Michel Sablon is a Belgian football manager.[1]

Playing career

edit

As a player, Sablon played for Belgian side Merchtem during the 1970s.[2]

Managerial career

edit

Sablon was part of the staff for the Belgium national team at the 1986, 1990, and 1994 FIFA World Cups.[citation needed] In 2001, he was appointed technical director of the Belgium national team.[3] He is credited with helping lay the foundations for the twenty-first century "golden generation" of the Belgium national team.[4]

In 2015, he was appointed technical director of the Singapore national team.[5] After that, he was appointed technical director of the United Arab Emirates national team.[6] He has also worked for FIFA.[7]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Michel Sablon must help fill Singapore void after S.League exodus". espn.com.
  2. ^ "Michel Sablon: The Man Who Re-Engineered Belgian Football". bleacherreport.com.
  3. ^ "Belgium's blueprint that gave birth to a golden generation". theguardian.com.
  4. ^ "The Professor Who Helped Make Belgium Soccer a World Power". wsj.com (Archived).
  5. ^ "FAS technical director Sablon: Singapore can be like Japan in five years". tnp.sg.
  6. ^ "Belgian guru Michel Sablon lauds Singapore's 2034 World Cup target". straitstimes.com.
  7. ^ "Michel Sablon - Le Soir article".