Raymond Goethals

Raymond Goethals born the October 7th 1921 with Forest in Belgium, dead the December 6th 2004, with old 83 years of the continuations of a long illness, was a Belgian trainer who had in particular led the Olympique of Marseilles to his championship of Europe in 1993, becoming thus the first and the only trainer of Football to gain the Ligue of the Champions with a French club. It thus made it possible the Olympique of Marseilles to become the first and the only club of Football French to gain C1.

Biography

Raymond Goethals, sometimes called " Raymundo" or “ Raymond-the-science ” or also “ the Belgian wizard ” or “ the magician ”, is the Belgian trainer more titrated. He was especially incomparable by his frank speech, its phrased and his style worthy of Columbo.

Before being coach, it starts like goalkeeper in the Thirties with the club of Brussels of Daring. Become trainer, it is named with the head of the Belgian national team in 1968, qu ' it succeeds in qualifying two years later for the final stage of the Football world cup. In 1972, always under its direction, the “red Devils” finish in the third place of the championship of Europe.

Returning then to the football of club, Raymond Goethals finally leads the club of Brussels of Anderlecht of the European Cut of the winners of cut into 1977 before gaining the competition the following year, in 1978. After passages in France and to the Brazil, it returns to Belgium to take in hands the destinies of the Standard of Liege which it leads to the championship of Belgium in 1982 and 1983 then finally of the European Cut of the winners of cut.

In 1987 it finds the capital and the club of Anderlecht and conquers a new championship of Belgium and two Cuts of Belgium. In 1990, Raymond Goethals is called in Marseilles by Bernard Tapie in order to take down the first Cut of Europe of a French club. In 1991, the OM fails of accuracy finally of the Cut of Europe of the clubs after the meeting of the shootings the goal, vis-a-vis the Red Star Belgrade. It obtains this year there, the “ Banc of Gold ”, trophy rewarding the best European trainer. In 1993 it gains, with its team, the final of the Ligue of the Champions vis-a-vis the Milan AC, achieving by there more the important fact of weapons of its career.

He dies the December 6th 2004, with old 83 years, of the continuations of a long illness. Since the end of 2005, a homage was paid to him by Philippe Moureaux by baptizing platform 2 of the FC Brussels Tribune Raymond Goethals . With Marseilles, it is idolâtré and venerated.

Course

Career of player

Career of trainer

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