KSC Lokeren backroom staff
We hold the names of 24 people on KSC Lokeren's staff for 2025/26, beyond the players. Stijn Vreven manages the first team, with Simon Vermeiren as assistant manager. KSC Lokeren's is the 8th longest staff list of the 15 Belgian Challenger Pro League clubs we hold.
Coaching staff
The manager, the assistants and the coaches at every level of the club, 9 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY | PREVIOUSLY AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stijn Vreven | Manager | First team | 51 | Belgium |  |
| Christof De Breucker | Manager | Under-19s | 41 | Belgium | - |
| Simon Vermeiren | Assistant manager | First team | 34 | Belgium | - |
| Semih Akgüngör | Assistant manager | Under-19s | 33 | Belgium | - |
| Donjet Shkodra | Assistant manager | Reserves | 36 | Kosovo | - |
| Souffian Kassmi | Coach | First team | 40 | Belgium | - |
| Sibo De Waele | Coach | Under-19s | 23 | Belgium | - |
| Copa | Goalkeeping coach | First team | 45 | Ivory Coast |  |
| Werner Martens | Fitness coach | First team | 42 | Belgium |  |
Medical and sports science
Doctors, physios and sports scientists, 5 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tristan Pauwels | Club doctor | First team | 28 | Belgium |
| Sezer Sari | Club doctor | Reserves | 29 | Belgium |
| Glenn Van Malderen | Physio | First team | 29 | Belgium |
| Jene Van Kerckhove | Physio | First team | 26 | - |
| Steven De Caluwé | Physio | First team | 45 | Belgium |
Scouting and analysis
Scouts, recruitment analysts and performance analysts, 2 people
| NAME | ROLE | TEAM | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flavio Caci | Performance analyst | First team | 28 | Belgium |
| Christophe Schelfaut | Performance analyst | Reserves | 40 | Belgium |
Football management
The people who run the football side, from the sporting director to the academy, 1 person
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Van Herrewege | Head of youth development | 46 | Belgium |
Owners and directors
Who owns KSC Lokeren and sits on its board
| NAME | ROLE | AGE | NATIONALITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Van Duysen | Chair | 56 | Belgium |
| Daniël De Paepe | Managing director | 77 | Belgium |
| Cedric De Mol | Director | 27 | Belgium |
| Didier Van Riel | Director | 55 | Belgium |
| Thomas Bernaert | Director | 33 | Belgium |
| Willy Carpentier | Director | 76 | Belgium |
| Wim De Groeve | Director | 55 | Belgium |
Backroom staff at every Belgian Challenger Pro League club
The names we hold at each club in the division, 2025/26
KSC Lokeren's list is the 8th longest of the 15, against a median of 24 across the division. K Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen names the most, 40. Jong KAA Gent names the fewest, 8.
KSC Lokeren against the Belgian Challenger Pro League, department by department
Names held in each department, beside the average and the most at any one club
| DEPARTMENT | KSC LOKEREN | AVERAGE | MOST | AT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaching | 9 | 10 | 18 | |
| Medical and sports science | 5 | 5 | 9 | |
| Scouting and analysis | 2 | 3 | 10 | Club NXT |
| Football management | 1 | 1 | 2 | SK Beveren |
| Owners and directors | 7 | 4 | 7 | |
Backrooms the size of KSC Lokeren's, in every league
KSC Lokeren's 24 names make the joint 459th longest staff list of the 815 clubs we hold one for
| # | CLUB | LEAGUE | STAFF |
|---|---|---|---|
| 459 |  | League Two | 24 |
| 459 | Casa Pia Atlético Clube | Primeira Liga | 24 |
| 459 |  | Liga MX | 24 |
| 459 |  | Major League Soccer | 24 |
| 459 |  | Major League Soccer | 24 |
| 459 | Falkirk | Scottish Premiership | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 459 |  | Liga MX | 24 |
| 459 |  | 2. Bundesliga | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 459 | KSC Lokeren | Belgian Challenger Pro League | 24 |
| 459 |  | Austrian Bundesliga | 24 |
| 459 |  | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 | Partick Thistle | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 |  | Scottish Championship | 24 |
| 459 |  | League Two | 24 |
| 459 |  | Ligue 2 | 24 |
| 459 |  | Belgian Pro League | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 459 |  | - | 24 |
| 483 |  | La Liga 2 | 23 |
Where KSC Lokeren's staff come from
3 nationalities across the 23 staff whose nationality we hold
Belgium supplies 21 of the 23, 91%. The median age is 40. The oldest is Daniël De Paepe, managing director, at 77, and the youngest Sibo De Waele, coach, at 23. 3 members of staff came from another club.
Where KSC Lokeren's former staff work now
On KSC Lokeren's staff in an earlier season and at another club in 2025/26, 4 people
| NAME | ROLE NOW | NOW AT |
|---|---|---|
| Hans Cornelis | Manager |  |
| Bart Selleslags | Manager | SK Beveren |
| Björn Uyttendaele | Goalkeeping coach | |
| Bart Struyf | Head of youth development |  |
Frequently asked questions
Who is KSC Lokeren's manager?
Stijn Vreven is the KSC Lokeren first-team manager, aged 51. Simon Vermeiren is the assistant manager.
Who is the goalkeeping coach at KSC Lokeren?
Copa coaches the KSC Lokeren first-team goalkeepers.
How many backroom staff do KSC Lokeren have?
We hold the names of 24 people on KSC Lokeren's staff for 2025/26: 9 in coaching, 5 in medical and sports science, 2 in scouting and analysis, 1 in football management and 7 owners and directors. That is the 8th longest list of the 15 Belgian Challenger Pro League clubs we hold, against a median of 24. Across every league we hold, that list is the joint 459th longest of 815.
Where to next
For what KSC Lokeren pays its squad, see KSC Lokeren player wages. What each of these jobs pays across football is on backroom staff wages. Every club in the division is on Belgian Challenger Pro League wages.