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Jonas Devos Becomes Coach of Club Brugge Women's Team

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Jonas Devos, 28, has been appointed the new head coach of Club YLA, the women's team of Club Brugge.
  • Devos previously served as assistant coach for OHL Women for two seasons, winning two league championships and competing in the Champions League.
  • He is in a relationship with professional footballer Imani Prez, and the couple will navigate their careers and long-distance relationship.

Jonas Devos, a 28-year-old from Herent, is embarking on a new chapter as the head coach of Club YLA, the women's team of Club Brugge. This move follows an eight-year tenure at OHL, where he spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach for OHL Women, contributing to two league championship titles and a Champions League campaign.

It was really fantastic. We were on a kind of pink cloud. I am extremely grateful to the club and Arno. After this season, I felt it was time for a new project.

— Jonas DevosDevos reflects on his successful tenure as assistant coach at OHL Women.

Devos's transition marks a significant career step, especially considering he left a permanent position as a gymnastics teacher two years prior to pursue his coaching ambitions in women's football. "It was really fantastic," Devos said of his time at OHL. "We were on a kind of pink cloud. I am extremely grateful to the club and Arno [Van den Abbeel, head coach]. After this season, I felt it was time for a new project."

Club Brugge's offer came at an opportune moment for Devos. "I am super excited to start. It is a project that I truly believe in," he stated. "It is certainly a big step, but I have now been in women's football for five seasons and have learned a lot from the people around me."

I am super excited to start. It is a project that I truly believe in. It is certainly a big step, but I have now been in women's football for five seasons and have learned a lot from the people around me.

— Jonas DevosDevos expresses his enthusiasm for his new role as head coach of Club YLA.

Adding a personal dimension to his career move, Devos's girlfriend is Imani Prez, a professional footballer for Standard Femina. Imani is transferring from Westerlo to Standard, while Jonas moves from Leuven to Club Brugge. The couple, who live in Kortenberg, will need to carefully coordinate their schedules. "We have to make time for each other and fill it well," Jonas explained. "We will do everything we can. We support each other 100 percent in our careers. It requires some extra effort, but Imani is my dream woman."

We have to make time for each other and fill it well. We will do everything we can. We support each other 100 percent in our careers. It requires some extra effort, but Imani is my dream woman.

— Jonas DevosDevos discusses how he and his girlfriend, Imani Prez, will manage their professional football careers.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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