Felice Mazzù

Felice Mazzù (born 12 March 1966) is a Belgian professional football manager who is currently at the helm of Belgian First Division A side Charleroi for the second time.

Felice Mazzù
Mazzù in 2015
Personal information
Full name Felice Mazzù
Date of birth (1966-03-12) 12 March 1966
Place of birth Charleroi, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club information
Current team
 None
Youth career
1973–1986 Charleroi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 UJS Charleroi
1991–1992 FC Jumet
1992–1996 Moustier
1996 RC Sartois
Managerial career
1990–1996 RCS Nivellois (youth)
1996–1998 RA Marchiennoise (assistant)
1998–2000 RA Marchiennoise
2000–2006 RCS Brainois
2006–2007 Léopold Uccle-Woluwe
2007–2009 Tubize (assistant)
2009–2010 Tubize
2010–2013 White Star Woluwe
2013–2019 Charleroi
2019 Genk
2020–2022 Union Saint-Gilloise
2022 Anderlecht
2022– Charleroi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mazzù has built a reputation for improving the status of smaller clubs, earning a number of promotions with regional sides, before helping Charleroi qualify for the Belgian Pro League title play-offs three times.

His most famous spell in management saw him guide Union Saint-Gilloise back to the Belgian top-flight in 2021 after 48 years away,[1][2] before bringing them to the brink of the title in their first season back in the top division. [3][4]

Mazzù has also had brief spells in charge of Racing Genk[5] and Anderlecht,[6] leaving both clubs within six months of appointment, with both mid-table.[7][8]

In total, he has previously been in charge of RCS Nivellois, RA Marchiennoise des Sports, RCS Brainois, Léopold Uccle-Woluwe, Tubize, White Star Woluwe, Charleroi, Genk, Union SG and Anderlecht.

Coaching career

On May 31, 2022, R.S.C. Anderlecht announced that they had signed Mazzù as their new head coach.[9] On October 24, 2022 Mazzù was sacked.[10]

Personal life

Mazzù was born in Charleroi to an Italian father from Calabria.[11]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 1 April 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
PWDLWin %
Tubize May 2009 7 May 2010 37 9 15 13 024.32 [12]
White Star Woluwe 1 September 2010 19 April 2013 107 54 22 31 050.47 [13]
Charleroi 2 May 2013 3 June 2019 260 107 68 85 041.15 [14]
Genk 3 June 2019 12 November 2019 20 8 3 9 040.00 [15]
Union SG 24 May 2020 24 June 2022 72 50 10 12 069.44 [14]
Anderlecht 24 June 2022 24 October 2022 21 9 2 10 042.86
Charleroi 10 December 2022 Present 14 7 4 3 050.00
Total 531 244 124 163 045.95 —

Honours

White Star Woluwe

Genk

Union SG

Individual

References
  1. Charlier, Dries (13 March 2021). "Union secures title against RWDM and returns to the highest class after 48 years". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  2. Stenning, Adam (14 March 2021). "Tony Bloom congratulations Union St Gilloise on promotion". The Argus. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  3. "Union recovers from uppercut against Club: "But we still believe in the ultimate dream"". Sporza (in Dutch). 8 May 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  4. "Mazzu answers Verhaeghe: "Proud that we are 2nd in the championship of England"". Sporza (in Dutch). 16 May 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  5. Suffeleers, Ilse (3 June 2019). "Felice Mazzù nieuwe trainer bij KRC Genk". Radio 2 (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  6. Chini, Maïthé (31 May 2022). "Union Saint-Gilloise coach Mazzù in shock move to Brussels rivals Anderlecht". Brussels Times. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. "Belgian champion Genk fires coach Mazzu". Associated Press. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  8. Petrequin, Samuel (24 October 2022). "Struggling Anderlecht fires coach Felice Mazzù". Associated Press. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  9. "FELICE MAZZÙ BECOMES RSCA HEAD COACH". rsca.be. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  10. Times, The Brussels. "Anderlecht sacks Mazzù after Standard match ends in chaos". www.brusselstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  11. "Felice Mazzù, l'été de ses quinze ans". L'Avenir (in French). 29 June 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  12. "A.F.C. Tubize 2009–10 fixtures and results". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  13. "Royal White Star Bruxelles fixtures and results". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  14. "Felice Mazzù at Footballdatabase.eu". Footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  15. "K.R.C. Genk 2019–20 fixtures and results". K.R.C. Genk official website. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  16. "Felice Mazzu Trainer van het Jaar: de meester die Charleroi naar zijn hand zette".
  17. "Soulier d'Or : Felice Mazzù est récompensé pour son travail avec Charleroi !".
  18. "Kampioenenmaker Felice Mazzu ontvangt de Trofee Raymond Goethals".
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