Joe Tshupula

Joe Tshupula

Personal information
Full name	Joe Hubert Tshupula Kande
Date of birth	(1972-05-15) 15 May 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Kinshasa, DR Congo[1]
Position(s)	Attacker
Youth career
	FC Verrewinkel[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	FC Verrewinkel[2][3]
	CS Nivelles[4][3]
	FC Bordeaux[3]
	Gazélec Ajaccio[3]
	Le Havre AC[3]
1998–1999	Rhodienne-Verrewinkel[5]
1999–2000[7]	A.F.C. Tubize[6]
2001	Kidderminster Harriers F.C. (trial)[8]
Managerial career
2005[9]–2006[12]	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise[9][10][11]
2008–2009	Daring Club Motema Pembe[13]
2010–2011	AS Rivière du Rempart (Technical Adviser)
2012–2013	AS Port-Louis 2000
2013–2016	Cercle de Joachim SC
2016–2017	Mauritius
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joe Tshupula (born 15 May 1972) is a Belgian–Congolese football director who is the head of the Academie de Football Nord in Mauritius.

Early life

Emigrating to Belgium aged ten, Tshupula was not linked to any team until he was 15 due to not knowing of any local outfit.^[1]

Mauritius

Succeeding Fidy Rasoanaivo as the AS Port-Louis 2000 coach in 2012,^[14] Tshupula was put in to handle Cercle de Joachim the next year,^[15] spurring them to 20 points in the first half of 2013-14^[16] and capturing that season's trophy.^[17] He oversaw a repeat of that success in 2014-15^[18] before stepping down to spend more tome with his family.^[19] Interested in handling the Mauritius national team,^[20] the Belgian worked with Frenchman Alain Happe as assistant by September 2015,^[21] before taking his place and steering the young team to 142nd place on the world rankings, their furthest position since May 2007, by June the next year^[22] despite failing to qualify for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations with two draws as well as two defeats in Group H, giving in to Rwanda 0-5 their last game.^[23] However, when Mauritius were bettered by Comoros and they failed to reach the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, there was speculation about the former frontman's dismissal,^[24] finally resigning in 2017 after getting bettered by Angola 3-2,^[25] with Brazilian Francisco Filho taking his place.^[26]

About football in Mauritius, the Kinshasa native stated that it was more relaxed, not as tactical, and was more of a recreation than a job despite the league being professional,^[1] comparing it to the Belgian promotion.^[27] In addition, he believes that there is potential among young Mauritian footballers^[27] and that the national selection can qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations in the future.^[22]

Personal life

Able to understand and speak Creole,^[1]

Has a wife and a son who live with him in Mauritius.^[1]

References

1. "Je suis un peu le Raymond Goethals de l'Île Maurice" RTBF.be
2. La saison de la confirmation pour Verrewinkel Le Soir
3. Joe Tshupula CV
4. Nivelles, le champion des tours finals Le Soir
5. FOOTBALL Désormais joueur-entraîneur du KVW Woluwe, l'ex-Maca prône un football alléchant en deuxième provinciale La beauté du jeu reste la priorité d'Alain Balis Le calendrier provincial du week-end Le Soir
6. Tubize ne veut plus jouer à l'ascenseur En divisionIII, les «sang et or» entendent faire mieux que la dernière fois Le matricule 5632 Le Soir
7. L’année de la confirmation DocPlayer.fr
8. Neil on target Worcester News
9. Joe Tshupula : « Compenser l'inexpérience par le travail » Le Soir
10. Joe Tshupula : Restons humbles La DH
11. Joe Tshupula is trainer bij voetbalclub Union-SG BRUZZ
12. Union ontslaat trainer Tshupula BRUZZ
13. Congo-Kinshasa: Dcmp - Joe Tshupula intègre le staff technique Le Potentiel (republished by Allafrica)
14. Football : Joe Tshupula succède à Fidy Rasoanaivo au poste d’entraîneur de l’ASPL Lexpress.mu
15. FOOTBALL—PREMIER LEAGUE (TRANSFERTS): Joe Tshupula nouvel entraîneur du Cercle de Joachim Le Mauricien
16. JOE TSHUPULA a atteint sa cible, il est en tête du championnat Mauricien Archived 15 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine TUPACONGO SPORT
17. Cercle de Joachim : retour au bercail de Joe Tshupula^{[permanent dead link‍]} Défi Sport
18. Un Belge à nouveau champion de Maurice! Walfoot.be
19. Football - Cercle de Joachim : Joe Tshupula s’en va Lexpress.mu
20. Interview de Joe Tshupula : « Le poste de sélectionneur national m’intéresse…»^{[permanent dead link‍]} Défi Sport
21. Joe Tshupula (assistant entraîneur) : « Prêt à tout donner pour aider le Club M »^{[permanent dead link‍]} Défi Sport
22. Young Mauritius setting bigger goals FIFA.com
23. Bilan Club M - Joe Tshupula: «Nous assumons nos erreurs» Archived 31 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine Défi Sport
24. JOE TSHUPULA, SÉLECTIONNEUR DU CLUB M: Est-il toujours l’homme de la situation?? Le Mauricien
25. Départ de Joe Tshupula : Merci coach ! 5-Plus Dimanche
26. FOOTBALL — NOUVEAU SÉLECTIONNEUR DU CLUB M: Francisco Filho succède à Joe Tshupula Le Mauricien
27. Joe Tshupula "Il existe un très gros potentiel chez les jeunes Mauriciens" Walfoot.be

External links

• Carrière mouvementée
• «Louvain nous avait motivés»
• Joe Tshupula at Soccerway