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Belgian volleyball player and coach
Vital Heynen
Heynen in 2022
Nationality Belgian Born (1969-06-12 ) 12 June 1969 (age 55)
Maaseik , BelgiumHeight 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Current team
China Position Setter
Vital Heynen (born 12 June 1969) is a Belgian professional
volleyball coach and former player. Since 2024, he serves as head coach for the
China national team .
[1]
Heynen coaching
Germany during the
2014 World League.
Career as coach
Heynen started out his career as a volleyball coach in his hometown club
Noliko Maaseik . In 2005 he became assistant coach and a year later - a head coach. During his six-year work at the club, his team won four Belgian Championships, five Belgian Cups and four Supercups. Additionally Heynen was twice named Belgian Coach of the Year in 2009 and 2011. In 2012 he left his hometown club and joined Turkish club
Ziraat Bankası Ankara , which he coached in the season 2012/2013. In December 2013 he was named a new coach of
Transfer Bydgoszcz ,
PlusLiga .
[2]
In February 2012 he became a head coach of
Germany national team .
At the
World Championship 2014 his team beat
France in 3rd place match and won bronze medal.
[3] In 2017 he took over Belgian national team. On 7 February 2018 Heynen was chosen as the new head coach of
Poland men's national volleyball team .
[4] At the
World Championship 2018 in Italy, Poland led by Heynen beat
Brazil in the final, defended the
World Championship 2014 title, and achieved 3rd World Champion title in total. In 2019 Heynen coached Poland to the
European Championship 2019 bronze medal by beating
France in 3rd place match and losing only to
Slovenia in the semifinal.
[5]
[6] At the
FIVB World Cup 2019 his team lost only against
USA and
Brazil and eventually was placed 2nd in the competition, winning the silver medal. In November, 2019 he became a head coach of
Sir Safety Conad Perugia .
[7] In the 2019/2020 season
Sir Safety Perugia coached by Heynen achieved the Italian SuperCup after defeating
Modena Volley in the final.
Honours
As a player
CEV European Champions Cup
Domestic
1995–96
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
1996–97
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
1996–97
Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
1996–97
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
1997–98
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
1997–98
Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
1997–98
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
1998–99
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
1998–99
Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
1998–99
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
1999–2000
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
2000–01
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
2000–01
Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
2000–01
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
2001–02
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
2001–02
Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
2001–02
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
2002–03
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
2002–03
Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
2002–03
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
2003–04
Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
2003–04
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
As a coach
CEV Cup
Domestic
2006–07
Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
2007–08
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
2007–08
Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
2007–08
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
2008–09
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
2008–09
Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
2008–09
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
2009–10
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
2009–10
Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
2010–11
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
2011–12
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
2011–12
Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
2011–12
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
2014–15
French SuperCup, with
Tours VB
2015–16
German SuperCup, with
VfB Friedrichshafen
2015–16
German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
2016–17
German SuperCup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
2016–17
German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
2017–18
German SuperCup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
2017–18
German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
2018–19
German SuperCup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
2018–19
German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
2019–20
Italian SuperCup, with
Sir Safety Perugia
2020–21
Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
References
External links
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Head coach of
Poland 2018–2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Head coach of
Belgium 2017–2018
Succeeded by
Sportspersonality of The Year Team of The Year Coach of The Year