Johan Walem (born 1 February 1972) is a Belgian football manager and former player. He previously worked as head coach of the Kortrijk. Walem was considered one of the best Belgian midfielders of his generation. He gained 36 caps for the national team, scoring two goals. Career Walem was born in Soignies, Belgium. His former clubs are Molenbeek (as a youngster), Anderlecht, Udinese, Parma (on loan), Standard Liège, Torino and Catania. At Udinese, he was nicknamed Il Geometra (The Geometer) as he was very precise in his passes. His partnership with German striker Oliver Bierhoff was also praised at that time. After he retired he has worked as TV consultant for Belgacom TV and as youth-coach at Udinese Calcio. Walem took over the job as head coach of the Belgium national under-21 football team after the 2011–12 season. Honours Player Anderlecht Belgian First Division: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95 Belgian Cup: 1993–94; runner-up 1996–97 Belgian Super Cup: 1993, 1995 Parma Supercoppa Italiana: 1999 Udinese UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000 Belgium FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup Individual Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year: 1991–92 Managerial statistics References External links Voetbal international website 1972 births Living people Belgian footballers Belgium international footballers Belgian expatriate footballers Association football midfielders R.S.C. Anderlecht players Parma Calcio 1913 players Udinese Calcio players Standard Liège players Torino F.C. players Catania S.S.D. players Belgian Pro League players Serie A players Serie B players Expatriate footballers in Italy UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players K.V. Kortrijk managers Belgian football managers Cyprus national football team managers People from Soignies Footballers from Hainaut (province)