Henri Depireux

Henri Depireux (1 February 1944 – 8 April 2022) was a Belgian football player and manager.

Henri Depireux

Depireux in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-02-01)1 February 1944
Place of birth	Liège, Belgium
Date of death	8 April 2022(2022-04-08) (aged 78)
Place of death	Visé, Belgium
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1963–1968	RFC Liège
1968–1971	Standard Liège	70	(21)
1971–1973	Racing White Brussels
1973–1974	R.W.D. Molenbeek
1974–1976	RFC Liège
1976–1978	RJS Bas-Oha
International career
1969–1971	Belgium	2	(0)
Managerial career
1976–1978	RJS Bas-Oha
1978–1980	Tilleur
1980–1981	Namur
1981–1982	K.F.C. Winterslag
1986–1987	Belenenses
	Wavre
1987–1989	Bellinzona
1989	Metz
1990	Red Star
1990–1991	Belenenses
1993–1994	AC Bellinzona
1996–1997	Cameroon
1997–1998	ASFAR
1998–1999	Sharjah FC
2000	Standard Liège (Assistant coach)
2002	RFC Liège
2003	Visé
2006–2007	Congo DR
2008	Olympique de Khouribga
2008	USM Annaba
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Depireux played club football for RFC Liège and Standard de Liège.^[1] He also played twice for Belgium.^[2]

After his playing career ended, Depireux became a manager in Switzerland,^[3] France.^[4] He also coached Belenenses,^[5] the Cameroon national team.^[6] and RFC Liège.^[7]

In 2006, Depireux was named manager of Congo DR national team^[8] and resigned in 2007.^[9] In 2008, he coached North African sides Olympique de Khouribga and USM Annaba.^[10]

In 2011, Depireux joined the women's team of Standard Femina Liège as head coach.

In February 2019, he took over as head coach of KVW Zaventem, a team in the 3rd amateur league, in an attempt to prevent the club being relegated to a lower division, following a difficult season.^[11]

Honours

RFC Liège

• Belgian Football League third place: 1966–67

Standard Liège

• Belgian Football League winner: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71

R.W.D. Molenbeek

• Belgian Football League runner-up: 1972–73; third place: 1973–74