Hans Cornelis


Hans Cornelis is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the caretaker head coach of Belgian Pro League club Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi].

Playing career

Cornelis was part of a last minute transfer deal in the late evening of 31 August 2009. Cercle Brugge and Genk came to an extensive agreement: Cornelis was sold to Cercle Brugge, his teammate Jelle Vossen joined him on loan. Thomas Buffel made the opposite move.
Following a trial at Notts County, Cornelis joined Deinze for the 2015–16 season.

Managerial career

After having played for lower league club Zwevezele from 2017, Cornelis took over as player-coach in 2019. One year later, he retired from playing football and continued as the team's manager.
After Zwevezele withdrew from the national competitions after the 2021–22 season, Cornelis was appointed new head coach of Belgian Division 2 club Lokeren-Temse on 4 June 2022. He led the club to two consecutive promotions to reach the second-tier 2024–25 Challenger Pro League.
On 27 June 2025, Cornelis was hired by Charleroi as an assistant coach to Rik [De Mil]. On 10 December 2025, De Mil moved to Gent mid-season, and Cornelis was appointed caretaker manager for Charleroi.

Honours

Club Brugge
Genk