Felice Mazzù
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Mazzù in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Charleroi, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1973–1986 | Charleroi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | UJS Charleroi | ||
| 1991–1992 | FC Jumet | ||
| 1992–1996 | Moustier | ||
| 1996 | RC Sartois | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–2000 | RA Marchiennoise | ||
| 2000–2006 | RCS Brainois | ||
| 2006–2007 | Léopold Uccle-Woluwe | ||
| 2009–2010 | Tubize | ||
| 2010–2013 | White Star Woluwe | ||
| 2013–2019 | Charleroi | ||
| 2019 | Genk | ||
| 2020–2022 | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| 2022 | Anderlecht | ||
| 2022–2024 | Charleroi | ||
| 2024–2025 | Sint-Truiden | ||
| 2025– | OH Leuven | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Felice Mazzù (born 12 March 1966) is a Belgian professional football manager, currently head coach of Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven.
Mazzù has built a reputation for improving the status of smaller clubs, earning several promotions with regional sides, before helping Charleroi qualify for the Belgian Pro League title play-offs three times. He is also known for spotting and nurturing young talented players, such as Victor Osimhen, Paul Onuachu, Kaoru Mitoma, Deniz Undav and Dante Vanzeir.
His most famous spell in management saw him guide Union Saint-Gilloise back to the Belgian top-flight in 2021 after 48 years away, before bringing them to the brink of the title in their first season back in the top division.
Mazzù has also had brief spells in charge of Racing Genk and Anderlecht, leaving both clubs within six months of appointment, with both mid-table.
In total, he has previously been in charge of RCS Nivellois, RA Marchiennoise des Sports, RCS Brainois, Léopold Uccle-Woluwe, Tubize, White Star Woluwe, Charleroi, Genk, Union SG and Anderlecht.