Floribert N'Galula (born 7 March 1987) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who currently works as an assistant coach for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2003 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2003–2007 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Randers | 12 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Sparta Rotterdam | 5 | (0) |
| 2010 | D.C. United | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | TPS | 20 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | OH Leuven | 28 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | BX Brussels | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | BX Brussels | ||
| 2019–2022 | Anderlecht (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Burnley (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Bayern Munich (assistant) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:29, 5 July 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:50, 7 February 2010 (UTC) | |||
As a player, he was a defender or defensive midfielder who came through the youth academy at Manchester United, before playing professionally for Randers, Sparta Rotterdam, D.C. United, TPS, OH Leuven and BX Brussels.
Playing career
editBeginning his career with Manchester United, he later played for Randers and Sparta Rotterdam.[1] He signed for Major League Soccer side D.C. United in the United States in January 2010, but was released from his contract just over a month later.[2]
On 4 February 2011, N'Galula signed for the Finnish Veikkausliiga side TPS until the end of the 2011 season.[3] On 4 August 2011, he signed a two-year deal with Belgian team OH Leuven,[4] but was released by the club already after the first season. In the summer of 2013, N'Galula signed for BX Brussels, which was newly purchased by Vincent Kompany.[5] In the meantime, he also served as head coach of the club's youth teams.[6]
Coaching career
editAfter retiring from football, N'Galula became head coach of his last club BX Brussels in January 2018, succeeding Amaury Toussaint.[6]
In June 2019, he joined the coaching staff at Anderlecht under manager Vincent Kompany, with whom he played as a youngster at the club.[7] He also served as assistant coach at the U21 team.[8]
N'Galula followed Kompany to English Premier League club Burnley as first team coach at the beginning of the 2022–23 season.[9] He later re-joined Kompany's staff at Bundesliga club Bayern Munich in June 2024.[10]
Personal life
editHis brother Gabriel N'Galula was also a professional footballer.
References
edit- ^ "D.C. United signs Floribert N'Galula". dcunited.com. D.C. United. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
- ^ Goff, Steven (5 March 2010). "Soccer Insider: D.C. United signs Morsink, dumps N'Galula". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ "TPS vahvistui Petteri Pennasella ja Floribert N'Galulalla | FC TPS". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ "Former top-talent signs for OHL". OHL.be. OHL.be. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 9 August 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "Officieel - BX Brussels strikt gewezen Man Utd-middenvelder (video)" (in Dutch). nr10.be. 30 July 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013.
- ^ a b "Floribert Ngalula, de Manchester United au BX Brussels" (in French). dhnet.be. 30 January 2018.
- ^ Walckiers, Johan (25 May 2019). "Wie is die nieuwe assistent van Anderlecht? De eerste Belg die voor Manchester United speelde, de meer onbekende in het triumviraat met Kompany en Vanden Borre" [Who is this new Anderlecht assistant? The first Belgian to play for Manchester United, the more unknown in the triumvirate with Kompany and Vanden Borre]. Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ "Das ist Vincent Kompanys Trainerteam beim FC Bayern München" (in German). Bundesliga. 21 June 2024.
- ^ "First team backroom staff confirmed". Burnley F.C. 8 July 2022.
- ^ "This is Vincent Kompany's coaching staff at FC Bayern". FC Bayern Munich. 21 June 2024.
External links
edit- Profile[permanent dead link] at dcunited.com