 Demol with Bologna in 1988 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stéphane Auguste Ernest Demol | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-03-11)11 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 22 June 2023(2023-06-22) (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1980 | Drogenbos | ||
| 1980–1984 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1988 | Anderlecht | 52 | (6) |
| 1988–1989 | Bologna | 21 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | Porto | 31 | (11) |
| 1990–1991 | Toulouse | 33 | (2) |
| 1991–1993 | Standard Liège | 56 | (5) |
| 1993–1994 | Cercle Brugge | 12 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Braga | 3 | (0) |
| 1995 | Panionios | 3 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Lugano | 6 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Toulon | 27 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Denderleeuw | 6 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Halle | ||
| Total | 250 | (28) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1991 | Belgium | 38 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Halle (player-coach) | ||
| 2000–2001 | Turnhout | ||
| 2001–2002 | KFC Geel | ||
| 2002–2003 | Mechelen | ||
| 2003 | Denderleeuw | ||
| 2004–2005 | Egaleo | ||
| 2005–2006 | Standard Liège (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Belgium (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Ethnikos Achna | ||
| 2009 | Charleroi | ||
| 2010 | Aris Limassol | ||
| 2010–2011 | PAS Giannina | ||
| 2012 | FC Brussels | ||
| 2012–2013 | BEC Tero Sasana | ||
| 2014–2015 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 2015–2016 | Hajer | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stéphane Auguste Ernest Demol (11 March 1966 – 22 June 2023) was a Belgian professionalfootball player and manager who played as acentral defender.[1]
Demol amassedBelgian First Division A totals of 120 games and 11 goals over the course of seven seasons, mainly withAnderlecht andStandard Liège with which he won eight major titles combined. He also competed professionally in Italy, Portugal, France, Greece and Switzerland. At international level, he representedBelgium in twoFIFA World Cups, in1986 and1990.
In 2000 he started a managerial career, going on to work in several countries.
Born inWatermael-Boitsfort,Brussels, Demol joined localR.S.C. Anderlecht's youth system at the age of 14, moving to the first-team setup four years later and scoring fourBelgian First Division A goals in just 17 matches inhis first full professional season, as theBrussels side renewed their domestic supremacy.
Demol soon became noticed by several clubs abroad, moving to Italy forBologna FC, but his breakthrough would arrive the following year, in Portugal withFC Porto: he scored an astonishing 11Primeira Liga goals, and helped his teamwin the national championship.
Demol moved countries again after just one year, now signing with French sideToulouse FC, but he returned in late 1991 to his country after joiningStandard Liège, where he helped to consecutiveUEFA Cup qualifications, finishing second to Anderlecht inhis second year.
Aged 27, Demol signed withCercle Brugge, but did not receive regular playing time. He subsequently returned for another abroad spell, being equally unsuccessful forS.C. Braga,Panionios GSS,FC Lugano andSporting Toulon Var (the latter in theFrench second division).
Demol ended his career in 2000 at 34, after playing one year apiece withFC Denderleeuw and amateurs SK Halle, in which he began his managerial career.
Demol played 38 matches for theBelgium national team and scored one goal,[2] heading home in theround-of-16 clash against theSoviet Union at the1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico (4–3 afterextra time).[3]
In 2005, after several brief head coaching spells,[4][5] Demol became assistant manager at former club Standard Liège, helping it to another runner-up position in the2005–06 season, trailing, once again, Anderlecht.
In 2006, his good friend and ex-teammateRené Vandereycken became the Red Devils' coach, and he invited Demol to become its assistant manager. He left the post two years later, returning to club action.[6]
On 2 November 2009, Demol quitR. Charleroi S.C. due to poor results.[7] On 15 February 2012, he was appointed atFC Brussels.
Demol died from a cardiac arrest on 22 June 2023, at the age of 57.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 June 1986 | Estadio León,León, Mexico |  Soviet Union | 3–2 | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | 1986 FIFA World Cup[3] |
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Standard Liège[11]
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