Frederik Vanderbiest

Frederik Vanderbiest (born 10 October 1977) is a Belgian football manager and former player who is an assistant manager at KV Mechelen.

Frederik Vanderbiest

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-10-10) 10 October 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Vilvoorde, Belgium
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	KV Mechelen (assistant coach)
Youth career
1983–1997	RWDM
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	RWDM
1998–1999	Walhain
1999–2000	Union SG
2000–2001	RWDM
2001–2007	Roeselare
2008–2009	Dender
2008–2009	→ OH Leuven (loan)
2009–2011	Oostende
Managerial career
2010–2015	Oostende
2015–2016	Cercle Brugge
2016	Antwerp
2016–2017[1]	Aris Limassol
2017	Lierse
2017–2018	Roeselare (assistant)
2018–2019	KV Mechelen (assistant)
2019–2020	RWDM47
2020–	KV Mechelen (assistant)
2023	KV Mechelen (caretaker)
2025–	KV Mechelen (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Vilvoorde, Belgium, Vanderbiest began playing football in R.W.D. Molenbeek's youth system before he joined the senior side. He played for K.S.V. Roeselare from 2001 to 2007, where he was twice voted player of the year by the club's supporters.^[2]

In 2013, he guided K.V. Oostende into the quarter-finals of the Belgian Cup and won promotion to the Belgian Pro League by winning the 2012–13 Belgian Second Division.^[3]