Burnley have appointed Vincent Kompany as the brand new supervisor of their males’s first-team squad.
Kompany’s arrival marks the return of the previous Belgian defender to English Soccer for the primary time since Could 2019, having left Manchester Metropolis on the finish of 2018-19 season to turn into player-manager of Anderlecht.
The 36 year-old nevertheless endured a troublesome begin to his reign at Anderlecht which noticed him step down from his on-pitch managerial duties after 4 matches, with a view to deal with his position as a participant and Captain.
Kompany nevertheless was reinstated as supervisor a yr later after he retired as a participant and guided the membership to 42 wins, 32 attracts and 18 defeats in all competitions throughout the final two seasons, previous to his determination to depart the membership final month after guiding the staff to 3rd in Belgian First Division A.
Burnley have consequently swooped to signal the Belgian who will turn into the membership’s first international supervisor, changing interim supervisor – Michael Jackson who didn’t hold the Clarets within the Premier League after Sean Dyche was sacked in mid-April.
“Burnley Soccer Membership is a really historic English aspect and it’s an honour to be appointed first-team supervisor,” commented Kompany who added that he’s “excited” in regards to the problem of guiding the Clarets again to the Premier League on the first time of asking.
Kompany additionally praised the board for making a optimistic imaginative and prescient of Burnley’s future which he can consider in as he added: “I’m trying ahead to attending to work with the gamers and making a optimistic, successful staff for our followers once we return to Turf Moor.
“I’ve been impressed by the Board’s imaginative and prescient for the membership which aligns with my very own and I look ahead to enjoying my half as we enter an essential season.”
Burnley Chairman, Alan Tempo added that the membership “are completely delighted to welcome Vincent to Burnley Soccer Membership.”
Tempo went on to reward Kompany’s management qualities following his success as a participant, which incorporates 12 trophies at Manchester Metropolis in a 10-year spell between 2008-19 on the Etihad Stadium, as he hailed the Belgian as “a confirmed chief” with “urge for food to succeed” within the combat for promotion.
Acknowledging Kompany’s success in reversing Anderlecht’s fortunes within the final two seasons, Tempo praised his “spectacular credentials” in how he guided Anderlecht again to European soccer” while demonstrating “… his philosophy, strategy and ambition for the Membership.”