Marc Brys

Marc Brys (born 10 May 1962) is a Belgian football manager and former player.

Career His coaching career took off at Belgian club Berchem Sport, which he guided to the championship of the Belgian fourth and third divisions. After this success, Brys took over the first-division club Germinal Beerschot.

In his first year, with the smallest competition budget, Germinal finished seventh, although 75% of Belgian coaches predicted that the club would be relegated. In May 2005, during his second year, Brys led Germinal to a 2–1 victory over Club Brugge in the Belgian Cup, the first and only prize Germinal would win in its history. Germinal participated in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, but were eliminated by Marseille on penalty kicks.

In 2006–07, Brys coached Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz, where he was fired despite finishing in seventh place. He subsequently coached in Holland at FC Eindhoven and Den Bosch.

In 2010, Brys signed for two years with KV Mechelen. In his first year, the club attained the highest point total in its history. In 2012, Brys managed Saudi club Al-Faisaly. He reached the semi-finals of the Crown Prince Cup and became group winner of the GCC Champions League. In his second season, however, he was fired and took over the Club Al-Raed for the last four games of the competition. He managed to keep them in the First League with two wins and two draws.

Following a stint of over three seasons, Brys was finally sacked at OH Leuven in October 2023 and retired, settling with his wife in his home in Crete.

Six months later however, Brys was appointed by Cameroon, following in the footsteps of fellow Belgian manager Hugo Broos, who had already lead the team in 2016 and 2017. Brys also stated he had turned down offers from other African nations, such as Ghana and Tunisia. On 1 December, Brys was sacked days before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, with the Cameroonian Football Federation accusing him of "subterfuge and unprofessionalism" due to Cameroon failing to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. However, he denied being dismissed, insisting that he was still the legitimate head coach after submitting his own AFCON squad list, which was later rejected by the federation.

Managerial statistics

Honours Berchem Sport Belgian Third Division: 2001–02

Germinal Beerschot Belgian Cup: 2004–05

Individual Raymond Goethals Award: 2020