Sven Vermant

Sven Vermant (born 4 April 1973) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is best known for his spells at Club Brugge and FC Schalke 04. He is currently in charge of the Belgium national under-17 team.

Club career Born in Lier, Vermant started his career in 1978 at KV Hooikt and played there until 1989 when he moved to KV Mechelen, that had won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup the year before. In 1993 Vermant moved to Club Brugge, where he won both the championship (1996, 1998) and the Belgian Cup (1995, 1996) twice.

Vermant stayed at Bruges until he transferred to FC Schalke 04 in 2001, after being heavily linked with a move to Scottish club Rangers. At Schalke he won the 2001–02 DFB-Pokal.

In 2005, Vermant returned to Club Brugge where he played until 2008. On 9 December 2007, he played his 400th game for Club Brugge against KSV Roeselare, which they won 2–1. Vermant is the ninth player in the history of the club to achieve this milestone.

In July 2008 his transferred to Royal Knokke from the Provincial League.

International career Vermant collected 18 caps with the Belgium national team and was in the team for the 2002 World Cup. He made his debut on 23 August 1995 in a 2–1 loss against Germany.

Coaching career Vermant was set to become assistant manager of Club Brugge's youth system, signing a contract due to take effect in May 2011.

Personal life Sven Vermant is married to Stefanie Van Vyve (Miss Belgian Beauty 1995). They have a daughter, Elena (° 1999) and a son, Romeo (° 2004). His son Romeo plays football at Club Brugge. Bundesliga

2002–03 Belgian First Division: 1995–96, 1997–98 Belgian Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96; runner-up 1997–98 Belgian Supercup: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2005 Bruges Matins: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 Jules Pappaert Cup: 1995

Schalke 04 DFB-Pokal: 2001–02 UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004

Belgium FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup