Marc Brys

Marc Brys (born 10 May 1962) is a Belgian football manager and former player, who is the current coach of the Cameroon national team.

Marc Brys

Brys with KV Mechelen in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth	(1962-05-10) 10 May 1962
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1978	Beerschot
1978–1993	Wilrijk
1993–1994	Merksem
1994–1997	Wilrijk
1997–1998	Willebroek
Managerial career
1998–2001	Londerzeel
2001–2003	Berchem Sport
2003–2005	Germinal Beerschot
2006	Deinze
2006–2007	Germinal Beerschot
2007	Mouscron
2008–2009	FC Eindhoven
2009–2010	Den Bosch
2010–2012	KV Mechelen
2012–2013	Al-Faisaly FC
2014	Al-Raed
2014	Najran
2014–2015	Al-Raed
2016–2018	Beerschot Wilrijk
2018–2019	Sint-Truiden
2020–2023	OH Leuven
2024–	Cameroon
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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.

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.

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.

Following a stint of over three seasons, Brys was finally sacked at OH Leuven in October 2023 and retired, settling with his wife in his home in Crete. Six months later however, Brys signed for Cameroon, following in the footsteps of fellow Belgian manager Hugo Broos who had already lead the team in 2016 & 2017. Brys also stated he had denied offers from other African nations such as Ghana and Tunisia.

Managerial statistics

As of matches played 19 November 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record								Ref
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Germ. Beerschot	July 2003	September 2005	87	29	22	36	88	107	−19	033.33
Germ. Beerschot	July 2006	June 2007	35	14	9	12	52	47	+5	040.00
R.E. Mouscron	July 2007	December 2007	17	6	4	7	23	23	+0	035.29
FC Eindhoven	July 2008	June 2009	40	10	14	16	64	83	−19	025.00
Den Bosch	July 2009	June 2010	40	16	12	12	73	59	+14	040.00
KV Mechelen	July 2010	June 2012	78	29	19	30	103	112	−9	037.18
Najran SC	August 2014	October 2014	3	0	0	3	2	4	−2	000.00
Beerschot Wilrijk	July 2016	May 2018	81	46	18	17	146	83	+63	056.79
Sint-Truiden	July 2018	November 2019	60	24	20	16	89	82	+7	040.00
OH Leuven	June 2020	October 2023	119	40	32	47	183	201	−18	033.61
Cameroon	June 2024	present	8	5	3	0	13	4	+9	062.50
Career totals			569	219	154	196	836	805	+31	038.49

Honours

Berchem Sport

• Belgian Third Division: 2001–02

Germinal Beerschot

• Belgian Cup: 2004–05

Individual

• Raymond Goethals Award: 2020

External links

• Media related to Marc Brys at Wikimedia Commons