Kévin Nicaise Tatila (born 17 April 1985) is a former Chadian footballer who played as a centre back and current manager of Chad's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kévin Nicaise Tatila | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chad (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2009 | Saint Gilloise | 97 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | URS Centre | 46 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | URS Centre | 29 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | FC Brussels | 48 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | FCV Dender EH | 109 | (7) |
| 2018–2020 | Léopold | ||
| International career | |||
| 2012–2016 | Chad | 12 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Léopold (player-manager) | ||
| 2020 | Léopold (player-manager) | ||
| 2020 | Chad (assistant) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Rupel Boom | ||
| 2023– | Chad | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career edit
Kevin debuted for Chad on 29 February 2012 in a match against Malawi.[1]
Coaching career edit
Beginning of coaching career edit
Nicaise joined Léopold FC in the summer 2018. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Kevin was appointed player-manager of the club after the departure of Thierry Blindenbergh.[2] In October 2019, Vincent Kohl was hired to help Kevin out with the team.[3] On 1 December 2019, Nicaise was replaced by Olivier Suray and continued as a player.[4] Suray was fired on 9 February 2020 and Nicaise was again appointed manager, but this time, he preferred to stay on the bench to focus on coaching.[5] Nicaise left Léopold at the end of the season, as the club was relegated.
In July 2020, he started a job as a physical coach at K.S.K. Heist and in August 2020, he was also hired as a scout at R.S.C. Anderlecht.[6] Beside that, he was also supporting youngsters at Foot-Elite-Etude in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert.[6]
In October 2020 it was confirmed, Nicaise assisted Chad's national coach, Emmanuel Trégoat, on an internship in Tourcoing.[7]
Rupel Boom edit
In May 2022 it was confirmed, that Nicaise had left his position at K.S.K. Heist together with the club's manager, Stéphane Demets, to join Rupel Boom.[8] The club further stated that Nicaise would act as a physical trainer at the club under manager Demets.
In early November 2022, Demets was sacked as manager and his replacement, Pascal Pilotte, was sacked on December 17, 2022. In conjunction with Pilotte's sacking, Nicaise was appointed as the new interim coach alongside Yassine Salmi.[9] On April 12, 2023, it was confirmed that Sam Vermeylen would take over for Nicoise from the upcoming season, meaning Nicoise would continue until the end of the season, after which he would leave Rupel Boom.[10]
Chad edit
On October 12, 2023, it was confirmed that 38-year-old Nicoise had been hired as head coach of the Chad national team. He took over the position from Djimtan Yatamadji.[11]
Personal life edit
Kevin is the cousin of Faris Haroun who represents the Belgium national football team, and Nadjim Haroun who represents the Chad national football team.[12]
References edit
- ^ Kévin Nicaise at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Kevin Nicaise, le Kompany de la D3 amateurs, lameuse.be, 23 August 2019
- ^ Vincent Kohl débarque au Léo: "Le challenge me motive", dhnet.be, 18 October 2019
- ^ Olivier Suray revient au Léo comme T1, dhnet.be, 1 December 2019
- ^ D3A amateurs: Olivier Suray déjà limogé au Léo !, dhnet.be, 10 February 2020
- ^ a b Kevin Nicaise, ex coach du Léo, T2 du Tchad et préparateur physique en N1: "C’était la fin d’un cycle au Léo, rien ne pouvait fonctionner", dhnet.be, 29 October 2020
- ^ CAN 2022 : le Tchad condamné à battre la Guinée, sportnewsafrica.com, 7 October 2020
- ^ TECHNISCHE STAF 2022-2023, rupelboomfc.be, 21 May 2023
- ^ Pascal Pilotte (52) stopt als trainer van Rupel Boom omwille van ernstige gezondheidsproblemen: “Een grote schok voor iedereen”, hln.be, 18 December 2022
- ^ Stoelendans in nationale reeksen: Rupel Boom plukt T1 Sam Vermeylen weg bij Sint-Lenaarts, Kurt Gessner is opvolger: “Hij kon deze mooie kans niet laten liggen”, nieuwsblad.be, 12 April 2023
- ^ Football : l’ancien joueur tchadien Kevin Nicaise est le nouveau sélectionneur des Sao, tchadinfos.com, 11 October 2023
- ^ Faris Haroun [@FarisHaroun38] (14 October 2015). "Yeah my brother nadjim haroun and my cousin kevin nicaise made history #nextround #chad @keikamara sorry bro ;)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links edit
- Kévin Nicaise at ZeroZero
- Kévin Nicaise at Soccerway