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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.
Overview
Vincent Jean Mpoy Kompany (French pronunciation: [vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃ kɔ̃paˈni]; born 10 April 1986) is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the head coach of Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. As a player, he is best known for his eleven seasons at Manchester City, eight of which he served as captain.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Tiger
- Origin
- Uccle, Belgium
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- 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. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Belgium →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.