Jan Van Winckel

Jan Van WinckelPersonal information

Full name|  Jan Van Winckel
Date of birth|  (1974-03-26) 26 March 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth|  Duffel, Belgium
Height|  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)|  Defender
Club information

Current team

|  United Arab Emirates (Senior Consultant)
Teams managed
Years|  Team|  |
1994–2000|  University of Leuven (head-coach)
1994–2000|  Stade Leuven (assistant manager)
2000–2002|  KV Mechelen (assistant manager)
2002–2003|  Al-Hilal Saudi (assistant manager)
2003–2004|  United Arab Emirates (assistant manager)
2005–2006|  United Arab Emirates U23
2006–2008|  Belgium national football team (scout)
2006–2011|  Club Brugge KV (assistant manager)
2011–2012|  Beerschot AC (assistant manager)
2012–2014|  Al-Ahli Saudi (technical director)
2014–2015|  Olympique de Marseille (assistant manager)
2015–2018|  Saudi Arabian Football Federation (technical director)
2019–|  United Arab Emirates Football Association (Senior Consultant)

Jan Van Winckel (born March 26, 1974) is a Belgian football coach, UEFA and AFC Pro License Instructor and a FIFA Technical Expert.

Van Winckel holds a UEFA Pro-licence and graduated with a Master in Sport Sciences and a Master in Business Economics from the University of Leuven. He remains faculty of the Movement Control & Neuroplasticity Research Group[1] and is the author of various book and academic articles[2]

Van Winckel was Assistant-Coach at Al-Hilal Saudi in 2004 and held the same role at the national team of the United Arab Emirates in 2005.

in 2002, together with Michel Sablon, Marc Van Geersom, Werner Helsen and Bob Browaeys, he was at the heart of Belgium’s footballing renaissance.[3]

At Olympique de Marseille, Van Winckel acted as Marcelo Bielsa's right hand and first team assistant.[4]

After resigning at Olympique de Marseille, Van Winckel became the technical director of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation in 2015. Van Winckel led the Saudi Arabian football team, as technical director, to the World Cup in Russia in 2018.[5]

## Contents

* 1 Career
* 1.1 As Player
* 1.2 As Coach
* 1.3 As Technical Director
* 1.4 Others
* 2 Honours
* 3 Bibliography
* 4 References

## Career[edit]

### As Player[edit]

* 1994-1995 : Belgian Champion University football
* 1996-1997 : Belgian Champion University football
* 1994-1997 : Belgian national University team
* 1996-1997 : Belgian national University futsal team
* 2001-2002 : 7th most valuable player Belgian Futsal Association
* 2001-2002 : 5th best goal scorer Belgian Futsal Association
* 2001-2002 : Final Belgian Cup Belgian Futsal Association
* 2001-2002 : Selected for the national futsal team

### As Coach[edit]

* 1994-2000 : Stade Leuven BEL
* 2000-2002 : KV Mechelen BEL
* 2002-2004 : Al-Hilal FC KSA
* 2004-2006 : United Arab Emirates national football team United Arab Emirates
* 2006-2008 : Belgium national football team *Scout  BEL
* 2006-2011 : Club Brugge KV BEL
* 2011-2012 : Beerschot AC BEL
* 2014-2015 : Olympique de Marseille FRA

### As Technical Director[edit]

* 2012-2014 : Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah) KSA
* 2015 -  : Saudi Arabian Football Federation KSA[6]

### Others[edit]

* 2015 -  : Asian Football Confederation Member of Expert Panels on Coach Education & Youth Development[7]
* 2015 -  : Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee Member of Mass Participation Committee and High Performance Committee[8]

## Honours[edit]

* 1997-1998 : Belgian Champion University football  BEL
* 2000-2002 : KV Mechelen BEL : Winner Belgian League
* 2002-2005 : Al-Hilal FC KSA : Winner Saudi Crown Prince Cup and Saudi Federation Cup
* 2005-2006 : United Arab Emirates national football team United Arab Emirates : Qualified for AFC Asian Cup and Gulf Cup of Nations and winner of Kirin Cup
* 2006  : Swaziland national football team SWZ : Second place COSAFA Cup
* 2006-2011 : Club Brugge KV BEL : Winner of Belgian Cup
* 2013-2014 : Al-Ahli SC (Jeddah) KSA : Vice-champion AFC Champions League
* 2015-2017  : Saudi Arabian Football Federation KSA : Winner of Gulf Cup
* 2018  : Saudi Arabian Football Federation KSA : Qualified for the FIFA World Cup in Russia

## Bibliography[edit]

* Fitness in Soccer - The science and practical application with Tenney D, Helsen W, McMillan K, Meert JP, Bradley P, Moveo Ergo Sum, Leuven 2014,ISBN 9789082132304 www.fitnessinsoccer.com
* Voetbalconditie - Tussen praktijk en wetenschap door Jean Pierre Meert , Werner Helsen , Kenny Mcmillan , David Tenney , Jan Van Winckel. ACCO Uitgeverij. Publicatiedatum: 28 maart 2014. Pagina's: 608. ISBN 9789033497780

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Jan Van Winckel profile on ResearchGate". University of Leuven. 8 September 2015.
2. ^ "Jan Van Winckel profile on Academia". University of Leuven. 8 September 2021.
3. ^ "Interview: Belgian Van Winckel spearheads a Saudi football revolution". Inside World Football. 6 June 2016.
4. ^ "Bielsa avait toujours raison". OM. 11 November 2016.
5. ^ "BLADES WELCOME JAN VAN WINCKEL TO THE BOARD". SUFC. 21 December 2017.
6. ^ "Belgian coach plots course to return Saudi to Asian elite". Inside World Football. 7 October 2015.
7. ^ "AFC coach education panel looks to raise coaching standards". Asian Football Confederation. 9 September 2016.
8. ^ "Saudi Vision 2030: what this means for the country's top football teams". The National. 22 June 2017.

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