Olivier Renard (born 24 May 1979) is a retired Belgian football
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
and is currently working as Sporting Director for the
Montreal Impact.
Career
He was transferred in January 2008 from
Standard Liège. He has also represented his country in the
national football team and was a part of the Belgian team in the
1997 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, known as the 1997 FIFA/Coca-Cola World Youth Championship for sponsorship purposes, was the 11th staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It was held from 16 June to 5 July 1997 in Malaysia. It was th ...
and he played at the
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in
2000
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and
2002
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where he was backup goalie to
Jean-François Gillet. In the
2007–2008 season he finished second in the
Goalkeeper of the year award, next to youngster
Kenny Steppe
Kenny Steppe (born 14 November 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
Club career
As a child, Steppe played in the Germinal Beerschot youth ranks. However, after a few years, he came around to play for rivals Roy ...
.
Management career
From January 2014, Renard joined
KV Mechelen as sporting director. He left the club in February 2016, to join
Standard Liège, still as sporting director. From the summer 2018, he became the head of scouting instead of sporting director. He left the club by mutual consent on 20 May 2019.
In June 2019, he was hired as a sports consultant at
Royal Antwerp. He left the club again on 29 September 2019, where it was announced that Renard had signed with
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada ...
(MLS) club
Montreal Impact, now CF Montréal, as the sporting director.
On June 9th 2022, CF Montreal elevated Olivier Renard to vice president and chief sporting officer in a new agreement for an indefinite period. Rather than signing a new contract, Renard was made a permanent employee of the club.
References
External links
Guardian Football
1979 births
Association football goalkeepers
Belgian expatriate footballers
Belgian Pro League players
Belgian footballers
Belgium under-21 international footballers
Belgium youth international footballers
Expatriate footballers in Italy
K.V. Mechelen players
Living people
Modena F.C. players
People from La Louvière
R. Charleroi S.C. players
S.S.C. Napoli players
Serie B players
Standard Liège players
Udinese Calcio players
Footballers from Hainaut (province)
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