Johan Walem

Johan Walem (born 1 February 1972) is a Belgian football manager and former player. He previously worked as head coach of the Kortrijk. Walem was considered one of the best Belgian midfielders of his generation. He gained 36 caps for the national team, scoring two goals.

Johan Walem

Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-02-01) 1 February 1972 (age 53)
Place of birth	Soignies, Belgium
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1986	Molenbeek
1986–1991	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1997	Anderlecht	180	(17)
1997–1999	Udinese	32	(5)
1999–2000	Parma	24	(1)
2000–2001	Udinese	14	(0)
2001–2003	Standard Liège	59	(4)
2003–2004	Torino	21	(2)
2004–2005	Catania	14	(0)
Total		344	(29)
International career
1991–2002	Belgium	36	(2)
Managerial career
2008–2010	Anderlecht U19
2010–2011	Udinese (youth)
2011–2012	Udinese U19
2012–2015	Belgium U-21
2015–2016	Kortrijk
2016–2020	Belgium U-21
2020–2021	Cyprus
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Walem was born in Soignies, Belgium. His former clubs are Molenbeek (as a youngster), Anderlecht, Udinese, Parma (on loan), Standard Liège, Torino and Catania. At Udinese, he was nicknamed Il Geometra (The Geometer) as he was very precise in his passes. His partnership with German striker Oliver Bierhoff was also praised at that time. After he retired he has worked as TV consultant for Belgacom TV and as youth-coach at Udinese Calcio. Walem took over the job as head coach of the Belgium national under-21 football team after the 2011–12 season.

Honours

Player

Anderlecht^[1]

• Belgian First Division: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
• Belgian Cup: 1993–94; runner-up 1996–97^[2]
• Belgian Super Cup: 1993, 1995

Parma

• Supercoppa Italiana: 1999^[3]

Udinese

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2000

Belgium

• FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup^[4]

Individual

• Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year: 1991–92^[5]

Managerial statistics

As of 17 November 2020

Team	From	To	Record
			G	W	D	L	Win %
Cyprus	25 January 2020	17 February 2021	8	1	1	6	012.50