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Royal Excelsior Virton is a Belgian football club, based in the city of Virton, in Luxembourg province.[1] The club will participate in Belgian National Division 1 from 2023 to 2024 after relegation from Challenger Pro League in 2022–23. They were purchased by Al-Ittihad midfielder N'Golo Kanté on 30 June 2023.[2]
Full name | Royal Excelsior Virton | ||
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Nickname(s) | Les Gaumais | ||
Short name | RE Virton | ||
Founded | 1922 | ||
Ground | Stade Yvan Georges, Virton | ||
Capacity | 4,572 | ||
Owner | N'Golo Kanté | ||
Chairman | Flavio Becca | ||
Manager | Jérôme Arpinon | ||
League | Belgian National Division 1 | ||
2023–24 | 10th | ||
Website | https://www.revirton.be | ||
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Current squad
edit- As of 10 October 2024[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club staff
edit- As of 30 June 2023
Position | Name |
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Chairman | N'Golo Kanté[4] |
Chief executive officer | Alex Hayes |
Sporting director | Tom Van den Abbeele |
Manager | Christian Bracconi |
Assistant manager | Nicolas Gennarielli |
Goalkeeper coach | Jérémy Dumesnil Clément Lommers |
Fitness coach | Arnaud Scalco |
Video analyst | Grégory Verheyden |
Club doctor | Florian Foulon |
Physiotherapist | Marc-Antoine Palma Samuel Bodet |
Team Manager | Thiebaud Delmelle |
Delegate | Georges André |
Match equipment and logistics manager | Arnaud Gratia |
References
edit- ^ "Royal Excelsior Virton". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Kante invests in Belgium's Virton with view to developing academy". Inside World Football. 30 June 2023.
- ^ "L'équipe première". Royal Excelsior Virton (in French). Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Kante purchases Belgian third-tier side". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-29.