Black Leopards have named Patrick Aussems as their head coach for the 2020-21 season.
The Belgian, who has a strong record in Africa, joins on a three-year contract with Leopards, who survived relegation from the DSTV Premiership via the play-offs in the Covid-19 affected 2019-20 season.
“As a player I was a champion of Belgium and played in a European final‚” said Aussems in a pre-recorded video message played at Leopards’ 2020-21 media launch at Southern Sun Hyde Park in Johannesburg on Wednesday morning.
Aussems was a defender in the combination of Belgian Liege who lost 2-1 to Barcelona at Camp Nou in the 1982 European Cup Winners’ Cup final.
As a coach in the continent of Africa, he has won league titles with AS Leopards in Congo-Brazzaville and Simba SC in Tanzania. He was the architect of Simba’s run to the quarterfinals of the 2018-19 CAF Champions League.
“Now I am in South Africa I hope to achieve the same result‚ but maybe it will take some time‚” Aussems said.
” … I am not a liar. I cannot promise we will finish in the top four or top eight [in the Premiership]. I can promise that we will work.
“I want the team to play football. I want the fans who come to the stadium to see good football,” Aussem added.
