# Sven Vermant

Sven Vermant (born 4 April 1973) is a Belgian former professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is best known for his spells at Club Brugge and FC Schalke 04.

## Club career

Born in Lier, Vermant started his career in 1978 at KV Hooikt and played there until 1989 when he moved to KV Mechelen, that had won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup the year before. In 1993 Vermant moved to Club Brugge, where he won both the championship (1996, 1998) and the Belgian Cup (1995, 1996) twice.
Vermant stayed at Bruges until he transferred to FC Schalke 04 in 2001, after being heavily linked with a move to Scottish club Rangers. At Schalke he won the 2001–02 DFB-Pokal.
In 2005, Vermant returned to Club Brugge where he played until 2008. On 9 December 2007, he played his 400th game for Club Brugge against KSV Roeselare, which they won 2–1. Vermant is the ninth player in the history of the club to achieve this milestone.
In July 2008 his transferred to Royal Knokke from the Provincial League.

## International career

Vermant collected 18 caps with the Belgium national team and was in the team for the 2002 World Cup. He made his debut on 23 August 1995 in a 2–1 loss against Germany.

## Coaching career

Vermant was set to become assistant manager of Club Brugge's youth system, signing a contract due to take effect in May 2011.

## Personal life

Sven Vermant is married to Stefanie Van Vyve (Miss Belgian Beauty 1995). They have a daughter, Elena (° 1999) and a son, Romeo (° 2004). His son Romeo plays football at Club Brugge.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| KV Mechelen | 1991–92 | Eerste klasse | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| KV Mechelen | 1992–93 | Eerste klasse | 20 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| KV Mechelen | Total | Total | 21 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | 1993–94 | Eerste klasse | 29 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | 1994–95 | Eerste klasse | 31 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | 1995–96 | Eerste klasse | 31 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | 1996–97 | Eerste klasse | 26 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | 1997–98 | Eerste klasse | 30 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | 1998–99 | Eerste klasse | 31 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | 1999-00 | Eerste klasse | 32 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | 2000–01 | Eerste klasse | 33 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | Total | Total | 243 | 67 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Schalke 04 | 2001–02 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 38 | 1 |
| Schalke 04 | 2002–03 | Bundesliga | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 4 |
| Schalke 04 | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 |
| Schalke 04 | 2004–05 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 37 | 0 |
| Schalke 04 | Total | Total | 98 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 7 |
| Schalke 04 II | 2001–02 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Club Brugge | 2005–06 | Belgian First Division A | 32 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | 2006–07 | Belgian First Division A | 27 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | 2007–08 | Belgian First Division A | 10 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Club Brugge | Total | Total | 69 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 432 | 83 | | | | | | | | | | |

## Honours

Club Brugge
* Belgian First Division: 1995–96, 1997–98
* Belgian Cup: 1994–95, 1995–96; runner-up 1997–98
* Belgian Supercup: 1994, 1996, 1998, 2005
* Bruges Matins: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000
* Jules Pappaert Cup: 1995
Schalke 04
* DFB-Pokal: 2001–02
* UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2003, 2004
Belgium
* FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup