Vincent Kompany

Also known as Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany

Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. As a player, he is best known for his eleven seasons at Manchester City, eight of which he served as captain. Kompany also represented the Belgium national team for fifteen years and served as its captain.

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Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian association football player and coach born in Uccle on April 10, 1986. He played as a centre-back, wearing number 4, for clubs including Hamburger SV, Manchester City F.C., and R.S.C. Anderlecht, as well as the Belgium men's national football team. His competitive career spanned the Bundesliga, Premier League, and Belgian Pro League, beginning in 2003. He represented Belgium in the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Kompany has coached R.S.C. Anderlecht, Burnley F.C., and FC Bayern Munich. His individual honors include the Belgian Golden Shoe, the Belgian Ebony Shoe, and induction into the Premier League Hall of Fame. He is educated at the University of Manchester and Alliance Manchester Business School. Kompany speaks French, Dutch, English, and German, with French as his native language.

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Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back and is the current manager of EFL Championship club Burnley. He most notably played for Manchester City for eleven seasons, where he was captain for eight of them and became widely regarded as one of the league’s greatest ever centre backs. He also represented the Belgium national…

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Belgium
Place of birth: Uccle
Occupation: association football coach
Educated at: Alliance Manchester Business School
Languages spoken: German
Native language: French
Award: Premier League Hall of Fame
Participant in: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: R.S.C. Anderlecht
Position played: centre-back
League: Belgian Pro League
Country for sport: Belgium
Mass: 92
Image: Vincent Kompany Bayern Munich.jpg
Height: 193

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Commons category: Vincent Kompany
date of birth: 1986-04-10
sport number: 4
birth name: Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany
name in native language: Vincent Kompany
start of work period: 2003-00-00
social media followers: 3004831
coach of sports team: FC Bayern Munich

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Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany ( French pronunciation: [vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃ kɔ̃paˈni]; born 10 April 1986) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. As a player, he is best known for his eleven seasons at Manchester City, eight of which he served as captain. Kompany also represented the Belgium national team for fifteen years and served as its captain.

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