Vincent Kompany: Former Man City captain retires from playing to become Anderlecht manager on full-time basis
Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany has announced his retirement from playing football to become full-time Anderlecht coach for the next four years.
Kompany became player-manager of the Belgian club last May after leaving Man City having skippered them to an unprecedented domestic treble in 2018/19.
And he now becomes solely their manager on a full-time basis having served alongside Frankie Vercauteren in a co-manager role last term.
“I want to fully commit to my role as a coach and need 100 per cent of my time and focus for it,” Kompany told the Anderlecht club website.
“That’s why I’m quitting as a football player.”
Kompany, 34, added: “Our ambition and our hunger remains the same.
“I want to stay with the club for at least four seasons and prove that Anderlecht can play a modern style of football, with results. I want to thank Franky for all his help.”
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Anderlecht chief executive Karel Van Eetvelt added: “As everybody knows, this was always the plan.
“It might have come a little sooner than expected, but Vincent committing himself for another four seasons to the club is great news for the club, our supporters and our players.”
Etihad hero Kompany spent 11 years with Man City – seven of them as captain – playing 360 games and winning a host of trophies including four Premier Leagues, two FA Cups and the EFL Cup on four occasions.
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