Wouter Vrancken (born 3 February 1979) is a Belgian football manager and former defensive midfielder who is the head coach of Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian.

Heart of Midlothian Football Club, commonly known as Hearts, is a professional football club in Edinburgh, Scotland, that competes in the Scottish Premiership. The club has played home matches at Tynecastle Park since 1886.

In the supplied news context, Vrancken is referred to as the Hearts manager urging a reshaped squad not to dwell on a previous title disappointment against Celtic.