Patrick De Wilde
{{BLP sources|date=March 2021}}
{{Short description|Association football player}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Patrick De Wilde
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|4|19|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Belgium
|currentclub = Kathmandu Rayzrs F.C.
|manageryears1= 2006–2007
|managerclubs1= Eendracht Aalst
|manageryears2= 2007–2008
|managerclubs2= Metalurh Donetsk (assistant)
|manageryears3= 2008
|managerclubs3= Aspire Academy
|manageryears4= 2010
|managerclubs4= Beveren (assistant)
|manageryears5= 2010–2011
|managerclubs5= Tianjin Tianhai
|manageryears6= 2011–2012
|managerclubs6= Red Bull Salzburg (youth)
|manageryears7= 2012
|managerclubs7= Liefering
|manageryears8=
|managerclubs8= Red Bull Salzburg (scout)
|manageryears9= 2016
|managerclubs9= Kortrijk
|manageryears10= 2016
|managerclubs10= Khaleej
|manageryears11= 2016–2017
|managerclubs11= Algeria (assistant)
|manageryears12= 2017
|managerclubs12= Hunan Billows
|manageryears13= 2018
|managerclubs13= Hungary (assistant)
|manageryears14= 2018
|managerclubs14= Étoile du Sahel
|manageryears15= 2019
|managerclubs15= Tractor (assistant)
|manageryears16= 2019–2021
|managerclubs16= Lithuania (technical director)
|manageryears17= 2021–2023
|managerclubs17= Raja Casablanca (technical director)
|manageryears18= 2023
|managerclubs18= China U-23 (assistant)
|manageryears19= 2023
|managerclubs19= Rwanda
|manageryears20= 2023–2024
|managerclubs20= Somalia
}}
Patrick De Wilde (born 19 April 1964) is a Belgian football coach.
Career
In 2007, De Wilde was appointed assistant manager of Ukrainian side Metalurh (Donetsk) after managing Eendracht Aalst in the Belgian lower leagues.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.today/20210323171039/https://translate.google.com/?sl=auto&tl=en&text='It%20looks%20like%20the%20Ramblas%20here'%0AJULY%2019,%202007%20AT%2012:00%20AM%20%7C%20Filip%20Osselaer%0A'Two%20weeks%20ago%20I%20got%20a%20call%20from%20Jos%20Daerden.%20Would%20I%20like%20to%20become%20his%20deputy%20trainer%3F%20I%20was%20already%20here%20three%20days%20later.%20'%20Patrick%20De%20Wilde%20is%20now%20a%20professional%20trainer%20at%20Metallur%20Donetsk,%20between%20stars%20such%20as%20Mendoza,%20Mitu%20and%20Banc%C3%A9.%20I%20like%20it,%20it%20turns%20out.%0A%0APatrick%20De%20Wilde:%20'I'll%20be%20back,%20don't%20worry.'%20%3Cbr%3E%20Hendrik%20De%20Rycke%0APatrick%20De%20Wilde:%20'I'll%20be%20back,%20don't%20worry'.%0AHendrik%20De%20Rycke%20%C2%A9%20Hendrik%20De%20Rycke%0A%0A%0APatrick%20De%20Wilde%20is%20a%20well-known%20figure%20in%20Wetteren.%20He%20is%20(was)%20not%20only%20a%20PE%20teacher%20and%20degree%20coordinator%20at%20the%20Scheppers%20Institute,%20he%20was%20also%20-%20in%20the%20previous%20legislature%20-%20for%20a%20time%20a%20municipal%20councilor%20for%20CD%26V.%20After%20that,%20he%20stopped%20coming%20up.%0A%0ANot%20surprisingly.%20Football%20absorbed%20a%20lot%20of%20his%20time:%20as%20a%20teacher%20at%20the%20football%20school%20and%20as%20the%20trainer%20of%20Eendracht%20Aalst,%20with%20which%20he%20just%20became%20champion.%0A%0A'When%20Jos%20Daerden,%20who%20was%20promoted%20to%20head%20coach,%20called%20me%20to%20become%20a%20deputy,%20I%20had%20no%20doubts,'%20says%20Patrick%20on%20the%20phone%20from%20Donetsk.