Henri Depireux

Henri Depireux (1 February 1944 – 8 April 2022) was a Belgian football player and manager.

Henri Depireux
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-02-01)1 February 1944
Place of birth Liège, Belgium
Date of death 8 April 2022(2022-04-08) (aged 78)
Place of death Visé, Belgium
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963–1968 RFC Liège
1968–1971 Standard Liège 70 (21)
1971–1973 Racing White Brussels
1973–1974 R.W.D. Molenbeek
1974–1976 RFC Liège
1976–1978 RJS Bas-Oha
International career
1969–1971 Belgium 2 (0)
Managerial career
1976–1978 RJS Bas-Oha
1978–1980 Tilleur
1980–1981 Namur
1981–1982 K.F.C. Winterslag
1986–1987 Belenenses
Wavre
1987–1989 Bellinzona
1989 Metz
1990 Red Star
1990–1991 Belenenses
1993–1994 AC Bellinzona
1996–1997 Cameroon
1997–1998 ASFAR
1998–1999 Sharjah FC
2000 Standard Liège (Assistant coach)
2002 RFC Liège
2003 Visé
2006–2007 Congo DR
2008 Olympique de Khouribga
2008 USM Annaba
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Depireux played club football for RFC Liège and Standard de Liège.[1] He also played twice for Belgium.[2]

After his playing career ended, Depireux became a manager in Switzerland,[3] France.[4] He also coached Belenenses,[5] the Cameroon national team.[6] and RFC Liège.[7]

In 2006, Depireux was named manager of Congo DR national team[8] and resigned in 2007.[9] In 2008, he coached North African sides Olympique de Khouribga and USM Annaba.[10]

In 2011, Depireux joined the women's team of Standard Femina Liège as head coach.

In February 2019, he took over as head coach of KVW Zaventem, a team in the 3rd amateur league, in an attempt to prevent the club being relegated to a lower division, following a difficult season.[11]

Honours
RFC Liège
Standard Liège
R.W.D. Molenbeek

References
  1. http://www.standard.be/fr/a_joueurs_det.php?id=130
  2. "Number of caps". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  3. "Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 June 2008.
  4. "France - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009.
  5. http://www.osbelenenses.com/portal/belenenses/_specific/public/allbrowsers/asp/projuhistory.asp?stage=2&id=171&name=Treinadores%20-%20Futebol%20S%E9nior%5B%5D
  6. "Cameroon National Team Coaches". RSSSF.
  7. "rfcliege.be". www.rfcliege.be.
  8. "Digitalcongo.net 3.0". Archived from the original on 23 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  9. Patrice Chitera (22 April 2008). "Neveu confirmed as DRC coach". BBC. Retrieved 22 April 2008.
  10. "Henri Depireux limogé par le club algérien d'Annaba". DH.be. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2009.
  11. "Henri Depireux trainer KVW Zaventem". ringtv.be.
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