Ronny Deila will be the new head coach of Blauw-Zwart next season. Standard Liege and Club Brugge on the one hand and Ronny Deila and Club Brugge on the other reached an agreement today.
Club Brugge have got their new head coach for next season. Ronny Deila comes over from Standard Liege. Deila (47) is a coach who knows how to win prizes. The Norwegian was Scottish national champion twice with Celtic Glasgow and Norwegian national champion once with Stromsgodset. He also won the respective national cups with both teams. In 2021, he became champion in the MLS with New York City FC.
Deila succeeds interim coach Rik De Mil. De Mil may join Deila's technical staff and decide on his future in the coming weeks. Ronny Deila brings with him assistant Efrain Juarez. The former Mexican defender and A international has also been Deila's assistant at Standard and New York City. Goalkeeper coach Wouter Biebauw, video analyst Matthias Bernaert and the 2 physical coaches Eddie Rob and Carl Vandenbussche remain on the A core technical staff. Nicky Hayen and Steve Colpaert return to Club NXT as agreed as does coach Hayk Milkon who returns to the U18.
The introduction of new coach Ronny Deila will take place on the occasion of the first training session of the new season at the end of June.