Edem Mensah
Vincent Kompany Career Achievements
Vincent Kompany is a famous football player from Belgium, born on 10th April 1986. He played for Manchester City for eleven seasons and was their captain for eight of them. The idea of writing about Vincent Kompany’s career achievements is important.
Vincent Kompany played as a center-back. Many people label him as one of the best center-backs to have played in the Premier League. It is worth knowing that he played with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo.
He also played for the Belgium national team for 15 years and was their captain for seven of those years.
Now, he is the manager of a team called Burnley in the Premier League.
Qualities of Vincent Kompany
Vincent Kompany had certain instincts that he used while playing, which made him always stand tall amid his other colleagues’ defenders.
He had many good qualities, like knowing where to stand on the field, being strong physically, and being able to jump high to win the ball in the air.
Vincent Kompany is also swift and good at making tackles.
Because of his great skills and smart thinking, he was considered one of the best defenders ever, in the Premier League and the whole history of football.
Vincent Kompany’s Club Career Appearances
During his career, Vincent Kompany played for three clubs, Anderlecht, Hamburger SV, and Manchester City, before returning to Anderlecht.
In 2003, while he was playing for Anderlecht, he made 73 appearances and scored 5 goals, followed by a move to Hamburger SV where he made appearances and scored 1 goal.
After that, he transferred to Manchester City where he spent 11 seasons, making 265 appearances and scoring 18 goals.
He returned to Anderlecht in 2019, where he spent another season, making 15 appearances and scoring 1 goal.
Overall, he made 382 appearances and scored 25 goals during his career.
Kompany’s International Career Appearances
It is widely known that Vincent Kompany made 89 appearances and scored 4 goals for Belgium within the period lasting from 2004 to 2019.
Additionally, he played for Belgium U16 making 3 appearances, and Belgium U17 making 2 appearances.
Vincent Kompany’s Individual Awards
Vincent Kompany won the Belgian First Division Man of the Season in 2003-04 and 2004-05, and the Belgian Golden Shoe in 2004.
Kompany was named Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year in 2004 and 2005, and Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year in 2004-05.
He also won the Belgian Ebony Shoe twice in 2004 and 2005, Best Belgian Player Abroad in 2010, and Best Golden Shoe Team in 2011.
During his time playing for Manchester City, Kompany won awards such as Manchester City Official Supporter’s Player of the Year.
Manchester City Player’s Player of the Year, and Manchester City Goal of the Season in 2010-11.
He was also named Premier League Player of the Season in 2011-12 and was inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame in 2022.
In addition to winning the 2011-12 and 2013-14 Premier League titles, Kompany was named in the PFA Team of the Year for three seasons.
He was also named in the ESM Team of the Year in 2011-12 and won the Alan Hardaker Trophy twice in 2016 and 2018.
In addition, he won the BBC Goal of the Season in 2018-19, was included in the IFFHS All-time Belgium Men’s Dream Team, and was part of the RBFA 125 Years Icons Team in 2020.
Lastly, he was awarded the FWA Tribute Award in 2020.
Vincent Kompany’s Club Career Achievements
Vincent Kompany played for Anderlecht, Hamburger SV, Manchester City, and the Belgium national team.
He won the Belgian First Division twice in 2003-04 and 2005-06 with Anderlecht and the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2007 with Hamburger SV.
With Manchester City, Kompany won four Premier League titles in 2011-12, 2013-14, 2017-18, and 2018-19; two FA Cups in 2010-11 and 2018-19; four EFL Cups in 2013-14, 2015-16, 2017-18, and 2018-19; and two FA Community Shields in 2012 and 2018.
Vincent Kompany’s Managerial Achievements
Vincent Kompany had a successful career as a football player and later became the manager of Anderlecht and Burnley football clubs.
During his tenure as the manager, Anderlecht was the runner-up of the Belgian Cup in the 2021-2022 season, while Burnley won the EFL Championship in the 2022-2023 season.
Moreover, Vincent Kompany received several individual awards for his managerial skills.
He was named EFL Championship Manager of the Month four times, in October 2022, December 2022, January 2023, and February 2023.
Kompany was also awarded EFL Championship Manager of the Season for the 2022-2023 season and LMA Championship Manager of the Year for the same season.
Vincent Kompany’s Debut Season in the Premier League
Kompany’s debut as a manager in the Premier League for the 2023-2024 season for Burnley did not go well because his side relegated back to the championship after only being able to secure a total point of 24 which was the clubs record low point since its establishment and finishing 19th on the league table.
Vincent Kompany to Bayern Munich
After, the Bundesliga club went trophyless the previous season and not being able to renew the contract for manger Thomas Tuchel. They decided to go for Vincent Kompany on a three-year deal as their new manager and paying up to £10.2 million in compensation to Burnley to buy him off the remainder of his contract.
Its is assume after signing the contract on the 29th of May 2024 Kompany is now one of the most expensive managers in history.
