Brussels at the end of January 2011, he succeeded Gunther Hofmans as technical director at Beerschot AC. In 2013, Van Puyvelde was appointed as a sports advisor of the Belgian First Division A to lead the consultations between the professional football clubs in Belgium on a sports and technical level. In 2019, he was appointed as technical director for China. References 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Sint-Niklaas Belgian football managers SC Heerenveen non-playing staff K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen managers S.C. Eendracht Aalst managers Olympiacos F.C. non-playing staff R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. managers Club Brugge KV non-playing staff Belgian expatriate sportspeople in China Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco