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Philippe De Ridder
Philippe De Ridder (born 6 August 1964 in Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian coach, football administrator and a former football player. He is currently the co-owner and CEO of Chevsa Sports Marketing & Management, a Kolkata based sports marketing and management agency.
His latest assignment was as International Football Development Manager for the Spanish Club, CD Marino. De Ridder has been associated with the development of several football players in India, including Bhaichung Bhutia, Harmanjot Khabra and Mehtab Hossain. He has been credited with identifying players at an early stage of their careers, including Sandesh Jhingan and Lalruatthara. Jhingan later became one of the highest-valued players in Indian football, while Lalruatthara received the Emerging Player of the Year award in 2018. He was also associated with the use of the "360 method" training approach when working with experiences players. In additions to football coach, he has also worked as an art director, designer and musician.
De Ridder played his professional football career in Belgium with the club RWD Molenbeek and he was part of the team which became Division 2 champions in 1985. He then played for RWD Molenbeek in the Belgium Premiership the next season. In 1985, a serious injury to both his knee and ankle stalled his playing career and forced him to retire.
He also represented Belgium in the Under 12 to Under 20 stage. He has also featured in the Under 18 European Championship for his country. He was captain of the Belgium national youth team where he played alongside several World Cup winners like Patrick Vervoort, Marc Degryse, Stéphane Demol and Filip De Wilde.
After finishing his short playing career, De Ridder started coaching. He got his UEFA B license coaching degree in Belgium and then began his coaching career in the US. He then moved on to Brazil, Spain and Argentina, where he got his lessons in first-team coaching.
In 2005, he became the manager of one of the most successful clubs in Indian football, East Bengal, in mid-season. Under his coaching, East Bengal became the runners-up of the now defunct National Football League. His most notable event while with East Bengal was the victory against arch rivals Mohun Bagan in the biggest derby in Indian Football in front of 90,000 people. East Bengal then won the Super Cup in a one match face-off tournament against the 2005-06 NFL Premier Division champions, Mahindra United, beating them by a solitary goal.
After the 2005–06 season, De Ridder signed with Chirag United (now Prayag United) after resigning with East Bengal. His stay was short, as De Ridder could not qualify Chirag for the I-League 2nd Division.
In 2009, he signed with East Bengal again during the mid phase of the I-League, when East Bengal was having the most disastrous season of their entire history. De Ridder then patched up the team from their miserable condition and went into the national level tournament Federation Cup as underdogs. De Ridder and his men defied all odds to return as champions of the tournament. East Bengal also defeated their arch rivals, Mohun Bagan, 2–0 on the way. This also provided East Bengal a ticket for the AFC Cup, a second-tier club tournament of the Asian Continent. He then left the club again due to complications with the board.
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Philippe De Ridder
Philippe De Ridder (born 6 August 1964 in Brussels, Belgium) is a Belgian coach, football administrator and a former football player. He is currently the co-owner and CEO of Chevsa Sports Marketing & Management, a Kolkata based sports marketing and management agency.
His latest assignment was as International Football Development Manager for the Spanish Club, CD Marino. De Ridder has been associated with the development of several football players in India, including Bhaichung Bhutia, Harmanjot Khabra and Mehtab Hossain. He has been credited with identifying players at an early stage of their careers, including Sandesh Jhingan and Lalruatthara. Jhingan later became one of the highest-valued players in Indian football, while Lalruatthara received the Emerging Player of the Year award in 2018. He was also associated with the use of the "360 method" training approach when working with experiences players. In additions to football coach, he has also worked as an art director, designer and musician.
De Ridder played his professional football career in Belgium with the club RWD Molenbeek and he was part of the team which became Division 2 champions in 1985. He then played for RWD Molenbeek in the Belgium Premiership the next season. In 1985, a serious injury to both his knee and ankle stalled his playing career and forced him to retire.
He also represented Belgium in the Under 12 to Under 20 stage. He has also featured in the Under 18 European Championship for his country. He was captain of the Belgium national youth team where he played alongside several World Cup winners like Patrick Vervoort, Marc Degryse, Stéphane Demol and Filip De Wilde.
After finishing his short playing career, De Ridder started coaching. He got his UEFA B license coaching degree in Belgium and then began his coaching career in the US. He then moved on to Brazil, Spain and Argentina, where he got his lessons in first-team coaching.
In 2005, he became the manager of one of the most successful clubs in Indian football, East Bengal, in mid-season. Under his coaching, East Bengal became the runners-up of the now defunct National Football League. His most notable event while with East Bengal was the victory against arch rivals Mohun Bagan in the biggest derby in Indian Football in front of 90,000 people. East Bengal then won the Super Cup in a one match face-off tournament against the 2005-06 NFL Premier Division champions, Mahindra United, beating them by a solitary goal.
After the 2005–06 season, De Ridder signed with Chirag United (now Prayag United) after resigning with East Bengal. His stay was short, as De Ridder could not qualify Chirag for the I-League 2nd Division.
In 2009, he signed with East Bengal again during the mid phase of the I-League, when East Bengal was having the most disastrous season of their entire history. De Ridder then patched up the team from their miserable condition and went into the national level tournament Federation Cup as underdogs. De Ridder and his men defied all odds to return as champions of the tournament. East Bengal also defeated their arch rivals, Mohun Bagan, 2–0 on the way. This also provided East Bengal a ticket for the AFC Cup, a second-tier club tournament of the Asian Continent. He then left the club again due to complications with the board.