Steve Colpaert

Steve Colpaert
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-09-13) 13 September 1986
Place of birth Etterbeek, Belgium
Position Center back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2008 FC Brussels 61 (1)
2008–2015 Zulte Waregem 206 (0)
2015–2016 Royal Antwerp 49 (1)
2020–2021 Eendracht Aalst
International career
2004 Belgium U18 6 (0)
2004–2005 Belgium U19 9 (1)
2005–2008 Belgium U21 6 (0)
2010 Belgium 1 (0)
Managerial career
2026 Zulte Waregem
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steve Colpaert (born 13 September 1986) is a Belgian football coach and former player.

He played professionally as a defender.

Club career

Born in Etterbeek, Colpaert began his senior career during the 2003–04 season with FC Brussels, before moving to Zulte Waregem in 2008.[1] In 2020 he signed for Eendracht Aalst.[2]

International career

Colpaert represented Belgium at the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and made his full international debut in 2010.[3]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player in 2021, Colpaert worked as an assistant coach at Club NXT for three years, and also worked as a coach at Westerlo, as a talent manager at Club Brugge, and as an assistant coach at Dender, before returning to former club Zulte Waregem as an assistant coach in January 2026.[4] By March 2026 he had become the club's head coach, until the end of the season.[5] He guided the team to avoid relegation.[6][7] He was replaced by Michael Beale in May 2026.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
  2. ↑ "Steve Colpaert". SC Eendracht Aalst.
  3. ↑ Steve Colpaert at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ "Steve Colpaert wordt assistent-coach bij Essevee". SV Zulte Waregem.
  5. ↑ "Steve Colpaert blijft tot eind van het seizoen hoofdcoach en moet Zulte Waregem in eerste klasse houden | sporza".
  6. ↑ "Zulte Waregem opgelucht: Colpaert kondigt wijzigingen aan". www.voetbalnieuws.be.
  7. ↑ "DPG Media Privacy Gate". myprivacy.dpgmedia.be.
  8. ↑ "Michael Beale makes surprise return to management two years after last job". talkSPORT. 19 May 2026.
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