List of R.S.C. Anderlecht managers
This is a list of R.S.C. Anderlecht managers from 1920 when the first manager was appointed, to the present day.[1]
Managers
| Name | Nationality | Anderlecht career | Matches | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvain Brébart | 1920–22 | 51 | Promotion to First Division (3rd in Promotion in 1920–21) | |
| Charles Bunyan Sr. | 1922 | 0 | In charge for 10 days before dying | |
| Cyrille Bunyan | 1922–25 | 78 | Promotion to First Division (1st in Promotion in 1923–24) | |
| Lee Thomas | 1926–28[2] | 55 | Promotion to Premier Division (2nd in First Division in 1926–27) | |
| Florimond Plasch | 1928–31 | 78 | Promotion to Premier Division (2nd in First Division in 1928–29) | |
| Ferdinand Adams | 1930–32[3] and 1940–43[4] | 65 | ||
| Maurice Versé | 1931–33 | 52 | ||
| Charles Gilis | 1932–35[3] and 1935–36 | 46 | Promotion to Premier Division (1st in First Division in 1934–35) | |
| Claude Leclercq | 1933–34[5] | 32 | ||
| Ernest Churchill Smith | 1936–39 and 1948–50 | 138 | 2 Premier Division titles in 1948–49 and 1949–50 | |
| Robert Wijckaert | 1939–45[4] | 162 | ||
| Emile Defevere | 1939–45[4] | 178 | ||
| Paul Schuppen | 1945–46[6] | 6 | ||
| John Kennedy | 1946 | 14 | ||
| Martin McLaren | 1946 | 8 | ||
| Georges Perino | 1946–48 | 58 | The first Premier Division title of RSC Anderlecht in 1946–47 | |
| Bill Gormlie | 1950–59 | 294 | 5 First Division titles in 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56 and 1958–59 | |
| Arnold Deraeymaeker | 1959–60[6] 1968[6] |
43 | ||
| Pierre Sinibaldi | 1960–66 and 1969–71 | 293 | 4 First Division titles in 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65 and 1965–66 and 1 Cup in 1964–65 | |
| Andras Beres | 1966–68 | 59 | 1 First Division title in 1966–67 | |
| Norberto Höfling | 1968–69 | 22 | ||
| Hippolyte Van Den Bosch | 1971[6] 1972–73[6] |
29 | 1 Cup in 1972–73 | |
| Georg Keßler | 1971–72 | 58 | 1 First Division title in 1971–72 and 1 Cup in 1971–72 | |
| Urbain Braems | 1973–75 and 1979–80 | 127 | 1 First Division title in 1973–74 and 1 Cup in 1974–75 | |
| Hans Croon | 1975–76 | 51 | 1 Cup in 1975–76 and 1 European Cup Winners' Cup in 1975–76 | |
| Raymond Goethals | 1976–79 1988–89 1995[6] |
213 | 2 Cups in 1987–88 and 1988–89 and 1 European Cup Winners' Cup in 1977–78 and 2 UEFA Super Cups in 1976 and 1978 | |
| Tomislav Ivić | 1980–82 | 94 | 1 First Division title in 1980–81 | |
| Paul Van Himst | 1982–85 | 155 | 1 First Division title in 1984–85, 1 Belgian Supercup in 1985 and 1 UEFA Cup in 1982–83 | |
| Martin Lippens | 1985–86[6] and 1988–89 | 69 | 2 Cups in 1987–88 and 1988–89 | |
| Jean Dockx | 1985–86,[6] 1995,[6] 1997[6] and 1998–99 | 36 | ||
| Arie Haan | 1986–87 and Dec 1997–Sept 98 |
100 | 2 First Division titles in 1985–86 and 1986–87 | |
| Georges Leekens | 1987–88 | 32 | 1 Belgian Supercup in 1987 | |
| Aad de Mos | 1989–92 | 141 | 1 First Division title in 1990–91 | |
| Luka Peruzović | 1992–93 | 26 | ||
| Johan Boskamp | 1993–95 1995–97 |
198 | 3 First Division titles in 1992–93, 1993–94 and 1994–95, 1 Cup in 1993–94 and 1 Belgian Supercup in 1993 | |
| Herbert Neumann | 1995 | 4 | ||
| René Vandereycken | July – December 1997 | 20 | ||
| Franky Vercauteren | 1998–1999 February 2005 – November 2007 |
156 | 2 First Division titles in 2005–06 and 2006–07 and 2 Belgian Supercups in 2006 and 2007 | |
| Aimé Anthuenis | 1999 – July 2002 | 141 | 2 First Division titles in 1999–00 and 2000–01 and 2 Belgian Supercups in 2000 and 2001 | |
| Hugo Broos | July 2002 – February 2005 | 126 | 1 First Division title in 2003–04 | |
| Ariel Jacobs | November 2007 – May 2012 | 175 | 2 First Division titles in 2009–10 and 2011–12, 1 Cup title in 2007–08 and 1 Belgian Supercup in 2010 | |
| John van den Brom | July 2012 – March 2014 | 98 | 1 First Division title in 2012-13 | |
| Besnik Hasi | March 2014 – May 2016 | 119 | 1 First Division title in 2013-14 and 1 Belgian Supercup in 2014 | |
| René Weiler | July 2016 – September 2017 | 66 | 1 First Division title in 2016-17 and 1 Belgian Supercup in 2017 | |
| Hein Vanhaezebrouck | October 2017 – December 2018 | 62 | ||
| Fred Rutten | January – April 2019 | 13 | ||
| Karim Belhocine | April – July 2019 | 6 | ||
| Vincent Kompany[7] | July – August 2019 | 4 | ||
| Simon Davies | August – October 2019 | 9 | ||
| Franky Vercauteren | October 2019 – July 2020 | 13 | ||
| Vincent Kompany | August 2020 – June 2022 | 88 | ||
| Felice Mazzù | June 2022 – October 2022 | 22 | ||
| Brian Riemer | December 2022 – September 2024 | 76 | ||
| David Hubert | September 2024 – March 2025 | 38 | ||
| Besnik Hasi | March 2025 – 1 February 2026 | 43 | ||
| Edward Still (interim) | 1–9 February 2026 | 2 | ||
| Jérémy Taravel (interim) | 9 February 2026 – present | 0 |
References
- ^ Gallez, Marcel; Serkijn, Johan (2008). Le dictionnaire du RSC Anderlecht (tome 2). Magnad. ISBN 978-2-9600723-3-4.
- ^ No manager was appointed during the 1925–26 season
- ^ a b Served as trainer during this period
- ^ a b c During the 1941–42 and 1942–43 seasons 3 managers were working together: Ferdinand Adams, Robert Wijckaert and Emile Defevere. Before the next season, Ferdinand Adams left the trio and Robert Wijckaert left before the 1945–46 season.
- ^ After Claude Leclercq was sacked during the 1934–35 season, a committee used to select the players until the end of the season
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Served as caretaker manager.
- ^ Serves as player-manager