Vincent Kompany is the full-time head coach of Anderlecht's first team after calling time on his playing career.
"I want to fully commit to my role as a coach and need 100% of my time and focus for it," the former Manchester City captain said in a club announcement Monday.
"That's why I'm quitting as a football player. Our ambition and our hunger remains the same. I want to stay with the club for at least four seasons and prove that Anderlecht can play a modern style of football, with results."
Kompany rejoined his boyhood club in Brussels in 2019 after 11 trophy-laden years with Manchester City. Anderlecht initially appointed him player-manager, but he relinquished his matchday duties to Franky Vercauteren following a difficult start to the season.
Belgium's top tier canceled the 2019-20 campaign after 29 matches due to the coronavirus pandemic. Anderlecht finished in eighth place.
"As everybody knows, this was always the plan," Anderlecht CEO Karel Van Eetvelt said of Vercauteren's departure and Kompany's new role. "It might have come a little sooner than expected, but Vincent committing himself for another four seasons to the club is great news for the club, our supporters, and our players."
