Chris O'Loughlin (football coach)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris O'Loughlin | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Cliftonville | |||
| Larne | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | Orlando Pirates (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2008 | Supersport United (Academy Coach) | ||
| 2009 | AS Vita | ||
| 2011 | AS Vita | ||
| 2012 | Melbourne Victory (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2013-2015 | Sint-Truiden (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2015-2016 | Sint-Truiden | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Chris O'Loughlin (born 6 August 1978 in Belfast) is a professional football coach who is currently managing Sint-Truiden in the Belgian Pro League until the end of the 2015-16 season, when he will be replaced by Ivan Leko.
O'Loughlin played for Cliftonville and Larne in his native Northern Ireland.[1] O'Loughlin, who had lived for much of his childhood in South Africa, started his coaching career as an assistant coach with the Orlando Pirates in 2007. In 2008 he became an academy coach for Supersport United. In 2009 he was named head coach of the Democratic Republic of Congo club AS Vita[1] and brought them to the quarter final of the CAF Cup. He came back to AS Vita for the 2011 season and qualified them for the CAF Champions League. In 2012, he was named assistant coach of the Melbourne Victory by Jim Magilton. Season 2013-2014 he was appointed as assistant coach of K. Sint-Truidense V.V. to head coach Yannick Ferrera in Belgium. In June 2014 his contract was extended by the club for another season up to June 2015. [2]
O'Loughlin was appointed manager of Sint-Truiden in September 2015, after Ferrera moved to manage Standard Liège.
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