Genk part company with coach Thorup after disappointing start

Genk have announced the departure of head coach Jess Thorup, saying the team’s results are not matching the club’s ambitions.

The Belgian club said there had been no sufficient progress in recent weeks to suggest Genk could return to challenging for the leading positions in the league.

Genk added that the coaching staff had been given every possible opportunity to change the team’s fortunes, working alongside the players, but that the expected improvement had not materialised.

“After a thorough evaluation, the management has concluded that the team needs a change,” the club said.

The 56-year-old Thorup took charge of Genk at the start of the current season. He led the team in 12 matches, recording five wins, three draws and four defeats.

Genk are currently seventh in the Belgian league table, with 15 points from a possible 33.

Thorup previously managed Al Ahly during last season. He left the club at the end of the campaign, with Hussein Ammouta appointed as his replacement.