R.E. Virton
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| Full name | Royal Excelsior Virton | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Les Gaumais | ||
| Short name | RE Virton | ||
| Founded | 1922 | ||
| Ground | Stade Yvan Georges, Virton | ||
| Capacity | 4,572 | ||
| Owner | N'Golo Kanté | ||
| Chairman | Flavio Becca | ||
| Manager | Jérôme Arpinon | ||
| League | Belgian National Division 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 10th | ||
| Website | www | ||
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Royal Excelsior Virton is a Belgian football club, based in the city of Virton, in Luxembourg province.[1] The club will participate in Belgian National Division 1 from 2023 to 2024 after relegation from Challenger Pro League in 2022–23. They were purchased by Al-Ittihad midfielder N'Golo Kanté on 30 June 2023.[2]
Current squad
[edit]- As of 10 October 2024[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club staff
[edit]- As of 30 June 2023
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| Chairman |  N'Golo Kanté[4]
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| Chief executive officer |  Alex Hayes
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| Sporting director |  Tom Van den Abbeele
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| Manager | Christian Bracconi
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| Assistant manager |  Nicolas Gennarielli
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| Goalkeeper coach | Jérémy Dumesnil Clément Lommers
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| Fitness coach | Arnaud Scalco
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| Video analyst | Grégory Verheyden
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| Club doctor | Florian Foulon
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| Physiotherapist | Marc-Antoine Palma Samuel Bodet
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| Team Manager | Thiebaud Delmelle
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| Delegate | Georges André
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| Match equipment and logistics manager | Arnaud Gratia
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References
[edit]- ^ "Royal Excelsior Virton". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2017-11-08. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
- ^ "Kante invests in Belgium's Virton with view to developing academy". Inside World Football. 30 June 2023.
- ^ "L'équipe première". Royal Excelsior Virton (in French). Archived from the original on 27 November 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Kante purchases Belgian third-tier side". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2023-06-29. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
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