staff Former head coaches Joseph Dewulf (1910–14) Louis Saeys (1914–28) Florimond Vanhalme (1928–37) William Maxwell (1937–38) Hugo Fenichel (1938–40) Florimond Vanhalme (1940–41) Louis Saeys (1941–42) Willy Steyskal (1942–44) Louis Baes (1944–46) André De Schepper (1946–48) Louis Baes (1948–50) Georges Vanden Bempt (1950–51) Bill Kennedy (1951–52) Louis Versyp (1952–54) Arthur Ruysschaert (a.i.)1 (1953–54) Guy Thys (1954–56) Louis Versyp (1956–57) Edmond Delfour (1958–62) Jules Bigot (1962–63) Georges Meuris (1963–66) Jules Van Dooren (1966–67) Urbain Braems (1967–72) Han Grijzenhout (1972–77) Lakis Petropoulos (1977–78) Lucien Masyn (1978) Han Grijzenhout (1978–79) Leo Canjels (1979–82) Han Grijzenhout (1982–83) Henk Houwaart (1983–84) Bram van Kerkhof (1984) Georges Leekens (1984 – 30 June 1987) René Taelman (1987–88) Roland Rotty (1988–89) Han Grijzenhout (1989–91) Eric Lagrou (1991) Henk Houwaart (1 July 1991 – 30 June 1993) Georges Leekens (1 Nov 1993 – 30 June 1994) Jerko Tipurić (1994–97) Rudy Verkempinck (1997–98) Ronny Desmedt (1998–99) Dennis Van Wijk (31 Oct 1998 – 30 June 2002) Jerko Tipurić (2002–04) Harm Van Veldhoven (22 May 2004 – 30 June 2007) Glen De Boeck (1 July 2007 – 2010) Bob Peeters (27 May 2010 – 27 Oct 2012) Lorenzo Staelens (a.i.) (28 Oct 2012–??) Foeke Booy (5 Nov 2012 – 4 April 2013) Lorenzo Staelens (2013–2014) Arnar Viðarsson (2014–2015) Dennis Van Wijk (2015) Frederik Vanderbiest (2015–2016) Vincent Euvrard (2016) José Riga (2016–2017) Franky Vercauteren (2017-2018) Laurent Guyot (2018–2019) Fabien Mercadal (1 July 2019 – 7 Oct 2019) Bernd Storck (12 Oct 2019 – 31 May 2020) Paul Clement (3 July 2020 – 1 Feb 2021) Notes: Ruysschaert replaced the suspended Versyp for a few months. Chairmen history See also Bruges derby References Further reading Roland Podevijn, Cercle Brugge 1899–1989, K.S.V. Cercle Brugge, 1989 External links Official website Cercle Brugge at UEFA.COM Football clubs in Bruges 1899 establishments in Belgium Association football clubs established in 1899 Organisations based in Belgium with royal patronage Belgian Pro League clubs