Vincent Kompany has retired from professional football and will take over as Anderlecht manager.
The 34-year-old centre-back returned to the Belgian giants from Manchester City last summer to take over as player-coach, but gave up managerial duties after a difficult start to the 2019-20 campaign.
Kompany was contracted to the Pro League team until 2022, but he has opted to bring an end to his playing career and replace Frank Vercauteren as manager.
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“I want to fully commit to my role as a coach and need 100% of my time and focus for it,” the Belgium international told the club’s website.