K.V. Kortrijk
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Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk (often simply called KV Kortrijk or KVK) is a
KV Kortrijk first entered the first division in the early 20th century, between 1906–07 and 1910–11. They eventually had to wait 65 years to return at the highest level, when they spent 15 seasons at the top flight, interrupted by a season in the second division (between 1976–77 and 1978–79 and between 1980–81 and 1991–92). KV Kortrijk also played the 1998–99 season in the first division before they returned to the Belgian Pro League in the 2008–09 season.
History
In 1901 SC Courtraisien was founded. The club merged with FC Courtraisien in 1918. They received in 1951 the name Koninklijke Kortrijk Sport. They had the matricule n°19 like the oldest club SC Courtraisien. Stade Kortrijk was founded in 1923 with matricule n°161. Because Stade Kortrijk and Koninklijke Kortrijk Sport didn't play well anymore, they merged in 1971. They could play with matricule n°19 and the new name was KV Kortrijk.
Due to bankruptcy, KV Kortrijk had to relegate in 2001 to the third division. From 2004 to 2008 KV Kortrijk played in the second division, however, in the 2007–08 season they managed to get promoted to the first division.
KV Kortrijk was bought for €5 million by Malaysian businessman Vincent Tan on 12 May 2015.[2]
Honours
- Belgian Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2011–12
- Belgian Second Division
- Winners (2): 1905–06, 2007–08
- Runners-up (2): 1979–80, 1997–98
- Belgian Second Division final round
- Winners (3): 1976, 1980, 1998
Colours and badge
KV Kortrijk's colours are generally red and white. The home kit is usually all red with white trim and red shorts. The away kit is similar, except in blue. The club's logo is a white shield, split into thirds by a red upside-down, V-like shape, and the letters "KVK" are split into each third, in a red font. On top of the shield is a crown.
Stadium
KV Kortrijk plays their home matches at the
Current squad
- As of 7 February 2024[3]
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Out on loan
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Club staff
- As of 8 January 2024
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| Chairman |  Derek Chin
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| Owner | Vincent Tan
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| Board Member | Derek Chin Chee Seng Veh Ken Choo Amin Bin Mohamad Fuad Mohamad Edmund Tee Wei Kang Muhammad Syafiq Bin Azman
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| Manager |  Freyr Alexandersson
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| Assistant Managers |  Jonathan Hartmann  Joseph Akpala
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| Goalkeeper Coach |  Glen Verbauwhede
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| Head of Performance | Pieter Jacobs
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| Video Analyst | Gregory De Grauwe
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| Team Manager | Claude Gezelle
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Managers
André Van Maldeghem & Luc Maddens (1971–73)- André Van Maldeghem & Walter Maes (1973–75)
- Georges Heylens (1975–77)
Marijan Brnčić (1978–79)- Raymond Mertens (1979)
Henk Houwaart (1979–83)- Wim Reijers (1983–84)
- André Van Maldeghem (1984–85)
- Dimitri Davidović (1985–86)
- Aad Koudijzer (1986)
- Han Grijzenhout (1986–87)
- Eddy Kinsabil (1987–88)
- Georges Leekens (1988–89)
- Henk Houwaart (1989–90)
- René Desayere(1990–91)
- Boudewijn Braem (1991–92)
- Johan Boskamp (1992 – January 1993)
- James Storme (1993–94)
- Patrick Van Geem (1994–95)
- Regi Van Acker (1995–98)
- Michel De Wolf (1998–99)
- Luc Vanderschommen (1999 – September 1999)
- Eddy Kinsabil (2000)
- Gerrit Laverge (2000–01)
- Boudewijn Braem (2001–02)
- Francky Dekenne (2002–03)
- Boudewijn Braem (2003 – February 2003)
- Angelo Nijskens (2003 – January 2004)
- Manu Ferrera (1 July 2003 – 2004)
- Rudi Verkempinck (September 2004 – 2005)
- Manu Ferrera (2005 – 29 January 2006)
- Hein Vanhaezebrouck (1 July 2006 – 30 June 2009)
- Georges Leekens (1 July 2009 – 11 May 2010)
- Hein Vanhaezebrouck (6 June 2010 – 30 June 2014)
- Yves Vanderhaeghe (2014–15)
- Johan Walem (2015–2016)
Karim Belhocine (2016)- Patrick De Wilde (2016)
- Karim Belhocine (2016)
- Bart Van Lancker (2016–2017)
- Karim Belhocine (2017)
- Yannis Anastasiou(2017)
- Glen De Boeck (2017–2018)
- Yves Vanderhaeghe (2018–2021)
Luka Elsner (2021)- Karim Belhocine (2021–2022)
Adnan Čustović (2022)
Bernd Storck (2022–2023)- Edward Still (2023)
- Glen De Boeck (2023)
Freyr Alexandersson (2024–present)
References
- ^ a b Guldensporenstadion Archived 2015-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, kvk.be (last check 30/03/2018)
- ^ Buyse, Frank (12 May 2015). "Officieel: Maleisische miljardair Vincent Tan neemt KV Kortrijk over" (in Dutch). Nieuwsblad – Sportwereld. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "spelers – KV Kortrijk". kvk.be. Archived from the original on 2012-08-31. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
External links
- Official website
- Kortrijk at UEFA.com