Wim Mennes

Wim Mennes
Personal information
Date of birth	25 January 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Lommel, Belgium
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–2002	Lommel
2002–2008	Westerlo
2009–2012	Sint-Truiden
2012–2014	Bocholter VV
2014–2017	Oosterzonen
2017–2022	Racing Peer
Managerial career
2022–2023	Wezel Sport
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Wim Mennes (born 25 January 1977) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of Belgian Division 3 club Wezel Sport.

Managerial career

In 2022, at the age of 45, Mennes retired from playing football.^[1]^[2] He immediately transitioned to a coaching role, taking over as head coach of Belgian Division 3 club Wezel Sport, succeeding Sepp De Roover.^[2] In his first season, Mennes led Wezel Sport to the title in the Belgian Division 3 VV B, achieving consecutive promotions for the club.^[3] In March 2023, it was announced that Mennes would not continue as coach after the 2022–23 season.^[4]

References

^ Mertens, Rob (24 January 2022). "Wim Mennes wordt dinsdag 45: "Tijd om trainer te worden"". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b Vandenbergh, Erwin (1 February 2022). "Wim Mennes (ex-Westerlo) begint volgend seizoen als trainer bij Wezel Sport: "Ik ben afgelopen zaterdag al eens gaan kijken"". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ Sillen, Gert (30 April 2023). "Wim Mennes loodst Wezel in zijn eerste jaar als coach meteen naar de titel: "Mijn toekomst? We zien wel"". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
^ "Wim Mennes stopt na dit seizoen als T1 van Wezel Sport, Björn Beyens neemt over: "Derde afdeling is niet zijn eindstation"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

External links

Guardian Football Stats
Wim Mennes at Footballdatabase

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[1] Mertens, Rob (24 January 2022). "Wim Mennes wordt dinsdag 45: "Tijd om trainer te worden"". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[wezel1-2] Vandenbergh, Erwin (1 February 2022). "Wim Mennes (ex-Westerlo) begint volgend seizoen als trainer bij Wezel Sport: "Ik ben afgelopen zaterdag al eens gaan kijken"". Gazet van Antwerpen (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[3] Sillen, Gert (30 April 2023). "Wim Mennes loodst Wezel in zijn eerste jaar als coach meteen naar de titel: "Mijn toekomst? We zien wel"". Het Belang van Limburg (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

[4] "Wim Mennes stopt na dit seizoen als T1 van Wezel Sport, Björn Beyens neemt over: "Derde afdeling is niet zijn eindstation"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). 7 March 2023. Archived from the original on 29 November 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2024.

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