Kenny Verhoene

{{short description|Belgian football manager and former player (born 1973)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Kenny Verhoene

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|4|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Ghent, Belgium

| height = 1.91 m

| position = Centre-back{{Cite web|url=https://www.bndestem.nl/regiosport/verhoene-heeft-nederlandse-denkwijze~a8854c6c/|title=Verhoene heeft Nederlandse denkwijze|website=BNDeStem|date=13 January 2009|last=Aarts|first=Eric}}

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1994

| clubs1 = KSK Lovendegem

| years2 = 1994–1997

| clubs2 = Gent

| caps2 = 17

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1997–1998

| clubs3 = Sint-Truiden

| caps3 = 16

| goals3 = 3

| years4 = 1998–2001

| clubs4 = Harelbeke

| caps4 = 54

| goals4 = 8

| years5 = 2001–2002

| clubs5 = Crystal Palace

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2002–2003

| clubs6 = Kortrijk

| caps6 =

| years7 = 2003–2004

| clubs7 = Red Star Waasland

| years8 = 2004–2006

| clubs8 = Oudenaarde

| manageryears1 = 2009–2012

| managerclubs1 = VV Zaamslag

| manageryears2 = 2012

| managerclubs2 = Sporting Sint-Gillis Waas

| manageryears3 = 2012–2015

| managerclubs3 = HSV Hoek

| manageryears4 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs4 = Carl Zeiss Jena (youth)

| manageryears5 = 2018–2019

| managerclubs5 = Carl Zeiss Jena II

| manageryears6 = 2019–2020

| managerclubs6 = Carl Zeiss Jena (youth)

| manageryears7 = 2020

| managerclubs7 = Carl Zeiss Jena (caretaker)

| manageryears8 = 2021–

| managerclubs8 = Union Fürstenwalde

}}

Kenny Verhoene (born 15 April 1973) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of NOFV-Oberliga Nord club Union Fürstenwalde.

Playing career

Verhoene started his football career in his native Belgium, playing for Gent, Sint-Truiden and Harelbeke in the 1990s. In 2001, he moved to Crystal Palace,{{cite news |title=Kenny Verhoene 3 maanden naar Crystal Palace |url=https://www.hbvl.be/cnt/oid20958 |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=Het Belang van Limburg |date=15 March 2001 |language=nl-BE}} but returned after one season, signing with Kortrijk. Stints with Red Star Waasland and Oudenaarde followed, before retiring in 2006.{{cite news |last1=Vandenbussche |first1=Bart |title=Verhoene verruilt Sint-Gillis-Waas voor Nederlandse VV Hoek |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2012-11-28/verhoene-verruilt-sint-gillis-waas-voor-nederlandse-vv-hoek |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=Voetbalkrant |date=28 November 2012 |language=nl}}

Managerial career

=Early career=

In 2009, Verhoene was appointed head coach of Dutch Tweede Klasse club VV Zaamslag, leading them to promotion to the Eerste Klasse in his first season in charge.{{cite web |title=Historie |url=https://www.vvzaamslag.nl/vereniging/historie |website=VV Zaamslag |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522100725/https://www.vvzaamslag.nl/vereniging/historie |archive-date=22 May 2022 |language=nl-NL |url-status=live}} He moved to Sporting Sint-Gillis-Waas in the First Provincial in August 2012,{{cite news |title=Trainer Kenny Verhoene wil goede afspraken |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20120823_00269065 |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=Het Nieuwsblad |date=24 August 2012 |language=nl-BE}} before returning to the Netherlands where he joined HSV Hoek in November 2012.

=Carl Zeiss Jena=

In June 2015, after three years of being in charge of Hoek, Verhoene was appointed coach of the Carl Zeiss Jena U21 and U19 teams, focusing on transition to the first team which at the time competed in the Regionalliga Nordost.{{cite news |title=Kenny Verhoene bij Carl Zeiss Jena aan de slag |url=https://www.omroepzeeland.nl/nieuws/30ADDA1358D6D1DAC1257E5F0071CCF2/kenny-verhoene-bij-carl-zeiss-jena-aan-de-slag |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=Omroep Zeeland |date=10 June 2015 |language=nl}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pzc.nl/amateurvoetbal/verhoene-wilde-spelers-van-hoek-naar-carl-zeiss-jena-halen~ae5c983d/|title=Verhoene wilde spelers van Hoek naar Carl Zeiss Jena halen|publisher=pzc.nl}} From 2016 to 2019, he was the sporting director of the club,{{Cite web|url=https://www.otz.de/sport/fussball/regionalliga/sportdirektor-im-interview-fc-carl-zeiss-jena-zieht-oberhof-spanien-vor-und-will-jedes-spiel-gewinnen-id222172335.html|title=Sportdirektor im Interview: FC Carl Zeiss Jena zieht Oberhof Spanien vor und will jedes Spiel gewinnen|date=14 December 2016 |publisher=otz.de}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.otz.de/sport/fussball/regionalliga/einstiger-sportdirektor-kenny-verhoene-wir-kassieren-kein-0-12-gegen-fc-carl-zeiss-jena-id235331543.html|title=Einstiger Sportdirektor Kenny Verhoene: Wir kassieren kein 0:12 gegen FC Carl Zeiss Jena|date=12 May 2022 |publisher=ofz.de}} before returning to the position as U19 team coach.{{cite news |last1=Volk |first1=Christoph |title=Carl Zeiss Jena: Kenny Verhoene ist nicht mehr Sportdirektor |url=https://www.liga-drei.de/carl-zeiss-jena-kenny-verhoene-ist-nicht-mehr-sportdirektor/ |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=Liga-Drei |date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220522003307/https://www.liga-drei.de/carl-zeiss-jena-kenny-verhoene-ist-nicht-mehr-sportdirektor/ |archive-date=22 May 2022 |language=de-DE}} He had at that point already coached the Carl Zeiss Jena reserve team competing in the NOFV-Oberliga Süd for the first half of the 2018–19 season.{{cite web |title="Wir wollen dort Paroli bieten!" |url=https://www.wacker90.de/wir-wollen-dort-paroli-bieten/ |website=FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen e.V. |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531183656/https://www.wacker90.de/wir-wollen-dort-paroli-bieten/ |archive-date=31 May 2019 |language=de-DE |date=31 May 2019 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |title=Kenny Verhoene wird Cheftrainer bei Carl Zeiss Jena |url=https://www.mdr.de/sport/fussball_3l/fc-carl-zeiss-jena-neuer-cheftrainer-kenny-verhoene-100.html |work=MDR |date=27 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926222626/https://www.mdr.de/sport/fussball_3l/fc-carl-zeiss-jena-neuer-cheftrainer-kenny-verhoene-100.html |archive-date=26 September 2020 |language=de}}

