GETTING TO KNOW VINCENT KOMPANY

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A detailed timeline of Vincent's playing and managerial career

2022-06-16T09:00:00.000Z

GETTING TO KNOW VINCENT KOMPANY

A detailed timeline of Vincent's playing and managerial career

2022-06-16T09:00:00.000Z

A detailed timeline of Vincent's playing and managerial career

Here are some quick-fire facts about the new man in charge at Turf Moor

- Vincent was born on 10th April 1986, Uccle, Belgium - he is 36 years old

- The central defender started his career at his hometown club, Anderlecht, making his first team debut aged just 17

- Kompany won several awards during his first spell at Anderlecht including the Belgian Golden Shoe (voted best player in the Belgian top division) and two league titles

Kompany in his first spell at Anderlecht, 2004

- In February 2004, Kompany made his senior international debut for Belgium, again aged 17, as the Red Devils played France, lining up against football greats such as Zinedine Zidane

- His form for both Anderlecht and Belgium saw him leave his native country to join German side Hamburg in 2006

- Kompany’s stay in Germany lasted just two years and in 2008 he put pen to paper at Manchester City, and made his debut two days after he signed, against West Ham in the Premier League

Kompany celebrates his goal against Burnley at Turf Moor, 2010

- The defender quickly became a mainstay in the City team, and helped the club win their first major trophy in 35 years, as the blue half of Manchester won the FA Cup in 2011, beating Stoke City by one goal to nil at Wembley

- In a year to remember, Manchester City qualified for the Champions League for the first time in their history, and Kompany won the club's Supporter's Player of the Year and Player's Player of the Year awards, and the Premier League Player of the Season

- The following season, Kompany became Manchester City captain and he led the club to their first Premier League title with a dramatic final day victory against Queens Park Rangers

Kompany captained City to the Premier League title, 2011

- This sparked a flurry of trophies for the Belgian at Manchester City, and overall, he lifted four Premier League titles, four EFL Cups and two FA Cups. Kompany made 338 appearances for City, scoring 20 times, before departing to join his first club, Anderlecht as player-manager

- On an international stage, Kompany played 89 times for Belgium, scoring four times. He captained his nation to the 2018 World Cup semi-finals

Kompany captained Belgium to World Cup Finals, 2018

- In 2019, Kompany started his managerial career at Anderlecht as player-manager, and retired from playing in 2020

- Kompany guided Anderlecht back to European football and a Belgian Cup final during his time back at his hometown club, before leaving earlier this summer

- Away from the pitch, Kompany has a statue outside the Etihad Stadium to recognise his legacy at Manchester City. The statue was unveiled in 2021

Statue of City legend Kompany was unveiled, 2021

- Kompany graduated with an MBA at Manchester Business School in 2018

- Kompany has founded BX Brussels in 2013, a social football project supporting 1300 youngsters over 4 clubs in the difficult areas in Brussels

- He has also taken up a role as International Ambassador for SOS Children’s Villages, the biggest organisation for deprivileged children in the world

- During his last season at Manchester City, he also set up a season long campaign and initiative to address homelessness in Manchester alongside Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, named ‘Tackle4MCR’, resulting in a Gala match at the Etihad in September 2019.