^ "Edward Still (30) debuteert als hoofdcoach in Charleroi" [Edward Still (30) to make debut as manager at Charleroi] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2021-05-16.
  7. ^ "Edward Still réussit sa première à la tête de Charleroi en s'imposant à Ostende" [Edward Still succeeds on his debut in charge of Charleroi by imposing themselves on Oostende] (in French). BX1. 25 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  8. ^ Blouard, Vincent (22 October 2022). "Charleroi se sépare d'Edward Still, Defays assure l'intérim" [Charleroi part ways with Edward Still, Defays confirmed as interim]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Edward Still ziet een duidelijk doel bij Eupen: "Ons verzekeren van het behoud"" [Edward Still sees a clear goal at Eupen: "Ensure us of preservation"] (in Dutch). sporza.be. 2022-11-24.
  10. ^ "D1A: Eupen surprend Seraing en fin de rencontre et enfonce les Métallos au fond du classement" [D1A: Eupen surprise Seraing at the end of the match and push the Steelers to the bottom of the table]. Le Soir (in French). 23 December 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Edward Still et l'AS Eupen, c'est terminé" [Edward Still and AS Eupen, it's over]. L'Avenir (in French). 25 April 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  12. ^ Bourlon, Antoine (25 September 2023). "Officiel : Edward Still est viré de Courtrai" [Official: Edward Still is sacked by Kortrijk] (in French). WalFoot. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Edward Still Profile". www.footballdatabase.eu. Archived from the original on 2021-02-13. Retrieved 2021-11-03.