Kévin Nicaise
Personal information
Full name Kévin Nicaise Tatila
Date of birth (1985-04-17) 17 April 1985
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Saint Gilloise 97 (5)
2009–2011 URS Centre 46 (2)
2011–2012 URS Centre 29 (1)
2012–2014 FC Brussels 48 (0)
2014–2018 FCV Dender EH 109 (7)
2018–2020 Léopold
International career
2012–2016 Chad 12 (0)
Managerial career
2019 Léopold (player-manager)
2020 Léopold (player-manager)
2020 Chad (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:46, 26 September 2019 (UTC)

Kévin Nicaise Tatila (born 17 April 1985) is a former Chadian footballer who played as a centre back and manager.

International career

Kevin debuted for Chad on 29 February 2012 in a match against Malawi.[1]

Coaching career

Nicaise joined Léopold FC in the summer 2018. Ahead of the 2019–20 season, Kevin was appointed player-manager of the club after the departure of Thierry Blindenbergh.[2] In October 2019, Vincent Kohl was hired to help Kevin out with the team.[3] On 1 December 2019, Nicaise was replaced by Olivier Suray and continued as a player.[4] Suray was fired on 9 February 2020 and Nicaise was again appointed manager, but this time, he preferred to stay on the bench to focus on coaching.[5] Nicaise left Léopold at the end of the season, as the club was relegated.

In July 2020, he started a job as a physical coach at K.S.K. Heist and in August 2020, he was also hired as a scout at R.S.C. Anderlecht.[6] In October 2020 it was confirmed, that Nicaise also had been appointed assistant coach to Emmanuel Trégoat for the Chad national football team.[7]

Personal life

Kevin is the cousin of Faris Haroun who represents the Belgium national football team, and Nadjim Haroun who represents the Chad national football team.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Kévin Nicaise at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ↑ Kevin Nicaise, le Kompany de la D3 amateurs, lameuse.be, 23 August 2019
  3. ↑ Vincent Kohl débarque au Léo: "Le challenge me motive", dhnet.be, 18 October 2019
  4. ↑ Olivier Suray revient au Léo comme T1, dhnet.be, 1 December 2019
  5. ↑ D3A amateurs: Olivier Suray déjà limogé au Léo !, dhnet.be, 10 February 2020
  6. ↑ Kevin Nicaise, ex coach du Léo, T2 du Tchad et préparateur physique en N1: "C’était la fin d’un cycle au Léo, rien ne pouvait fonctionner", dhnet.be, 29 October 2020
  7. ↑ CAN 2022 : le Tchad condamné à battre la Guinée, sportnewsafrica.com, 7 October 2020
  8. ↑ Faris Haroun [@FarisHaroun38] (14 October 2015). "Yeah my brother nadjim haroun and my cousin kevin nicaise made history #nextround #chad @keikamara sorry bro ;)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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