Sven Vermant (born 4 April 1973) is a Belgian former professional

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manager and former player who played as a

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. He is best known for his spells at

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and

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Club career

Born in Lier, Vermant started his career in 1978 at KV Hooikt and played there until 1989 when he moved to KV Mechelen, that had won the

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the year before. In 1993 Vermant moved to

, where he won both the championship (1996, 1998) and the

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(1995, 1996) twice. Vermant stayed at Bruges until he transferred to

in 2001, after being heavily linked with a move to Scottish club Rangers. At Schalke he won the

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. In 2005, Vermant returned to Club Brugge where he played until 2008. On 9 December 2007, he played his 400th game for Club Brugge against KSV Roeselare, which they won 2–1. Vermant is the ninth player in the history of the club to achieve this milestone. In July 2008 his transferred to Royal Knokke from the

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International career

Vermant collected 18 caps with the Belgium national team and was in the team for the

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. He made his debut on 23 August 1995 in a 2–1 loss against

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Coaching career

Vermant was set to become assistant manager of Club Brugge's youth system, signing a contract due to take effect in May 2011.Vermant assistent-coach Clubbeloften

Personal life

Sven Vermant is married to Stefanie Van Vyve ( Miss Belgian Beauty 1995). They have a daughter, Elena (° 1999) and a son,

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(° 2004). His son Romeo plays football at Club Brugge.

Career statistics

Honours

Club Brugge * Belgian First Division: 1995–96, 1997–98 * Belgian Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96; runner-up 1997–98 *

Belgian Supercup The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champion ...

: 1994, 1996,

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: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000 *

Jules Pappaert Cup Trophy Jules Pappaert or Pappaert cup is a Belgian football trophy since 1953 and is awarded annually to a club in the first, second or third division of the Belgian Pro League with the longest uninterrupted series of unbeaten games. The award is ...

: 1995 Schalke 04 *

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: 2001–02 *

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

Belgium * FIFA Fair Play Trophy:

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Sven Vermant
at Club Brugge {{DEFAULTSORT:Vermant, Sven 1973 births Living people People from Lier, Belgium Belgian footballers Belgium international footballers Association football midfielders Belgian Pro League players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players K.V. Mechelen players Club Brugge KV players FC Schalke 04 players FC Schalke 04 II players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Antwerp Province