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Domenico Tedesco (Italian pronunciation: [doˈmeːniko teˈdesko]; [1] [2] born 12 September 1985) is an Italian-German football manager who is currently the head coach of the Belgium national team. In 2017, he took over as manager of Schalke 04 and guided them to a second place finish in the Bundesliga in his debut season.
As of 1 December 2022, coach Roberto Martínez is the most successful (permanent) manager that Belgium has ever had in statistical terms, with an average of 2.26 points per match. He achieved third place at the 2018 World Cup and kept Belgium in the number one spot on the FIFA World Ranking for over three years.
René Vandereycken (born 22 July 1953) is a Belgian retired professional footballer and manager. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder . He was the head coach of the Belgium national team from 2006 to 2009.
The Belgium national football team [b] has represented Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA—both of which were co-founded by the Belgian team's supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association. Periods of regular ...
Appointed by the country's association, a manager is responsible for selecting the team of players for the matches of the national team, among other duties. The list encompasses all teams that are members, full or associate, of one of FIFA's six continental confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America and the ...
Martínez as Belgium coach at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 3 August 2016, Martínez signed as coach of the Belgium national team, succeeding Marc Wilmots. [64] In his first match in charge on 1 September 2016, Belgium were defeated 2–0 by his birth country Spain in Brussels. [65]
While managing R.F.C. de Liège he helped them win the 1989–90 Belgian Cup. [1] He became the coach of Belgium before Euro 2000 and led Belgium to the second round at the 2002 World Cup. He then left the national team, having signed a contract with Standard Liège prior to the 2002 World Cup tournament.
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. [4]