Quick Facts

Full Name	Tom Saintfiet
Date Of Birth	Mar 29, 1973(1973-03-29)
Age	51
Birthplace	Mol
Country	Serbia
Birth City	North Banat District
Horoscope	Aries

Tom Saintfiet Biography

Tom Saintfiet is one of the most popular and richest Football Coach who was born on March 29, 1973 in Mol, North Banat District, Serbia.

Saintfiet has coached in several countries; Belgium, Qatar, Germany, Faroe Islands, Finland, Jordan, the Netherlands. He has also worked in Africa, becoming the National Team head coach of Namibia, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Malawi and Togo. Before going to Namibia, Saintfiet was manager of Finnish Premier League club RoPS Rovaniemi. In 2002, Tom Saintfiet coached Faroese team B71 and finished second in the Faroe Islands First Division. He then went on to become coach at Al-Ittihad Sports Club of Qatar (now called Al-Gharafa Sports Club). In 2004, he Coached the Qatar U17 team to third place in the AFC Asian Championships and qualified for the U17 FIFA World Championships. Prior to FIFA World Cup 2010, Saintfiet was one of the candidates to lead the African Super Eagles, Nigeria, for the World Cup campaign in South Africa.

Saintfiet started very successfully with Namibia by beating Comoros and Malawi and playing a draw against Lesotho in the Cosafa Senior Challenge Cup in South Africa in July 2008. Namibia were eliminated from the Quarter Final at the hands of subsequent winner and host South Africa. Saintfiet’s achievements included defeating Zimbabwe 4–2 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier and Congo DR 4-0 in a friendly. Three days after drawing 1–1 away to Lebanon on April 2009, Namibia once again got an impressive result with a 0-0 draw away to Angola. Arguably his most satisfying result came in Durban, when Namibia drew 1–1 with South Africa after leading for much of the game. Namibia had only won 1 game out of 12 in the months before Saintfiet’s arrival. Under Saintfiet’s leadership, Namibia rose 34 places in the FIFA rankings to the highest position they had achieved in the last 10 years. After these performances, the Namibian press nicknamed Saintfiet “The Saint” and one even newspaper called him “The Messiah”.

Tom Saintfiet Net Worth

Tom Saintfiet is one of the richest Football Coach from Serbia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tom Saintfiet 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Tom Saintfiet (born 29 March 1973) is a Belgian football coach and former player. He was appointed manager of the Gambian national team in July 2018.

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Who is Tom Saintfiet Dating?

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In March 2012, Saintfiet was appointed as the technical director of Nigeria by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). However, the Nigerian ministry of sports hinted three months later that there were many competent Nigerians and preferred a Nigerian instead of a foreign technical director. Therefore, he could not obtain work visa to enter Nigeria.

Facts & Trivia

Trevor Ranked on the list of most popular Football Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Serbia. Tom Saintfiet celebrates birthday on March 29 of every year.

On 2 July 2014, he was named the head coach of South African side Free State Stars. The club ended the season before as number 14 in the league. After 10 league matches into the 2014–2015 Saintfiet got fired after a dispute with the Technical Director and son of the owner, Kootso Mokoena, at that moment the team was ranked 11th in the log only 3 points behind champion favorites Orlando Pirates and Bidvest Wits. The months after his sacking the team dropped to relegation zone (16th) only to be rescued in the last games. The year later the team ended 12th.

Who is the manager of Gambia?

Tom Saintfiet

What is the name of the national football team of the Gambia?

The Gambia national football team represents The Gambia in men’s international football and is controlled by the Gambia Football Federation. Until 1965, the team and the country were known as British Gambia. The team has never qualified for the World Cup.

Who is the best footballer in the Gambia?

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Player / Team / Position

1| Musa Barrow Musa Barrow Bologna • AM (CL), F (C)| 4.25
2| Omar Colley Omar Colley Sampdoria • D (C)| 4.25
3| Bakery Jatta Bakery Jatta Hamburger • AM (RL), M (R)| 3.75

Why is it called the Gambia?

Etymology. The name “Gambia” is derived from the Mandinka term Kambra/Kambaa, meaning Gambia River (or possibly from the sacred Serer Gamba, a special type of calabash beaten when a Serer elder dies). Upon independence in 1965, the country used the name the Gambia.

What is the national sport of Gambia?

The Borey, or “Boreh”, or even “Gambian Struggle” is a traditional wrestling practiced in Gambia deeply rooted in traditions and considered as a national sport.