Peter Balette Explained

Birth Date:11 April 1961
Birth Place:Heusden, Belgium
Years1:1979–1983
Clubs1:SK Heusden
Years2:1983–1986
Clubs2:Berkenbos VV
Years3:1986–1989
Clubs3:Tervant AC
Years4:1989–1993
Clubs4:SK Heusden
Years5:1993–1996
Clubs5:Lanaken VV[1]
Manageryears1:1996–1998
Managerclubs1:K. Kabouters Opglabbeek
Manageryears2:1998–2001
Managerclubs2:Verbroedering Meerhout
Manageryears3:2001–2005
Managerclubs3:Heusden-Zolder
Manageryears4:2005–2006
Managerclubs4:KVSK United
Manageryears5:2007–2011
Managerclubs5:Club Brugge (assistant)
Manageryears6:2011–2013
Managerclubs6:Standard Liège (assistant and caretaker)
Manageryears7:2013–2014
Managerclubs7:Gent (assistant)
Manageryears8:2014
Managerclubs8:Gent (caretaker)
Manageryears9:2015–2016
Managerclubs9:Genk (assistant)[2]
Manageryears10:2016–2017
Managerclubs10:Gent (assistant)
Manageryears11:2017
Managerclubs11:Gent (caretaker)
Manageryears12:2017–2020
Managerclubs12:Gent (assistant)[3] [4]
Position:Midfielder

Peter Balette (born 11 April 1961) is a Belgian football coach. He is currently technical director at K.A.A. Gent.

Coaching career

As of 9 June 2007, he was working at Club Brugge, first as the assistant to Jacky Mathijssen, and later on as the assistant to Matthijssens' successor, Adrie Koster.In June 2011, the contract between Club Bruges and Balette was broken by mutual agreement. He became the assistant coach at Standard Liège from June 2011, under José Riga, and, starting on 29 May 2012, under Ron Jans. After Jans' dismissal on 23 October 2012, he was the interim head coach, and on 27 October 2012, he became the assistant to Mircea Rednic. Before the start of the 2013–14 season, he was fired along with Rednic. When Rednic signed at KAA Gent on 1 October 2013, he took Balette as his assistant. On 9 April 2014, Balette became the head coach, assisted by Bernd Thijs, after Rednic was sent away due to disappointing results. In the 2015–2016 season, he was the assistant coach at K.R.C. Genk, with head coach Peter Maes. After one season at Genk, he returned to K.A.A. Gent.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player Bio. 14 December 2016.
  2. News: Balette: "It is not easy in the world of football" . voetbalnieuws.be . 7 June 2015 . 30 May 2017.
  3. News: Balette: "I do not make choices based on finances" . voetbalnieuws.be . 30 July 2016 . 30 May 2017.
  4. News: Balette returns to Gent: "No quarrel with Peter Maes' . Sporza . 6 September 2017 . 30 May 2017.
  5. News: Peter Balette . voetbalnieuws.be . 30 May 2017 . 30 May 2017.