Guillaume Gillet

Guillaume Gillet
	Gillet with Lens in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	9 March 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Liège, Belgium
Position(s)	Midfielder, Right back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	Liège
2004–2005	Visé
2005–2006	Eupen
2006–2008	Gent
2008–2015	Anderlecht
2014–2015	→ Bastia (loan)
2015–2017	Nantes
2017–2018	Olympiacos
2018–2020	Lens
2020–2022	Charleroi
2022	Waasland-Beveren
2022	Anderlecht
Total
International career
2006–2007	Belgium U21
2007–2016	Belgium
Managerial career
2022–2023	RSCA Futures
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guillaume Gillet (born 9 March 1984) is a Belgian professional football coach and former player.

Club career

Born in Liège, Gillet has played for RFC Liège, Visé, Eupen, Gent, Anderlecht^[1]^[2] and SC Bastia who Gillet joined on a season-long loan deal with on 10 July 2014.^[3] On 1 November Gillet scored a costly own goal as Bastia lost 1–0 at home to Guingamp.^[4]

In December 2015, while at Anderlecht, Gillet said he had turned down an offer from LA Galaxy but that he could still move to Major League Soccer that winter. He was out of contract at the end of the season.^[5] Eventually on 28 December 2015 has joined FC Nantes from Jupiler League champions Anderlecht.^[6]

On 7 August 2017, Gillet signed a two-year contract with Olympiacos, thereby re-uniting with his former manager at Anderlecht, Besnik Hasi.^[7] On 18 November 2017, he scored his first goal with the club opening the score in a 2–1 home Greek Super League game against Levadiakos.^[8] He left Olympiakos at the end of the 2017–18 season.^[9]

On 2 August 2018, Gillet signed a two-year contract with French Ligue 2 club RC Lens.^[10] After his second season with Lens, during which he helped the club achieve promotion to Ligue 1, his contract was not renewed.^[11]

In July 2020, Gillet returned to Belgium having agreed a one-year contract with Sporting Charleroi.^[11]

On 12 January 2022, Gillet joined Waasland-Beveren in the second-tier Belgian First Division B until the end of the 2021–22 season.^[12]

In May 2022 he returned to Anderlecht, to play with their under-23 team.^[13]

International career

Gillet made his international debut for Belgium in 2007,^[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches for his country,^[14] scoring the equalising goal in the 45th minute in a 1–1 draw with Croatia.^[15]

International goals

List of international goals scored by Guillaume Gillet
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 September 2012	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Croatia	1–1	1–1	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification^[15]

Coaching career

He became head coach of RSCA Futures in November 2022.^[16] He left the club in June 2023, being replaced by Marink Reedijk.^[17]^[18]

Honours

Anderlecht^[19]

Belgian Cup: 2007–08
Belgian Super Cup: 2010, 2012, 2013
Belgian Pro League: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14

References

^ ^a ^b Guillaume Gillet at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
^ "Reinforcement appointed Guillaume Gillet". Bastia. 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
^ "Gillet own goal costs Bastia". ESPNFC.com. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
^ "Guillaume Gillet: "J'ai refusé une offre des L.A. Galaxy"". www.dhnet.be. 1 December 2015.
^ "Guillaume Gillet joins Nantes from Anderlecht". www.thescore.com. 28 December 2015.
^ "Guillaume Gillet, 33 ans, rejoint son ancien coach Hasi à l'Olympiakos". www.rtbf.be. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
^ "Με την ψυχή στο στόμα ο Ολυμπιακός, 2-1 τον Λεβαδειακό στο Φάληρο". www.sport24.gr. 18 November 2017.
^ "Τέλος ο Ζιλέ από τον Ολυμπιακό | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr.
^ "Guillaume Gillet s'engage avec Lens en Ligue 2". rtbf.be. 2 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b Burion, Lise (6 July 2020). "Guillaume Gillet de retour en Belgique, au Sporting de Charleroi". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 31 July 2020.
^ "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, GUILLAUME GILLET!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
^ "Welcome home, Guillaume | RSC Anderlecht".
^ Guillaume Gillet – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ ^a ^b "Belgium vs Croatia match report". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014.
^ "Anderlecht Online - Gillet will remain coach of RSCA Futures (16 Nov 22)".
^ Leclercq, Valerie (16 June 2023). "Guillaume Gillet n'est plus l'entraîneur des RSCA Futures, il est remplacé par Marink Reedijk".
^ "Guillaume Gillet: "J'aurais aimé rester à Anderlecht, mais c'était impossible"". Le Soir. 22 June 2023.
^ Guillaume Gillet at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

External links

Guillaume Gillet at the Royal Belgian Football Association

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[nft-1] Guillaume Gillet at National-Football-Teams.com

[2] "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.

[3] "Reinforcement appointed Guillaume Gillet". Bastia. 10 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

[4] "Gillet own goal costs Bastia". ESPNFC.com. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.

[5] "Guillaume Gillet: "J'ai refusé une offre des L.A. Galaxy"". www.dhnet.be. 1 December 2015.

[6] "Guillaume Gillet joins Nantes from Anderlecht". www.thescore.com. 28 December 2015.

[7] "Guillaume Gillet, 33 ans, rejoint son ancien coach Hasi à l'Olympiakos". www.rtbf.be. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

[8] "Με την ψυχή στο στόμα ο Ολυμπιακός, 2-1 τον Λεβαδειακό στο Φάληρο". www.sport24.gr. 18 November 2017.

[9] "Τέλος ο Ζιλέ από τον Ολυμπιακό | Gazzetta". www.gazzetta.gr.

[10] "Guillaume Gillet s'engage avec Lens en Ligue 2". rtbf.be. 2 August 2018.

[charleroi-11] Burion, Lise (6 July 2020). "Guillaume Gillet de retour en Belgique, au Sporting de Charleroi". RTBF (in French). Retrieved 31 July 2020.

[12] "WELKOM OP DE FREETHIEL, GUILLAUME GILLET!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Waasland-Beveren. 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.

[13] "Welcome home, Guillaume | RSC Anderlecht".

[14] Guillaume Gillet – FIFA competition record (archived)

[goal-15] "Belgium vs Croatia match report". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2014.

[16] "Anderlecht Online - Gillet will remain coach of RSCA Futures (16 Nov 22)".

[17] Leclercq, Valerie (16 June 2023). "Guillaume Gillet n'est plus l'entraîneur des RSCA Futures, il est remplacé par Marink Reedijk".

[18] "Guillaume Gillet: "J'aurais aimé rester à Anderlecht, mais c'était impossible"". Le Soir. 22 June 2023.

[19] Guillaume Gillet at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

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