Karel Fraeye (born 16 November 1977), is a Belgian football

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who is currently managing Lokeren-Temse.

Career

After almost 10 years as a youth coach with Premier League Club KAA Gent and FC Destelbergen, he started his senior managerial career with second division KSV Sottegem in 2010. After spending three years in charge and achieving two promotions of

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club K.F.C. Eendracht Zele, Fraeye had a short stint as an assistant to head coach

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. By his own account, he then continued to work for Charlton's owner,

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as Sport Director for

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. In October 2015, he was announced as head coach at Charlton, quitting the job he then held at Belgian third division club, VW Hamme. He was sacked on 13 January 2016, having won just two out of his ten matches while in charge. In February 2016, Fraeye was appointed head coach of Belgian Second Division team

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, with the initial aim of preventing relegation. Fraeye succeeded in promoting the team at the second level, but left the club the next season in the beginning of October following a 3-6 home loss to

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, which dropped Lommel United to last place.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraeye, Karel 1977 births Living people Belgian football managers Charlton Athletic F.C. managers English Football League managers Sportspeople from Brussels K.F.C. Eendracht Zele managers Lommel S.K. managers 21st-century Belgian people