FC Bayern have confirmed Vincent Kompany as their new head coach. The 38-year-old has agreed a contract with the German record champions through to 30 June 2027. The former Belgium international most recently managed English Premier League club Burnley.

Kompany took his first steps as a player in professional football in 2003/04 at his home club Anderlecht, with whom the defensive specialist won the Belgian championship in 2004 and 2006. After two seasons at Hamburg, he moved to Manchester City for the 2008/09 season, where he spent 11 years before returning to Anderlecht in the twilight of his career.

“I”m looking forward to the challenge of FC Bayern. It”s a great honour to be able to work for this club – FC Bayern is an institution in international football. As a coach, you have to stand for what you are as a character: I love having the ball, being creative – but we also have to be aggressive and courageous on the pitch. I”m now looking forward to the basics: working with the players, building a team. Once the basis is right, success will follow,” FC Bayern Munich head coach Kompany said.

With the Citizens, he won the English Premier League and the EFL Cup four times and the FA Cup and Community Shield twice. In 2022, the long-serving Man City captain was inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. Kompany made 89 appearances for the Belgian national team, scoring four goals, and was called up for both the 2014 and 2018 World Cups.

Belgium finished third at the 2018 tournament. Kompany left Manchester to take on the role of player-manager at Anderlecht, before ending his playing career in 2020. He returned to England for a second time to take over the reins at Burnley for the 2022/23 season, and he guided the Clarets to promotion to the Premier League in his very first campaign. After one season in the top flight, Burnley were relegated back to the Championship this summer.