Vincent Kompany has announced his retirement from playing career in order to be a full-time Anderlecht manager.
The 34-year-old had been a player-manager and co-managed with Frank Vercauteren early last season.
But he stepped down from his management role three months later to concentrate as a player.
But Anderlecht could only finished 8th in Belgian Pro League as they missed out again from qualifying for European competitions and they decided to appoint Kompany as the new manager.
“I want to fully commit to my role as a coach and need 100% of my time and focus for it. That’s why I’m quitting as a football player,” Kompany said in a club statement.
Pleased and proud to lead this beautiful club the next four years. Watch us. 🟣⚪ pic.twitter.com/Medu2UGqa6
— Vincent Kompany (@VincentKompany) August 18, 2020
“I want to stay with the club for at least 4 seasons and prove that Anderlecht can play a modern style of football, with results.”
Kompany joined Manchester City from Hamburg in 2008 and soon became club captain, helping them win four Premier League titles, two FA Cups and four League Cups.
He made 89 appearances for Belgium and was part of the squad that finished third at the 2018 World Cup.
Kompany will make his full-time managerial debut in Sunday’s league game against Mouscron.
Anderlecht are third in the league with four points from two games.