In February 2020, in addition to his position as U19 coach, he was appointed head coach the Carl Zeiss Jena first team, who were in a relegation battle in the 3. Liga. Unlike interim coach René Klingbeil, Verhoene had the necessary coaching license.{{cite web |title=Duo bis Saisonende: Teamchef René Klingbeil und Cheftrainer Kenny Verhoene |url=https://www.fc-carlzeiss-jena.de/news/club-profis/details/duo-bis-saisonende-teamchef-rene-klingbeil-und-cheftrainer-kenny-verhoene.html |website=FC Carl Zeiss Jena |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122021825/https://www.fc-carlzeiss-jena.de/news/club-profis/details/duo-bis-saisonende-teamchef-rene-klingbeil-und-cheftrainer-kenny-verhoene.html |archive-date=22 January 2022 |language=de |date=28 February 2020 |url-status=live}} On 6 May 2020, Verhoene was relieved of his duties as manager of the club's U19 team, after accusations of "terror, dictatorship and oppression".{{cite web |title=FCC leitet nach Bewertung des U19-Abschlussberichts durch die Gremien konkrete Maßnahmen ein |url=https://www.fc-carlzeiss-jena.de/news/club-profis/details/fcc-leitet-nach-bewertung-des-u19-abschlussberichts-durch-die-gremien-konkrete-massnahmen-ein.html |website=FC Carl Zeiss Jena |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926142708/https://www.fc-carlzeiss-jena.de/news/club-profis/details/fcc-leitet-nach-bewertung-des-u19-abschlussberichts-durch-die-gremien-konkrete-massnahmen-ein.html |archive-date=26 September 2020 |language=de |date=5 May 2020 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |last1=Koch |first1=Julian |title=Trotz Vorwürfen: Wohl keine Konsequenzen für Verhoene |url=https://www.liga3-online.de/trotz-vorwuerfen-wohl-keine-konsequenzen-fuer-verhoene/ |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=Liga3-Online |date=31 March 2020 |language=de-DE}} He was succeeded by Tobias Werner as sports director the following day.{{cite web |title=Willkommen zurück: Tobias Werner wird FCC-Sportdirektor |url=https://www.fc-carlzeiss-jena.de/news/club-profis/details/willkommen-zurueck-tobias-werner-wird-fcc-sportdirektor.html |website=FC Carl Zeiss Jena |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421194828/https://www.fc-carlzeiss-jena.de/news/club-profis/details/willkommen-zurueck-tobias-werner-wird-fcc-sportdirektor.html |archive-date=21 April 2022 |language=de |date=6 May 2020 |url-status=live}}

=Union Fürstenwalde=

Verhoene was appointed head coach of Regionalliga Nordost club Union Fürstenwalde on 25 November 2021.{{cite news |title=Fußball: Kenny Verhoene ist neuer Fürstenwalde-Coach {{!}} MDR.DE |url=https://www.mdr.de/sport/fussball_rl/kenny-verhoene-ist-neuer-fuerstenwalde-coach-100.html |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=MDR |date=25 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208004251/https://www.mdr.de/sport/fussball_rl/kenny-verhoene-ist-neuer-fuerstenwalde-coach-100.html |archive-date=8 December 2021 |language=de}} The club suffered relegation to the NOFV-Oberliga Nord in his first season in charge, but the club announced in June 2022 that Verhoene would stay on as head coach.{{cite web |last1=Schütze |first1=Enrico |title=Kenny Verhoene bleibt |url=https://fsvunion.de/kenny-verhoene-bleibt/ |website=FSV Union Fürstenwalde |access-date=2 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221102205731/https://fsvunion.de/kenny-verhoene-bleibt/ |archive-date=2 November 2022 |language=de |date=14 June 2022 |url-status=live}}