Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé (born 4 December 1961) is a Congolese football coach and former player who manages Sudanese club Al-Hilal.
.jpg) Florent Ibengé in 2016[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jean-Florent Ikwange Ibengé | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1961 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Léopoldville, Republic of the Congo | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Hilal Club (manager) | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1979–1980 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | ||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1993 | Excelsior Roubaix | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1998 | US Boulogne | ||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | ES Wasquehal | ||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | ES Wasquehal | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | SC Douai | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Shanghai Shenhua | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | DR Congo | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2021 | Vita Club | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | RS Berkane | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Al-Hilal Club | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Early and personal life
editHe was born in Léopoldville on 4 December 1961.[2]
Ibengé played as a centre-back for Tennis Borussia Berlin, Excelsior Roubaix, US Boulogne and ES Wasquehal.[1]
Coaching career
editHe spent his early coaching career in France, managing ES Wasquehal and SC Douai.[1]
He was manager of Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua from April to May 2012, and of Congolese team Vita Club from February 2014.[2]
He became manager of the DR Congo national team in August 2014, combining this role with his job at Vita Club.[3]
He led DR Congo to the 2016 African Nations Championship title in February 2016.[4]
In March 2017, he announced that he intended to step down as national team manager in 2018.[5] He resigned in August 2019.[6] After that, he returned to AS Vita Club.[7]
In July 2021 he became manager of Moroccan club RS Berkane.[8] In June 2022 he became manager of Sudanese club Al-Hilal Club.[9]
In November 2022, Ibenge won the Sudan Cup after Al-Hilal defeated Al Ahli Khartoum in the final winning via a 4–3 penalty shoot-out after the match had ended in a goalless draw after extra time.[10][11]
Following the start of the 2023 Sudan conflict, Ibengé voiced his plans to set up a base camp for Al-Hilal players in Cairo, Egypt, and expressed hopes that the team would continue to play in the Arab Club Champions Cup.[12] In April 2023, Ibengé and his family fled to France via Djibouti.[12]
Honours
editDR Congo
- African Nations Championship: 2016[13]
- African Cup of Nations third place: 2015[14]
AS Vita Club
- CAF Champions League runner-up: 2014[18]
- CAF Confederation Cup runner-up: 2018[19]
RS Berkane
Al-Hilal
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Florent Ibengé". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 15 January 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Profile". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "Florent Ibenge appointed new DR Congo coach". BBC Sport. 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- ^ "CHAN 2016: DR Congo are champions after victory over Mali". BBC Sport. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ^ Momodou Bah (12 March 2017). "Ibenge confirms he will leave his post as DR Congo coach in 2018". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ^ "Florent Ibenge quits as DR Congo coach". BBC Sport. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ League, 2021 03 03AfriqueSilas Wamangituka : Le Congolais aurait des courtisans en Premier; Ahly », 2021 03 03AfriqueLigue des Champions-Florent Ibengue : « Je n’ai pas peur de Al; Nafti, 2021 03 03AfriqueEspagne : Le CD Lugo se sépare de son entraîneur tunisien Mehdi; finale, 2021 03 03TennisTournoi de Doha : Ons Jabeur passe en huitièmes de (18 October 2019). "AS Vita Club : Florent Ibenge donne des nouvelles de Makusu Mundele". Archived from the original on 7 August 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Florent Ibenge annoncé à la Renaissance Berkane". 5 July 2021.
- ^ ""Bag News" is unique in the name of the new coach of Al Hilal and mentions his biography". 25 June 2022.
- ^ a b Pelly, Aristote (16 November 2023). "Florent Ibenge et Al Hilal remportent la Coupe du Soudan" [Florent Ibenge and Al Hilal win the Sudan Cup]. Iris Football (in French). Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Al Hilal Omdurman et ses congolais remportent la Coupe du Soudan !" [Al Hilal Omdurman and its Congolese win the Sudan Cup!]. LEOPARDSFOOT (in French). 15 November 2022. Archived from the original on 19 August 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ a b Daras, Marina; Eyoum, Victoire (29 April 2023). "Sudan crisis: the football coach forced to flee Khartoum". BBC News. Archived from the original on 29 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Florent Ibengé to continue as DR Congo boss". African Football. 17 December 2017. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Kalumiana, Kalumiana (8 February 2015). "Ibenge: We won but not motivated - 2015 Africa Cup of Nations - DR Congo". African Football. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Madyira, Michael (14 July 2018). "AS Vita win DRC league title, TP Mazembe settle for runners-up spot". Goal. Archived from the original on 25 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ ""Bag News" is unique in the name of the new coach of Al Hilal and mentions his biography". Sudan Telegraph. 25 June 2022.
- ^ "Super Coupe du Congo 2015 : V.Club lamine Lupopo à Kinshasa | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". Adaic Congo. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Madyira, Michael (25 November 2018). "AS Vita coach Florent Ibenge warns of another heartbreak ahead of Raja Casablanca match". Goal. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Madyira, Michael (2 December 2018). "Caf Confederation Cup final: Raja Casablanca crowned champions despite 3-1 loss". Goal. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Zouiten, Sara (28 July 2022). "RS Berkane Beats Wydad AC to Win its 2nd Throne Cup Title". Morocco World News. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ Philémon (29 July 2022). "Morocco - King's Cup: Ibenge leaves RS Berkane on a high". Sport News Africa. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
- ^ "Berkane stop Pirates on penalties to win second TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup title | Total CAF Confederation Cup". CAFOnline.com. CAF-Confedération Africaine du Football. 20 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
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