%20%22With%20my%20diploma%20from%20the%20Heysel%20School,%20I%20dreamed%20of%20becoming%20a%20professional%20trainer%20one%20day.%22%20Wrong%20image%0A%0A%0A%0AHis%20move%20to%20Ukraine%20had%20many%20consequences:%20%22It's%20a%20big%20step,%22%20says%20De%20Wilde.%20'I%20signed%20for%20a%20year,%20took%20unpaid%20leave%20and%20now%20I'm%20staying%20here%20for%20three%20months.%20The%20competition%20has%20already%20started%20here.%20The%20big%20break%20follows%20here%20in%20the%20winter,%20with%20a%20long%20winter%20break.%20But%20I'll%20be%20back,%20don't%20worry.%20It's%20beautiful%20here,%20by%20the%20way.%20We,%20in%20Belgium,%20do%20have%20a%20wrong%20image%20of%20Ukraine.%20While%20I%20call%20you,%20it%20seems%20like%20I%20am%20here%20on%20the%20Ramblas%20in%20Barcelona,%20%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bnext%20to%20me%20are%20just%20very%20expensive%20cars.%20The%20hinterland%20is%20different,%20there%20is%20still%20poverty%20there.%20'%0A%0APatrick%20De%20Wilde%20is%20still%20looking%20for%20an%20apartment.%20He%20now%20resides%20in%20the%20club's%20luxurious%20complex,%20which%20includes%20five%20grounds,%20a%20swimming%20pool%20and%20a%20players'%20hotel.%0A%0A'It%20goes%20without%20saying%20that%20family%20loneliness%20is%20difficult,%20but%20there%20is%20a%20lot%20to%20be%20done%20there.'%20It%20is%20not%20at%20all%20certain%20whether%20he%20has%20a%20real%20permanent%20job.%20Patrick%20laughs:%20%22Ten%20trainers%20have%20passed%20here%20in%20three%20years.%22&op=translate|title='It looks like the Ramblas here'|date=23 March 2021|publisher=standaard.be (Archived)}}
In 2008, he was appointed technical director of a Belgian field hockey club{{Cite web|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/ht20a9m6|title=Voetbaltrainer Patrick De Wilde stapt over naar het hockey|publisher=nieuwsblad.be}} after working as youth coach of the Aspire Academy in Qatar.
In 2010, De Wilde was appointed manager of Chinese third division outfit Tianjin Tianhai after working as assistant manager o Beveren in the Belgian top flight, where he underwent brain tumor removal surgery{{Cite web|url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/kvk-coach-de-wilde-ik-heb-al-eens-afscheid-genomen-van-het-leven~bfc31eeb/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F|title=KVK-coach De Wilde: "Ik heb al eens afscheid genomen van het leven"|publisher=demorgen.be}} and helped them achieve promotion to the Chinese second division.
In 2011, he was appointed youth coach of Red Bull Salzburg, one of Austria's most successful clubs.
In 2012, De Wilde was appointed manager of Liefering in the Austrian lower leagues, before working as a scout of Red Bull Salzburg.
In 2016, he was appointed manager Saudi Arabian side Khaleej after managing KV Kortrijk in the Belgium.
In 2017, he was appointed manager of Chinese third division club Hunan Billows after working as assistant manager of Algeria.
In 2018, De Wilde was appointed manager of ESS in Tunisia after working as assistant manager of Hungary.
In 2019, he was appointed technical director of Lithuania after working as assistant manager of Iranian team Tractor.
References
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External links
- [http://www.bekeffyfootball.com/t4/patrick-de-wilde.html Patrick De Wilde] at Békeffy Football Consulting
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