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Vincent Kompany was born in Uccle, Belgium on April 10, 1986. Public records list Vincent Kompany as an association football player and association football coach. The age as of 2026 is 40. Schooling on record includes University of Manchester. Awards on record include Belgian Golden Shoe (2004), Belgian Ebony Shoe (2004, 2005), Belgian Youth Football Player of the Year (2004, 2005) and 2 more.
My Take
Vincent Kompany strikes me as the rare footballer who treated intelligence as his primary asset. Plenty of centre-backs were faster or flashier, but few read the game like he did during his eleven years anchoring Manchester City, eight of them as captain. What seals my admiration is the business degree he earned at the University of Manchester while still playing — a man preparing for his second career before the first one ended. Now managing Bayern Munich, he keeps proving the leadership was never just an armband. His Premier League Hall of Fame induction felt less like an honor and more like a formality.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vincent Kompany
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴァンサン・コンパニ
- Reading
- ゔぁんさん・こんぱに
- Born
- April 10, 1986 (age 40)
- Origin
- Uccle, Belgium
- Height
- 193 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
2. Background
- University
- University of Manchester
Awards & achievements
- 2004 Belgian Golden Shoe
- 2004 Belgian Ebony Shoe
- 2005 Belgian Ebony Shoe
- 2004 Belgian Youth Football Player of the Year
- 2005 Belgian Youth Football Player of the Year
- Bronze Zinneke
- 2022 Premier League Hall of Fame
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/vincentkompany/
- Xhttps://x.com/VincentKompany
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent%20Kompany
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%91%E3%83%8B
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q201381
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Vincent Kompany born?
Vincent Kompany was born on April 10, 1986 and is 40 years old.
Where is Vincent Kompany from?
Vincent Kompany is from Uccle, Belgium.
What does Vincent Kompany do?
Vincent Kompany works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Vincent Kompany?
Vincent Kompany is 193 cm tall.
Where did Vincent Kompany study?
Vincent Kompany attended University of Manchester.
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