Hugo Broos
 Broos coaching Cameroon at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hugo Henri Broos[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1952 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Humbeek, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | South Africa (manager) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| KFC Humbeek | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1970–1983 | Anderlecht | 350 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1988 | Club Brugge | 161 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 511 | (2) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1986 | Belgium | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1991 | RWD Molenbeek | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1997 | Club Brugge | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2002 | Excelsior Mouscron | ||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Anderlecht | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Genk | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Panserraikos | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Trabzonspor | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Zulte Waregem | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | JS Kabylie | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | NA Hussein Dey | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Cameroon | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Oostende (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | South Africa | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Hugo Henri Broos (born 10 April 1952) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the South Africa national team.
As a footballer, Broos played as a defender for Anderlecht and Club Brugge. At Anderlecht, he won three Belgian First Division titles, four Belgian Cups, two European Cup Winners' Cups, and the 1982–83 UEFA Cup. Between 1974 and 1986, he played 24 matches for the Belgium national team, helping them finish fourth at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
As a manager, he notably coached Club Brugge between 1991 and 1997, winning two Belgian First Division titles and two Belgian Cups, and won four Belgian Professional Manager of the Years during his career. He was also the manager of the Cameroon national team when they won the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[2] In 2021, he became the manager of the South Africa national team,[3] coaching them at two Africa Cup of Nations and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 6 June 2026
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| RWD Molenbeek | .svg.png){kind=small} |
July 1988 | June 1991 | 70 | 21 | 13 | 36 | 30.00 | |
| Club Brugge | |
July 1991 | June 1997 | 269 | 167 | 57 | 45 | 62.08 | |
| Excelsior Mouscron | |
July 1997 | June 2002 | 197 | 92 | 42 | 63 | 46.70 | |
| Anderlecht | |
July 2002 | February 2005 | 118 | 75 | 15 | 28 | 63.56 | |
| Genk | |
July 2005 | February 2008 | 98 | 50 | 22 | 26 | 51.02 | |
| Panserraikos |  |
December 2008 | June 2009 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 23.81 | |
| Trabzonspor |  |
July 2009 | November 2009 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 40.00 | |
| Zulte Waregem | |
October 2010 | May 2011 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 32.00 | |
| JS Kabylie |  |
July 2014 | September 2014 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00 | |
| NA Hussein Dey | |
November 2014 | February 2015 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36.36 | |
| Cameroon |  |
13 February 2016 | 4 December 2017 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 40.00 | |
| Oostende (caretaker) | |
March 2019 | April 2019 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25.00 | |
| South Africa |  |
5 May 2021 | Present | 73 | 35 | 26 | 12 | 47.95 | |
| Total | 934 | 478 | 207 | 249 | 51.18 | — | |||
Honours
Player
- Anderlecht[4]
- Belgian First Division: 1971–72, 1973–74, 1980–81
- Belgian Cup: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76
- Belgian League Cup: 1973, 1974
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1975–76, 1977–78; runner-up 1976–77
- European Super Cup: 1976, 1978
- UEFA Cup: 1982–83
- Amsterdam Tournament: 1976[5]
- Tournoi de Paris: 1977[6]
- Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977, 1983[7]
- Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1978[8]
- Club Brugge[9]
- Belgian First Division: 1987–88
- Belgian Cup: 1985–86
- Belgian Super Cup: 1986
- Bruges Matins: 1984[10]
- Belgium
- FIFA World Cup fourth place: 1986[11]
Manager
- RWD Molenbeek
- Belgian Second Division: 1989–90[12]
- Club Brugge[9]
- Belgian First Division: 1991–92, 1995–96
- Belgian Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96
- Belgian Super Cup: 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996
- Anderlecht[4]
- Belgian First Division: 2003–04
- Cameroon
- South Africa
- Africa Cup of Nations third place: 2023[14]
Individual
- Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 1991–92, 1995–96, 2003–04, 2006–07[15]
- Honorary Citizen of Jabbeke and Grimbergen: 2017[16][17]
References
- ↑ "Hugo Henri̇ Broos". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ↑ "Afcon 2017: Cameroon coach Hugo Broos pays tribute to '23 friends'". BBC Sport. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ↑ Gillion, Baden. "Belgian Hugo Broos is the new Bafana Bafana head coach". News24. sport24. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- 1 2 "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
- ↑ "Amsterdam Tournament". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ↑ "Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs" (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "Jules Pappaert Cup".
- ↑ "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste". 7 November 2019.
- 1 2 "Club Brugge | Palmares". 29 January 2024.
- ↑ "Winnaars Brugse Metten".
- ↑ "FIFA 1986 World Cup". Archived from the original on 5 June 2016.
- ↑ "RWDM 1989-1990".
- ↑ "AfCoN 2017: Cameroon coach Hugo Broos pays tribute to '23 friends'". BBC Sport. 6 February 2017.
- ↑ "Broos heaps praise on his players following bronze medal finish". cafonline.com. 10 February 2024.
- ↑ "Palmares Profvoetballer van het Jaar".
- ↑ "Hugo Broos wordt ereburger in woonplaats". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 18 February 2017.
- ↑ "Succescoach Hugo Broos wordt ereburger". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 6 July 2017.
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