Belgian volleyball player and coach
Vital Heynen Personal information Born (1969-06-12) 12 June 1969 (age 55)Maaseik , Belgium Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Coaching information Current team China Volleyball information Position Setter Career
Honours
Hand prints and signature at the Avenue of Volleyball Stars, Katowice 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 .
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 .
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. 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 . 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. 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 . 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 1996–97 1996–97 1996–97 1997–98 1997–98 1997–98 1998–99 1998–99 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2000–01 2000–01 2001–02 2001–02 2001–02 2002–03 2002–03 2002–03 2003–04 2003–04 As a coach
CEV Cup Domestic
2006–07 2007–08 2007–08 2007–08 2008–09 2008–09 2008–09 2009–10 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2011–12 2011–12 2014–15 Tours VB 2015–16 VfB Friedrichshafen 2015–16 2016–17 2016–17 2017–18 2017–18 2018–19 2018–19 2019–20 Sir Safety Perugia 2020–21 References
"Vital Heynen kiest voor oosters avontuur: Belgisch volleybalbrein gaat aan de slag als bondscoach van China" . sporza.be (in Dutch). 25 April 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.Tomasz Rosiński (12 December 2013). "Vital Heynen nowym trenerem Transferu Bydgoszcz!" . wp.pl . Retrieved 7 February 2018.
"Germany take home the bronze medal" . fivb.org . FIVB. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2018."Vital Heynen nowym selekcjonerem siatkarskiej reprezentacji Polski" . onet.pl . 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.EUROVOLLEY 2019 M: Slovenia record sensational win over world champions Poland and go to final! Parisian dream comes true: Serbia conquer EuroVolley for 3rd time! "ITA M: Bernardi's 3-year work with Perugia over, Heynen at helm of SuperLega runners-up" . worldofvolley.com . 11 July 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
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Heynen in 2022
1996–97 – with Noliko Maaseik
Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
2007–08 – with Noliko Maaseik
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