Sven Vermant (born 4 April 1973) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is best known for his spells at Club Brugge and FC Schalke 04. He is currently in charge of the Belgium national under-17 team.
Club career Born in Lier, Vermant started his career in 1978 at KV Hooikt and played there until 1989 when he moved to KV Mechelen, that had won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup the year before. In 1993 Vermant moved to Club Brugge, where he won both the championship (1996, 1998) and the Belgian Cup (1995, 1996) twice.
Vermant stayed at Bruges until he transferred to FC Schalke 04 in 2001, after being heavily linked with a move to Scottish club Rangers. At Schalke he won the 2001–02 DFB-Pokal.
In 2005, Vermant returned to Club Brugge where he played until 2008. On 9 December 2007, he played his 400th game for Club Brugge against KSV Roeselare, which they won 2–1. Vermant is the ninth player in the history of the club to achieve this milestone.
In July 2008 his transferred to Royal Knokke from the Provincial League.1ste Ploeg
International career Vermant collected 18 caps with the Belgium national team and was in the team for the 2002 World Cup. He made his debut on 23 August 1995 in a 2–1 loss against Germany.
Coaching career Vermant was set to become assistant manager of Club Brugge's youth system, signing a contract due to take effect in May 2011.Vermant assistent-coach Clubbeloften
Personal life Sven Vermant is married to Stefanie Van Vyve (Miss Belgian Beauty 1995). They have a daughter, Elena (° 1999) and a son, Romeo (° 2004). His son Romeo plays football at Club Brugge.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKV Mechelen1991–92Eerste klasse101992–93Eerste klasse204Total214Club Brugge1993–94Eerste klasse2951994–95Eerste klasse31121995–96Eerste klasse3161996–97Eerste klasse2641997–98Eerste klasse3061998–99Eerste klasse3171999-00Eerste klasse32142000–01Eerste klasse3313Total24367Schalke 042001–02Bundesliga280402041—3812002–03Bundesliga234302030—3142003–04Bundesliga252100060—3122004–05Bundesliga2204000110—370Total98612040241001387Schalke 04 II2001–02Regionalliga Nord1100———11Club Brugge2005–06Belgian First Division A3212006–07Belgian First Division A2732007–08Belgian First Division A101Total695Career total43283
Honours Club Brugge Belgian First Division: 1995–96, 1997–98 Belgian Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96; runner-up 1997–98 Belgian Supercup: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2005 Bruges Matins: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 Jules Pappaert Cup: 1995
Schalke 04 DFB-Pokal: 2001–02 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004
Belgium FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup
References
External links
Sven Vermant at Club Brugge