35 Facts About Vincent Kompany

Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back and is the current manager of EFL Championship club Burnley.

Vincent Kompany represented the Belgium national team for 15 years, seven as captain.

Vincent Kompany was included in the Premier League Team of the Year for two years in a row in 2011 and 2012 as well as being included in the 2014 team, and won the Premier League Player of the Season in 2012.

Vincent Kompany went on to win 11 more trophies at City and made 360 appearances.

Vincent Kompany earned 89 caps for Belgium in a fifteen-year international career, having made his debut in 2004 at the age of 17.

Vincent Kompany was part of their squad that came fourth at the 2008 Olympics as well as going to the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2018, coming a best-ever third at the latter.

In 2019, when his contract expired after 11 years at City, Vincent Kompany returned to Anderlecht as player-manager.

On 19 October 2009, Vincent Kompany signed a new five-year deal with City that would keep him at the club until 2014.

Vincent Kompany finished the season winning the club's Supporter's Player of the Year and Player's Player of the Year awards, clocking up 50 appearances in all competitions including 37 Premier League starts.

On 11 May 2012, Vincent Kompany was named Barclays Player of the Season for his outstanding performance in the Premier League, the first time the award was won by a City player.

Vincent Kompany played in that final, but had missed part of the league campaign due to injury, with Mancini citing his absence as a major factor in the failure to retain the title.

Vincent Kompany appeared just 15 times during the campaign, although his continued importance to the team was evidenced by the fact he would always return to the starting line-up as soon as he was fit.

Vincent Kompany had already lifted the EFL Cup again in February 2019 after a penalty shootout victory over Chelsea.

On 19 May 2019, it was announced that Vincent Kompany would be leaving Manchester City to become player-manager of his first club Anderlecht.

Head coach Simon Davies would become in charge of tactical changes and substitutions, while Vincent Kompany would be given the captain's arm band.

Vincent Kompany decided against returning to Germany in hope of playing the last group game to help his country qualify for the knockout stages.

Vincent Kompany later came on as a substitute in the opening game for Hamburg against Bayern Munich.

Vincent Kompany did not return until nearly midnight and Advocaat removed him from the squad altogether, although on 24 February 2010 he was recalled for the friendly against Croatia.

On 13 May 2014, Vincent Kompany was named in the Belgium squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

At the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, Vincent Kompany featured in five of his nation's seven matches, playing every minute in the knockout phase as they advanced to the semi-finals before losing to eventual champions France, overcoming England to finish third, their highest ever placing in the competition.

Vincent Kompany has been described as one of the best defenders in world football, and in the history of the Premier League; he is recognised to be an intelligent and physically strong centre-back, with excellent aerial ability, mobility, and leadership qualities, as well as good technique and distribution.

Vincent Kompany is a very accurate tackler, with strong positional sense, and excels at reading the game and anticipating his opponents.

Vincent Kompany initially played as a central or defensive midfielder before being moved to a centre-back role.

On 17 August 2020, it was announced that Vincent Kompany would be the head coach at Anderlecht for the next four seasons, after retiring from professional football on the same day.

On 14 June 2022, Vincent Kompany was appointed manager of EFL Championship club Burnley on a deal of undisclosed length, following the club's relegation from the Premier League.

Vincent Kompany won the award for a second consecutive perfect month, finishing the month seventeen points clear of third-place.

Vincent Kompany won the Manager of the Month award for February 2023 after having gained 14 points from 6 matches.

Vincent Kompany signed a new contract on 7 May 2023, tying him to Burnley until 2028.

Vincent Kompany is an official FIFA ambassador for registered charity SOS Children.

In March 2013, Vincent Kompany bought the Belgian third division club FC Bleid as a "social commitment towards the youngsters of Brussels", with the intention of offering disadvantaged youngsters the opportunity to use sport as a vehicle for self-improvement.

Vincent Kompany's father, Pierre, is a Congolese immigrant to Belgium and serves as his agent.

Vincent Kompany married his Mancunian girlfriend, Carla Higgs, a lifelong Manchester City supporter on 11 June 2011 and together they have a daughter born in 2010, and two sons, born in 2013 and 2015.

Vincent Kompany has a number of pastimes and interests which keep him occupied outside of football.

Vincent Kompany has an interest in politics and graduated with an MBA at Manchester Business School in 2018 after several years of study.

However, Vincent Kompany closed down both bars within a year of their opening.