At the end of 2018, Chris Van Puyvelde left the Belgian Football Association (RBFA) after being technical director for three years. In that position, he was responsible for recruiting national team coach Roberto Martinez.
Van Puyvelde worked for 4 years as technical director at the Chinese federation, but decided not to renew his contract last month. The Moroccan Football Association already has a new challenge on its plate.
Morocco is an opponent of the Red Devils in the group stage of the World Cup in Qatar. On November 27, they look each other in the eye.
Van Puyvelde was previously assistant to Trond Sollied at Club Brugge, Olympiakos and AA Gent, having previously trained KSC Lokeren and Eendracht Aalst.
After six months as head coach at FC Brussels, he became technical director at Beerschot in 2011, before becoming a sports advisor at the Pro League in 2013. Van Puyvelde eventually ended up at the KBVB in 2015.
