Vital Heynen

Vital Heynen
Vital Heynen
Personal information
Nationality	Belgian
Born	12 June 1969 (age 52); Maaseik, Belgium
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Coaching information
Current team	Poland
Previous teams coached
2006–2012; 2012–2016; 2012–2013; 2013–2015; 2015–2016; 2016–2019; 2017–2018; 2018–; 2019–2021	Noliko Maaseik; Germany; Ziraat Bankası Ankara; Transfer Bydgoszcz; Tours VB; VfB Friedrichshafen; Belgium; Poland; Sir Safety Perugia
Volleyball information
Position	Setter
Career
1995–2005	Noliko Maaseik
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Men’s volleyball
Head Coach Germany
FIVB World Championship
Head Coach Poland
FIVB World Championship
FIVB World Cup
FIVB Nations League
CEV European Championship

Vital Heynen (born 12 June 1969) is a Belgian volleyball coach and former volleyball player, current head coach of the Poland men's national volleyball team.

Career as coach[]

Heynen as a coach of Germany at 2014 World League

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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]^[5] 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.^[6] In the 2019/2020 season Sir Safety Perugia coached by Heynen achieved the Italian SuperCup after defeating Modena Volley in the final.

Sporting achievements[]

As a player[]

CEV European Champions Cup
- 1996/1997 – with Noliko Maaseik
- 1998/1999 – with Noliko Maaseik

National championships
- 1995/1996 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
- 1996/1997 Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 1996/1997 Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 1996/1997 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
- 1997/1998 Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 1997/1998 Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 1997/1998 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
- 1998/1999 Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 1998/1999 Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 1998/1999 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
- 1999/2000 Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2000/2001 Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2000/2001 Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2000/2001 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2001/2002 Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2001/2002 Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2001/2002 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2002/2003 Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2002/2003 Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2002/2003 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2003/2004 Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2003/2004 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik

As a coach[]

CEV Cup
- 2007/2008 – with Noliko Maaseik
National championships
- 2006/2007 Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2007/2008 Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2007/2008 Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2007/2008 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2008/2009 Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2008/2009 Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2008/2009 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2009/2010 Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2009/2010 Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2010/2011 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2011/2012 Belgian SuperCup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2011/2012 Belgian Cup, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2011/2012 Belgian Championship, with Noliko Maaseik
- 2014/2015 French SuperCup, with Tours VB
- 2015/2016 German SuperCup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2015/2016 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2016/2017 German SuperCup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2016/2017 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2017/2018 German SuperCup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2017/2018 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2018/2019 German SuperCup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2018/2019 German Cup, with VfB Friedrichshafen
- 2019/2020 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia
- 2020/2021 Italian SuperCup, with Sir Safety Perugia

References[]

^ 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! – worldofvolley.com – 26.09.2019
^ Parisian dream comes true: Serbia conquer EuroVolley for 3rd time! – worldofvolley – 29.09.2019
^ "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.

External links[]

Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
Player profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
Coach profile at LegaVolley.it
Coach profile at WorldofVolley.com
Coach profile at Volleybox.net

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ferdinando De Giorgi	Head coach of Poland 2018–	Succeeded by –

[1] Tomasz Rosiński (12 December 2013). "Vital Heynen nowym trenerem Transferu Bydgoszcz!". wp.pl. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[2] "Germany take home the bronze medal". fivb.org. FIVB. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[3] "Vital Heynen nowym selekcjonerem siatkarskiej reprezentacji Polski". onet.pl. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[4] EUROVOLLEY 2019 M: Slovenia record sensational win over world champions Poland and go to final! – worldofvolley.com – 26.09.2019

[5] Parisian dream comes true: Serbia conquer EuroVolley for 3rd time! – worldofvolley – 29.09.2019

[6] "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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