Philippe De Ridder
Belgian football coach/administrator and former player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Philippe De Ridder (born 6 August 1964 in Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian coach,[1] football administrator and a former football player. He is currently the co-owner and CEO of Chevsa Sports Marketing & Management, a Kolkata based sports marketing and management agency. His latest assignment was serving as the International Football Development Manager for Spanish Club, CD Marino. De Ridder is highly regarded for his specialty in discovering young, unknown talent, and his ability to revive teams from troublesome situation. He has discovered a lot of new players in India and is also known for giving a fresh start to older players with the 360 method like Bhaichung Bhutia, Harmanjot Khabra and Mehtab Hossain. He is known for identifying talents at a very young age, like Sandesh Jhingan and Lalruatthara. Jhingan has gone on to become one of the most expensive players in Indian football, while Lalruatthara has won accolades for being the emerging player of the year 2018. Besides being a football coach, he is an eminent art director, designer and musician.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1964-08-06) 6 August 1964 (age 59) | ||
Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | midfield | ||
Youth career | |||
captain Belgium national team -14, -16, -18, -20 | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1985 | RWD Molenbeek | ||
1985–1986 | RWD Molenbeek | ||
Managerial career | |||
2005–2006 | East Bengal | ||
2006–2007 | Prayag United | ||
2009–2010 | East Bengal | ||
2011–2013 | United Sikkim | ||
2014–2015 | Reitlang FC | ||
2015–2016 | FC Adeli Batumi | ||
2016–2017 | Dayu FC | ||
2017–2018 | CD Marino | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |