Floribert N'Galula (born 7 March 1987) is a Belgian professional

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and former

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who currently works as an assistant coach for

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club

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. As a player, he was a defender or

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who came through the youth academy at

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, before playing professionally for

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and

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Playing career

Beginning his career with

, he later played for

. He signed for

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side

in the United States in January 2010, but was released from his contract just over a month later. On 4 February 2011, N'Galula signed for the Finnish

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side

until the end of the 2011 season. On 4 August 2011, he signed a two-year deal with Belgian team

, but was released by the club already after the first season. In the summer of 2013, N'Galula signed for

, which was newly purchased by

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. In the meantime, he also served as head coach of the club's youth teams.

Coaching career

After retiring from football, N'Galula became head coach of his last club BX Brussels in January 2018, succeeding Amaury Toussaint. In June 2019, he joined the coaching staff at

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under manager

, with whom he played as a youngster at the club. He also served as assistant coach at the U21 team. N'Galula followed Kompany to English

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club

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as first team coach at the beginning of the 2022–23 season. He later re-joined Kompany's staff at

club

in June 2024.

Personal life

He is married with two children. His brother, Gabriel N'Galula, is also a former professional footballer.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ngalula, Floribert 1987 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Men's association football defenders R.S.C. Anderlecht players Manchester United F.C. players Randers FC players Sparta Rotterdam players D.C. United players Turun Palloseura footballers Oud-Heverlee Leuven players Danish Superliga players Belgian Pro League players Veikkausliiga players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Footballers from Brussels Burnley F.C. non-playing staff Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in England Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany FC Bayern Munich non-playing staff 21st-century Belgian sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in England