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Peter Balette (Heusden, 11 April 1961) is a Belgian soccer coach. He is the assistant-coach of AA Gent.
Coaching career
As of 9 June 2007, he was working at Club Bruges, first as the assistant to Jacky Mathijssen, and later on as the assistant to Matthijssens' successor, Adrie Koster. In June 2011, the contract between Club Bruges and Balette was broken by mutual agreement. He became the assistant coach at Standard Liège from June 2011, under José Riga, and, starting on 29 May 2012, under Ron Jans. After Jans' dismissal on 23 October 2012, he was the interim head coach, and on 27 October 2012, he became the assistant to Mircea Rednic. Before the start of the 2013/14 season, he was fired along with Rednic. When Rednic signed at KAA Gent on 1 October 2013, he took Balette as his assistant. On 9 April 2014, Balette became the head coach, assisted by Bernd Thijs, after Rednic was sent away due to disappointing results. In the 2015–2016 season, he was the assistant coach at KRC Genk, with head coach Peter Maes. After one season at KRC Genk, he returned to AA Gent.
Playing career
- 1979-1983 SK Heusden (later on becoming K. Heusden-Zolder, and then K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder).
- 1983-1986 Berkenbos VV
- 1986-1989 Tervant AC
- 1989-1993 SK Heusden
- 1993-1996 Lanaken VV
Coaching career
- 1996-1997 Opglabbeek Kabouters (player-coach)
- 1997-1998 Opglabbeek Kabouters
- 01/1998-2001 FC Verbroedering Meerhout
- 01/2001-2005 K. Heusden-Zolder (later on K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder)
- 07/2005-12/2006 KVSK United Overpelt-Lommel
- 07/2007-05/2011 Club Bruges (assistant coach)
- 06/2011-23/10/2012 Standard Liège (assistant coach)
- 23/10/2012-27/10/2012 Standard Liège (interim coach)
- 27/10/2012-17/06/2013 Standard Liège (assistant coach)
- 01/10/2013-08/04/2014 AA Gent (assistant coach)
- 09/04/2014-06/2014 AA Gent (coach)
- 07/2014-06/2015 AA Gent (assistant coach)
- 06/2015-06/2016 KRC Genk (assistant coach)
- 06/2016–present AA Gent (assistant)