Marc Brys (born 10 May 1962) is a Belgian football manager and former player, currently unemployed after most recently managing OH Leuven in the Belgian Pro League.

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.

Marc Brys

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.

Marc Brys

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.

Marc Brys

In 2010 Brys signed for two years with KV Mechelen. In his first year, the club attained the highest point total in itshistory.

In 2012 Brys managed Saudi club Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah). He reached the semi-finals of the Crown Prince Cup and became group winner of the Gulf Cup. 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.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Berchem Sport

Belgian Third Division: 2001–02

Germinal Beerschot

Belgian Cup: 2004-05

Individual

Raymond Goethals Award: 2020

References

Living people

1962 births

Belgian men's footballers

Footballers from Antwerp

Men's association football defenders

K. Beerschot V.A.C. players

Belgian football managers

Saudi Pro League managers

Beerschot A.C. managers

K.V. Mechelen managers

FC Eindhoven managers

Al Faisaly FC managers

Al Raed FC managers

Najran SC managers

Royal Excel Mouscron managers

Sint-Truidense V.V. managers

Oud-Heverlee Leuven managers

K.M.S.K. Deinze managers

Belgian expatriate football managers

Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia

Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia