Ogunjimi and other former players also become youth coaches
MONDAY, 7 APRIL 2025, 13:58 - lajoya
YOUTH Once again, some names of new youth coaches for next year have been announced. Het Laatste Nieuws reports that former soccer players Marvin Ogunjimi, Jan Wuytens and Patrick Dimbala, among others, are coming to strengthen Neerpede. Purple White also took two youth coaches away from Club Brugge.
Ogunjimi is given the title of “Detail Coach” and will deal with the strikers from the U15 to U23. “He has to make our strikers even better,” Tim Borguet, head of youth training, told Het Laatste Nieuws.
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Continue reading Also joining the team are Patrick Dimbala (42, a.o. ex- Aalst, -Ghent, -Kortrijk and some Greek clubs) and Jan Wuytens (39, a.o. ex- Heracles, -Utrecht and -AZ). They will become talent coordinators. “Their focus is on the individual development on and off the field of our talents,” Borguet said. The duo must ensure that the flow of talents to the Futures and then to the A core is smoother.
For the U18, Anderlecht will bring in Dylan Malicheff and Maxim Dierickx. The two come over from Club Brugge and have a past with KV Mechelen.
Finally, Tim Scheers will take over Hernk Mariman's position as Football Director. Scheers has been working for Anderlecht as Head of Coaching since last summer. Borguet still let it be known that Mariman's departure is due to “a difference in vision about where we want to go.”
