RBFA Knowledge Centre and UGent research: 'After a football career, anyone who immediately becomes head coach at a professional club is less successful on average than those who were first an assistant or a youth coach'

Thursday, December 23, 2021 — Professional footballers with ambitions to become a head coach at a professional club appear to be more successful when they do not immediately start their second football career as a head coach at a professional club. This was revealed by scientific research into the coaching careers of 205 former footballers with Belgian coaching diplomas. The research was carried out by UGent master's student Marco Verheuge in collaboration with the Knowledge Centre of the Royal Belgian Football Association. The association will also share the scientific findings internationally as they are the first to...