Former Union St Gilloise and Schalke 04 head coach top of Standard Liege's wish list
Het Nieuwbslad are reporting that Karel Geraerts is the top candidate for the vacancy at Standard Liege. Yesterday the sides most recent head coach, Ivan Leko, left to join fellow Pro League side Gent. Geraerts, who played for Standard back in the 2000s, is currently available after leaving Schalke 04 earlier in the 2024/2025 season.
Geraerts has already shown he can be successful as a head coach in the Pro League. He had Union St Gilloise involved in the 2022/2023 title race, a title that was ultimately won by Antwerp. That was his first season as a head coach, but at the end of the campaign he left the Brussels club. During his time with Union he won 35 games, drew 11 and lost 11. At Schalke he did not fair as well, with 12 wins, seven draws and 14 defeats in the 2. Bundesliga. During his time in Germany he worked with Marc Wilmots, who has since become sporting director at Standard Liege.
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