Marc Brys
Belgian football player and manager
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Marc Brys (born 10 May 1962) is a Belgian football manager and former player.
.jpg) Brys with KV Mechelen in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 May 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Position | Defender[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1978 | Beerschot | ||
| 1978–1993 | Wilrijk | ||
| 1993–1994 | Merksem | ||
| 1994–1997 | Wilrijk | ||
| 1997–1998 | Willebroek | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Londerzeel | ||
| 2001–2003 | Berchem Sport | ||
| 2003–2005 | Germinal Beerschot | ||
| 2006 | Deinze | ||
| 2006–2007 | Germinal Beerschot | ||
| 2007 | Mouscron | ||
| 2008–2009 | FC Eindhoven | ||
| 2009–2010 | Den Bosch | ||
| 2010–2012 | KV Mechelen | ||
| 2012–2013 | Al-Faisaly FC | ||
| 2014 | Al-Raed | ||
| 2014 | Najran[2] | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al-Raed | ||
| 2016–2018 | Beerschot Wilrijk | ||
| 2018–2019 | Sint-Truiden | ||
| 2020–2023 | OH Leuven | ||
| 2024–2025 | Cameroon | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 7th, although 75% of Belgian coaches predicted that the club would be relegated. In May 2005, during his second year, Brys took 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 was eliminated by Olympique de 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 FC. 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 signed for 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 denied 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.[3] However, he denied being dismissed, insisting he was still the legitimate head coach after submitting his own AFCON squad list, which was later rejected by the federation.[4]
Managerial statistics
- As of matches played 1 December 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Germ. Beerschot | July 2003 | September 2005 | 87 | 29 | 22 | 36 | 88 | 107 | −19 | 33.33 | |
| Germ. Beerschot | July 2006 | June 2007 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 40.00 | |
| R.E. Mouscron | July 2007 | December 2007 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 23 | +0 | 35.29 | |
| FC Eindhoven | July 2008 | June 2009 | 40 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 64 | 83 | −19 | 25.00 | |
| Den Bosch | July 2009 | June 2010 | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 73 | 59 | +14 | 40.00 | [5] |
| KV Mechelen | July 2010 | June 2012 | 78 | 29 | 19 | 30 | 103 | 112 | −9 | 37.18 | |
| Najran SC | August 2014 | October 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Beerschot Wilrijk | July 2016 | May 2018 | 81 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 146 | 83 | +63 | 56.79 | |
| Sint-Truiden | July 2018 | November 2019 | 60 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 89 | 82 | +7 | 40.00 | |
| OH Leuven | June 2020 | October 2023 | 119 | 40 | 32 | 47 | 183 | 201 | −18 | 33.61 | |
| Cameroon | June 2024 | December 2025 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 57.89 | |
| Career totals | 580 | 224 | 157 | 199 | 850 | 811 | +39 | 38.62 | |||
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