As Sport Director, Willems will be above Franky Vercauteren (“Sports Director Football”) and Jelle Schelstraete (“Operational Director Football”). He will be “responsible for the long-term sporting vision of the URBSFA, which he will apply to all aspects of Belgian football”, according to the body's press release. He will begin his new mission with an analysis of the department.
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Former CEO of Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Willems was appointed head of the Professional Arbitration Department (PRD) last February. Since then he has worked on the structure and organization of the department. “A certain number of optimizations have already been announced and the procedure for appointing a new technical director of refereeing is underway,” underlined the Belgian Union. Willems will continue to take on this task, in combination with the function of Sport Director. ? ?
“Many football experts are active within the URBSFA, and Peter Willems will have the mission of continuing to develop the future of Belgian football in collaboration with all these experts,” explained Piet Vandendriessche, CEO of the Belgian Union. . “Our national teams bring people together and allow young people to dream of a great football career. We therefore want to continue this path in the years to come.”
