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  2. May 26, 2022 · Former Belgium and Manchester City defender Vincent Kompany leaves post as Anderlecht manager with 36-year-old on shortlist to become next manager of Burnley; Clarets relegated from Premier...

  3. Aug 17, 2020 · The ex-Manchester City captain rejoined the Belgian club as player-manager last summer but relinquished his managerial duties on match days in August in order to concentrate on playing. The...

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    • The Early Years
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    • … and The Kompany Moment

    Footballers past and present paid tribute to Kompany following news of his retirement on Monday, including former Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku, who played with the defender for Belgium.

    In an exclusive sit-down with Sky Sports in 2019, Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany looked back on 11 glittering years at the Etihad Stadium...

    "Going through the transition with City, and missing out on all these titles in the first years, and then hardship in terms of expectations, failing, expectations, failing, and then carrying on. When I look back on this, it's better doing it this way, for me anyway. "I know I played a role in shaping the culture of the club, and probably the future...

    "I could have ended up at another club, and out of four league titles you could have maybe turned it into eight, depending on which club you go to, and how successful it is. "It's a competitive club, City. It's not like you can sit down for a year and wait around for what happens. Every transfer window, every six months, you are competing with the ...

    "I became a Manc by the end of it. All of these core values I had before I was a Manc, so when I just signed, I kind of transported them through the years. By the end of it I still think there is a strong identity of Manchester that remains in someone who never came from Manchester. "If someone gets a knock on the pitch, you just get up, get on wit...

    "Typical City fashion would have been to lose the game and blow it. That's what typical City meant in those days. Now typical City is defined by the Kun Aguero moment, you don't give up, you come back and win games. "Was my goal against Leicester more important? His goal was more important! Mine, well, looked better, which I never thought I'd have ...

    "I'm not an emotional kind of guy. But it was borderline emotional when I scored a goal, and probably because everyone jumped on me and you couldn't see me. But I thought: 'What if this is the goal, what if this is the clean sheet we keep to the end of the game, and that gives us the title.' "The game finished 1-0, the kids came on the pitch, techn...

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  4. May 25, 2022 · Manchester City legend Vincent Kompany has left Anderlecht amid Burnley's interest in the Belgian manager. In a statement on their club website, Anderlecht CEO Peter Verbeke said: " Vincent was...

  5. May 25, 2022 · Former Manchester City and Belgium defender Vincent Kompany has left Anderlecht after two seasons as head coach, the Belgian club announced on Wednesday.

  6. May 11, 2024 · The reaction to him from some of the travelling support at Selhurst Park, in particular, had felt like a significant moment for a manager who had been lionised while winning the Championship title...

  7. May 29, 2024 · Unlike the situation Kompany inherited on arrival from Anderlecht in his homeland, he leaves behind a big squad packed with young talent.