Urbain Haesaert
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 May 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Waasmunster, Belgium | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1979–1981 | Lokeren | ||
| 1981–1982 | Berchem Sport | ||
| 1982–1983 | Beringen | ||
| 1983–1989 | Waregem | ||
| 1990–1993 | Germinal Ekeren | ||
| 1993–1995 | Royal Antwerp | ||
| 1995–1996 | Oostende | ||
| 1996–1998 | Eendracht Aalst | ||
| 1998 | Eendracht Aalst (scout) | ||
| 1998–2004 | Germinal Beerschot Antwerpen (developer) | ||
| 2004–2010 | Ajax (scout) | ||
| 2010–2018 | Anderlecht (developer) | ||
| 2018– | Ajax (scout) | ||
Urbain Haesaert (born 5 May 1941) is a Belgian football scout and former football manager. He started coaching at Lokeren. Together with Josef Vacenovský, he reached the quarter-finals of the 1980–81 UEFA Cup with Lokeren, and was vice-champion of Belgium, placing second behind Anderlecht in the 1980–81 Belgian First Division.
After bringing Beringen to the First Division A in 1983, Haesaert moved to Waregem. He was able to turn Waregem into a competitive club, and in 1986 he reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup with the club.
In 1998 Haesaert quit with managing and became Director of Training at Germinal Beerschot, while in 2004 he became a scout for Ajax. His discoveries, brought from his former club Beerschot to Ajax, include Thomas Vermaelen, Toby Alderweireld, Tom De Mul and Jan Vertonghen. In 2010 he became scout for Anderlecht, playing a role in the discovery of other football talents there, and by 2018 he was back at Ajax.