Henri Depireux (1 February 1944 – 8 April 2022) was a Belgian football player and manager.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 February 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
Date of death | 8 April 2022 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Visé, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1963–1968 | RFC Liège | ||
1968–1971 | Standard Liège | 70 | (21) |
1971–1973 | Racing White Brussels | ||
1973–1974 | R.W.D. Molenbeek | ||
1974–1976 | RFC Liège | ||
1976–1978 | RJS Bas-Oha | ||
International career | |||
1969–1971 | Belgium | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1976–1978 | RJS Bas-Oha | ||
1978–1980 | Tilleur | ||
1980–1981 | Namur | ||
1981–1982 | K.F.C. Winterslag | ||
1986–1987 | Belenenses | ||
Wavre | |||
1987–1989 | Bellinzona | ||
1989 | Metz | ||
1990 | Red Star | ||
1990–1991 | Belenenses | ||
1993–1994 | AC Bellinzona | ||
1996–1997 | Cameroon | ||
1997–1998 | ASFAR | ||
1998–1999 | Sharjah FC | ||
2000 | Standard Liège (Assistant coach) | ||
2002 | RFC Liège | ||
2003 | Visé | ||
2006–2007 | Congo DR | ||
2008 | Olympique de Khouribga | ||
2008 | USM Annaba | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
Depireux played club football for RFC Liège and Standard de Liège.[1] He also played twice for Belgium.[2]
After his playing career ended, Depireux became a manager in Switzerland,[3] France.[4] He also coached Belenenses,[5] the Cameroon national team.[6] and RFC Liège.[7]
In 2006, Depireux was named manager of Congo DR national team[8] and resigned in 2007.[9] In 2008, he coached North African sides Olympique de Khouribga and USM Annaba.[10]
In 2011, Depireux joined the women's team of Standard Femina Liège as head coach.
In February 2019, he took over as head coach of KVW Zaventem, a team in the 3rd amateur league, in an attempt to prevent the club being relegated to a lower division, following a difficult season.[11]
Honours
- RFC Liège
- Belgian Football League third place: 1966–67
- Standard Liège
- Belgian Football League winner: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71
- R.W.D. Molenbeek
- Belgian Football League runner-up: 1972–73; third place: 1973–74