Vincent Kompany
Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany
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Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃ kɔ̃paˈni]; born 10 April 1986) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. As a player, he is best known for his eleven seasons at Manchester City, eight of which he served as captain. Kompany also represented the Belgium national team for fifteen years and served as its captain. Kompany began his professional career at Anderlecht; having graduated from their youth system, he was with the club for three seasons as a first-team player before moving to Bundesliga club Hamburg in 2006. In the summer of 2008, he completed a transfer to Premier League club Manchester City, where he was an integral part of the squad and regarded as one of the bargain buys of the revolutionised City era, blossoming into one of the league's best centre-backs. In the 2011–12 season, he was awarded the captaincy of City, leading his club to win the Premier League that season, their first league title in 44 years. Kompany was included in the Premier League Team of the Year in 2011, 2012, and 2014, and won the Premier League Player of the Season in 2012. Kompany won eleven more trophies at City and made 360 total appearances. Kompany earned 89 caps for Belgium in a 15-year international career, having made his debut in 2004 at age 17. He was part of their squad that came fourth at the 2008 Olympics and went to the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and 2018, coming a best-ever third at the latter. He served as captain from 2010. In 2019, when his contract expired after eleven years at City, Kompany returned to Anderlecht as player-manager. A year later, he announced his retirement from professional football and became the first-team manager. In 2022, he was hired by Burnley, winning the EFL Championship in his first season, before being relegated from the Premier League the following season. He was appointed by Bayern Munich in 2024 following the departure of Thomas Tuchel and won the 2024–25 Bundesliga in his first season at the club.
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Uli Hoeneß criticizes Max Eberl for proposed extension of Thomas Tuchel, undermines discovery of Vincent Kompany
Max Eberl finalized Vincent Kompany’s contract extension at Bayern Munich before Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City departure
Vincent Kompany is home! Bayern boss lifts Premier League tophy in front of Man City fans in surprise homecoming for Premier League winning captain as Pep Guardiola waves goodbye
"He would have signed Tuchel first," Bayern president Uli Hoeneß states, publicly contradicting Max Eberl over the club's pursuit of Vincent Kompany
Where does Vincent Kompany now rank on the all-time Bayern Munich manager list and does he need a Champions League to cement his tenure?
How does Harry Kane do it? Vincent Kompany stunned by 'insane' hat-trick to seal another trophy for Bayern Munich
It wasn't just his hat-trick for Bayern Munich; a special moment also thrilled Vincent Kompany and even VfB Stuttgart coach Sebastian Hoeneß during Harry Kane's historic performance
It wasn't just his three goals for Bayern Munich! A special moment also thrilled Vincent Kompany and even VfB coach Sebastian Hoeneß during Harry Kane's historic performance
Leon Goretzka backs Bayern Munich for Champions League success under Vincent Kompany
Vincent Kompany becomes the first coach since Hansi Flick to win the double with Bayern Munich
Video: Vincent Kompany's press conference after DFB Cup final against VfB Stuttgart
Vincent Kompany says players knew at halftime that Bayern Munich was on ‘verge’ of breakthrough
Harry Kane runs the show! Hat-trick hero blasts Bayern Munich go DFB-Pokal final win as Vincent Kompany's men seal domestic double
No experiments! This is the Bayern starting eleven for the cup final against Stuttgart
Bayern Munich’s Vincent Kompany thanks Pep Guardiola following departure from Manchester City
Video: Press conference ahead of the cup final between FC Bayern and VfB Stuttgart
Pep Guardiola: When Vincent Kompany and John Stones won Manchester City a Premier League title
Another clue may have emerged as to which right-back Manchester City may sign this summer
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