Nicolas Still
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club Brugge (assistant manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2022–2023 | Eupen (assistant) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Reims (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | Lens (assistant) | ||
| 2025 | Gent (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Club Brugge (assistant) | ||
Nicolas Still (born 7 March 1997) is a football coach who is the current assistant manager of Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League. He has worked as a video analyst and an assistant manager, mainly for his brothers Will and Edward Still, and for Ivan Leko.
Career
Born in Braine-l'Alleud in Walloon Brabant to English parents, Still is the youngest brother of football managers Will and Edward Still. He began his career as a video analyst for Sint-Truiden and Club Brugge in Belgium, before joining Al Ain of the UAE Pro League in 2019. He was brought to the Emirati club by former Club Brugge manager Ivan Leko.[1]
In January 2021, after Leko and Edward Still had left for Shanghai Port, Franky Vercauteren took over at Royal Antwerp and named Nicolas Still as his video analyst.[2] At the end of the 2020–21 Belgian First Division A, his contract was set to expire amidst speculation he would join Edward Still's coaching team at Charleroi;[3] this came to fruition.[4] In November 2022, Edward Still became manager of fellow top-flight team Eupen and named Nicolas Still as his assistant.[5]
For 2023–24, Nicolas Still moved to Reims in the French Ligue 1, assisting his brother Will.[6] On 5 November 2023, due to his brother's suspension, Nicolas Still led the club to a 1–0 win away to Nantes that put them in 4th place.[7] The Stills left at the end of the season, having finished 11th.[8] In June 2024, Will Still was hired by Lens in the same league, and named both his brothers as assistants.[9]
In June 2025, Still returned to the country of his birth and reunited with Leko for the first time in five years, becoming his assistant at Gent.[10] On 9 December, the pair rejoined Club Brugge.[11]
References
- ^ Brison, Pierric (27 November 2019). "Football: Nicolas Still, un plongeon dans l'inconnu Émirats arabes unis" [Football: Nicolas Still, a dive in the unknown United Arab Emirates]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Stiers, Didier (13 January 2021). "Frankie Vercauteren enfin sur le terrain avec l'Antwerp après son isolement" [Frankie Vercauteren finally on the pitch with Antwerp after his isolation] (in French). Sud Info. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ Brison, Pierric (17 May 2021). "Nicolas Still avec son frère ?" [Nicolas Still with his brother?]. La Dernière Heure (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ Malice, Florent (26 May 2021). "Le staff du Sporting Charleroi se complète : un autre Still et un jeune analyste débarquent" [Sporting Charleroi's staff is complete: another Still and a young analyst arrive] (in French). Walfoot. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Frères de banc" [Brothers on the bench]. L'Ardennais (in French). 27 March 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ Audabram, Alexandre (31 July 2023). "Stade de Reims - Nicolas Still : « Avec Will, on a une approche du football qui est assez similaire »" [Stade de Reims - Nicolas Still: "With Will, we have an approach to football that is quite similar"] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Ligue 1 : Will Still suspendu, Reims gagne à Nantes avec… Nicolas Still, le petit frère, comme coach" [Ligue 1: Will Still suspended, Reims win at Nantes with… Nicolas Still, the little brother, as coach]. L'Avenir (in French). 7 November 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ Freeman, Christian (2 May 2024). "Will Still: English coach leaves Stade de Reims with immediate effect after 11th-placed finish in Ligue 1". Sky Sports. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Le staff du RC Lens : les trois frères Still réunis" [RC Lens staff: the three Still brothers reunited]. La Voix du Nord (in French). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ Docquier, Sylvain (10 June 2025). "Nicolas Still, le frère de Will, devient entraîneur adjoint à La Gantoise où il retrouve un certain Ivan Leko" [Nicolas Still, Will's brother, becomes assistant manager at Gent where he reunites with a certain Ivan Leko]. L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ Woos, Loïc (9 December 2025). "L'autre mauvais coup d'Ivan Leko à La Gantoise... qui peut déjà faire une croix sur un potentiel remplaçant" [Ivan Leko's latest blunder at Gent... who can already forget about finding a potential replacement] (in French). Walfoot. Retrieved 11 February 2026.