Coach Philippe Clement is stepping down from Club Brugge to join top French club AS Monaco. As coach, Clement (47) became 2 times national champion with Blauw-Zwart.
Philippe Clement spent 10 years with Club as a player. After a brief passage at Beerschot AC, Clement returned to Jan Breydel in 2011 as the promises coach. From 2012 to 2017, Clement was assistant coach under Juan Carlos Garrido and Michel Preud'homme. Since 2019, Philippe Clement was head coach of Club Brugge. As coach, he won 2 national titles and 1 supercup at Club and now gets his chance at top French club AS Monaco.
CEO Vincent Mannaert: "Philippe Clement is a 'man of the house'. First as a player but afterwards also within the technical framework. Philippe went through all the steps within Club from promising coach to assistant coach to head coach and we are proud at Club that in addition to training talented players, we can also allow talented coaches to grow. We therefore grant Philippe this next step in his career and wish him every success."
Philippe Clement: "Club Brugge is 'my' Club. I have always felt at home here and had a fantastic bond with the supporters. I now get the chance to join a top club in Ligue 1 and feel the time has come to seize that opportunity. I will always remember my time at Club with a warm feeling and will continue to follow Blauw-Zwart's achievements closely."
