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Philippe De Ridder(born 6 August 1964 inBrussels, Belgium) is a Belgian coach,football administrator and a former football player.‍‍‍‍‍‍​​​‍​​​​​​ He is currently the co-owner and CEO of Chevsa Sports Marketing & Management, aKolkatabased sports marketing and management agency. His latest assignment was serving as the International Football Development Manager for Spanish Club,CD Marino. De Ridder is highly regarded for his specialty in discovering young, unknown talent, and his ability to revive teams from troublesome situation. He has discovered a lot of new players in India and is also known for giving a fresh start to older players with the 360 method likeBhaichung Bhutia,Harmanjot KhabraandMehtab Hossain. He is known for identifying talents at a very young age, likeSandesh JhinganandLalruatthara. Jhingan has gone on to become one of the most expensive players in Indian football, while Lalruatthara has won accolades for being the emerging player of the year 2018. Besides being a football coach, he is an eminent art director, designer and musician.