Hans Cornelis (born 13 October 1982) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Challenger Pro League club Lokeren-Temse.
Playing career
Cornelis was part of a last minute transfer deal in the late evening of 31 August 2009. Cercle Brugge and Genk came to an extensive agreement: Cornelis was sold to Cercle Brugge, his teammate Jelle Vossen joined him on loan. Thomas Buffel made the opposite move.
Following a trial at Notts County, Cornelis joined Deinze for the 2015–16 season.[1]
Managerial career
After having played for lower league club Zwevezele from 2017, Cornelis took over as player-coach in 2019.[2] One year later, he retired from playing football and continued as the team's manager.[3]
After Zwevezele withdrew from the national competitions after the 2021–22 season,[4] Cornelis was appointed new head coach of Belgian Division 2 club Lokeren-Temse on 4 June 2022.[5] He led the club to two consecutive promotions to reach the second-tier 2024–25 Challenger Pro League.
Honours
Club Brugge
- Belgian First Division A: 2002–03, 2004–05
- Belgian Cup: 2001–02, 2003–04
- Belgian Super Cup: 2002, 2003, 2004[6][7][8]
Genk
References
- ^ "Cornelis ging niet in op deze aanbieding uit Engeland, ex-Rode Duivel wel" [Cornelis did not accept this offer from England]. Voetbal Nieuws (in Dutch). 9 October 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Hans Cornelis wordt speler-trainer bij KSKV Zwevezele A". KW.be (in Dutch). 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Hans Cornelis, de Kompany van Zwevezele, over nieuwe Club-coach Clement". KW.be (in Dutch). 31 May 2019.
- ^ "KSK Zwevezele verdwijnt uit het nationaal voetbal | Focus en WTV". Focus-WTV (in Dutch). 21 January 2022. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Lokeren-Temse stelt Hans Cornelis voor als nieuwe hoofdtrainer". Sporza (in Dutch). 4 June 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "RACING GENK - CLUB BRUGGE 0-2". clubbrugge.be. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "CLUB BRUGGE - LA LOUVIÈRE 1-1". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Anderlecht beaten in the Supercup". anderlecht-online.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Le Racing a sauvé sa saison". dhnet.be. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
External links
- Hans Cornelis at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Hans Cornelis at Soccerway
