Floribert N'Galula

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Floribert N'Galula

| image =

| caption =

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|3|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Brussels, Belgium

| height = 1.83 m{{Worldfootball.net|floribert-ngalula}}

| position = Defender, defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Bayern Munich (assistant)

| youthyears1 = 1999–2003 |youthclubs1 = Anderlecht

| youthyears2 = 2003–2007 |youthclubs2 = Manchester United

| years1 = 2007–2008 |clubs1 = Randers |caps1 = 12 |goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008–2009 |clubs2 = Sparta Rotterdam |caps2 = 5 |goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010 |clubs3 = D.C. United |caps3 = 3 |goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2011 |clubs4 = TPS |caps4 = 20 |goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2011–2012 |clubs5 = OH Leuven |caps5 = 28 |goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2013–2017 |clubs6 = BX Brussels |caps6 = |goals6 =

| manageryears1 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs1 = BX Brussels

| manageryears2 = 2019–2022

| managerclubs2 = Anderlecht (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2022–2024

| managerclubs3 = Burnley (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2024–

| managerclubs4 = Bayern Munich (assistant)

| pcupdate = 20:29, 5 July 2012 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 10:50, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

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Floribert N'Galula (born 7 March 1987) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who currently works as an assistant coach for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

As a player, he was a defender or defensive midfielder who came through the youth academy at Manchester United, before playing professionally for Randers, Sparta Rotterdam, D.C. United, TPS, OH Leuven and BX Brussels.

Playing career

Beginning his career with Manchester United, he later played for Randers and Sparta Rotterdam.{{cite news |title=D.C. United signs Floribert N'Galula |url=http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/dc-united-signs-floribert-n%E2%80%99galula |work=dcunited.com |publisher=D.C. United |date=21 January 2010 |access-date=7 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615031140/http://www.dcunited.com/press-release/dc-united-signs-floribert-n%E2%80%99galula |archive-date=15 June 2011 }} He signed for Major League Soccer side D.C. United in the United States in January 2010, but was released from his contract just over a month later.{{cite news |first=Steven |last=Goff |title=Soccer Insider: D.C. United signs Morsink, dumps N'Galula |url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/03/dc_united_signs_morsink_dumps.html?wprss=soccerinsider |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715112654/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/soccerinsider/2010/03/dc_united_signs_morsink_dumps.html?wprss=soccerinsider |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2012 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=5 March 2010 |access-date=5 March 2010 }}

On 4 February 2011, N'Galula signed for the Finnish Veikkausliiga side TPS until the end of the 2011 season.{{Cite web |url=http://fc.tps.fi/tps_vahvistui_petteri.1021.html |title=TPS vahvistui Petteri Pennasella ja Floribert N'Galulalla | FC TPS |access-date=4 February 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718110414/http://fc.tps.fi/tps_vahvistui_petteri.1021.html |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} On 4 August 2011, he signed a two-year deal with Belgian team OH Leuven,{{cite news |title=Former top-talent signs for OHL |url=http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5035 |work=OHL.be |publisher=OHL.be |date=4 August 2011 |access-date=4 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110809081534/http://ohl.be/heren/nieuws/berichten/5035 |archive-date=9 August 2011 |url-status=dead }} but was released by the club already after the first season. In the summer of 2013, N'Galula signed for BX Brussels, which was newly purchased by Vincent Kompany.{{cite web |url=http://nr10.be/lagere/item/officieel-bx-brussels-strikt |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803153020/http://nr10.be/lagere/item/officieel-bx-brussels-strikt |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-08-03 |title=Officieel - BX Brussels strikt gewezen Man Utd-middenvelder (video) |publisher=nr10.be |language=nl |date=30 July 2013 }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.dhnet.be/regions/bruxelles/2018/01/30/floribert-ngalula-de-manchester-united-au-bx-brussels-IS675DYTOZABVBNSMG2JEJRWOU/ |title=Floribert Ngalula, de Manchester United au BX Brussels |publisher=dhnet.be |language=fr |date=30 January 2018 }}

In June 2019, he joined the coaching staff at Anderlecht under manager Vincent Kompany, with whom he played as a youngster at the club.{{cite news |first=Johan |last=Walckiers |title=Wie is die nieuwe assistent van Anderlecht? De eerste Belg die voor Manchester United speelde, de meer onbekende in het triumviraat met Kompany en Vanden Borre |trans-title=Who is this new Anderlecht assistant? The first Belgian to play for Manchester United, the more unknown in the triumvirate with Kompany and Vanden Borre |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2019-05-25/floribert-ngalula-is-een-jeugdvriend-van-vincent-kompany? |website=Voetbalkrant.com |date=25 May 2019 |access-date=18 June 2019 |language=Dutch }} He also served as assistant coach at the U21 team.{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/bundesliga/news/fc-bayern-munchen-kompany-trainerteam-danks-maric-ngalula-geers-munienge-27932 |title=Das ist Vincent Kompanys Trainerteam beim FC Bayern München |publisher=Bundesliga |language=de |date=21 June 2024 }}

N'Galula followed Kompany to English Premier League club Burnley as first team coach at the beginning of the 2022–23 season.{{cite web |url=https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/content/first-team-backroom-staff-confirmed |title=First team backroom staff confirmed |publisher=Burnley F.C. |date=8 July 2022 }} He later re-joined Kompany's staff at Bundesliga club Bayern Munich in June 2024.{{cite web |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2024/06/new-direction-vincent-kompany%E2%80%99s-coaching-staff |title=This is Vincent Kompany's coaching staff at FC Bayern |publisher=FC Bayern Munich |date=21 June 2024 }}