Sven Vandenbroeck


Sven Ludwig Vandenbroeck is a Belgian football coach and former player who manages Tanzanian club Simba.

Playing career

Born in Vilvoorde, Vandenbroeck played as a defensive midfielder for Mechelen, Roda JC, De Graafschap, Akratitos, Lierse, Visé and Løv-Ham.

Coaching career

Vandenbroeck served as manager of Niki Volou, and assistant manager to Oud-Heverlee Leuven and the Cameroonian national team. He was the assistant to Hugo Broos when Cameroon won the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
He was appointed manager of the Zambian national team in July 2018. He said he would be starting from "year zero". In February 2019 it was announced that the Football Association of Zambia would not renew Vandenbroeck's contract in March 2019, due to his failure to qualify for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. Vandenbroeck later claimed that he had already resigned but had agreed to stay on until the end of his contract. He was then placed on administrative leave. He said that his eight months in Zambia was "positive".
In December 2019 he was appointed manager of Tanzanian club Simba.