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{{Short description|Belgian football manager and former player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eric Gerets
| image = Eric Gerets 2012 1 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Gerets in 2012
| full_name = Eric Maria Gerets<ref name="bdfa.com.ar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-ERIC-MARIA-GERETS-128067.html|title=Ficha Estadistica de ERIC GERETS -eric maria gerets- (Perfil, ficha, profile, stats)}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|5|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Rekem, Belgium|Rekem]], Belgium
| height = 1.82 m
| position = [[Right-back]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1964–1971
| youthclubs1 = AA Rekem
| years1 = 1971–1983
| clubs1 = [[Standard Liège]]
| caps1 = 318
| goals1 = 23
| years2 = 1983–1984
| caps2 = 13
| clubs2 = [[A.C. Milan]]
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1984–1985
| caps3 = 12
| clubs3 = [[MVV Maastricht|MVV]]
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1985–1992
| clubs4 = [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
| caps4 = 200
| goals4 = 8
| totalcaps = 543
| totalgoals = 32
| nationalyears1 = 1975–1991
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| nationalcaps1 = 86
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| manageryears1 = 1992–1994
| managerclubs1 = [[RFC Liège]]
| manageryears2 = 1994–1997
| managerclubs2 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
| manageryears3 = 1997–1999
| managerclubs3 = [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
| manageryears4 = 1999–2002
| managerclubs4 = [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
| manageryears5 = 2002–2004
| managerclubs5 = [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
| manageryears6 = 2004–2005
| managerclubs6 = [[VfL Wolfsburg]]
| manageryears7 = 2005–2007
| managerclubs7 = [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
| manageryears8 = 2007–2009
| managerclubs8 = [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
| manageryears9 = 2009–2010
| managerclubs9 = [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]
| manageryears10 = 2010–2012
| managerclubs10 = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]
| manageryears11 = 2012–2014
| managerclubs11 = [[Lekhwiya SC|Lekhwiya]]
| manageryears12 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs12 = [[Al Jazira Club|Al Jazira]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|BEL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|RU|[[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]]|}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|MAR}}}} <small>(as manager)</small>
{{MedalComp|[[FIFA Arab Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2012 Arab Cup]]|}}
}}
'''Eric Maria Gerets<ref name="bdfa.com.ar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-ERIC-MARIA-GERETS-128067.html|title=Ficha Estadistica de ERIC GERETS -eric maria gerets- (Perfil, ficha, profile, stats)}}</ref>''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈeːrɪk ˈxeːrəts}};{{efn|In isolation, ''Gerets'' is pronounced {{IPA|nl|ˈɣeːrəts|}}.}} born 18 May 1954) is a Belgian [[association football|football]] [[manager (association football)|manager]] and former player.

As a [[Forward (association football)|striker]], he started his playing career as an amateur for his local team AA Rekem, before achieving success as a [[right-back]] with [[Standard Liège]] and [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]. Nicknamed "The Lion (of Flanders)", Gerets was regarded as one of the top right-backs in Europe at his peak and is considered one of the greatest players in Belgian football history. He is famous for having captained PSV to their first and only [[UEFA European Cup|European Cup]] win in [[1988 European Cup Final|1988]].

As a coach, Gerets is one of six managers – along with [[José Mourinho]], [[Carlo Ancelotti]], [[Giovanni Trapattoni]], [[Tomislav Ivić]] and [[Ernst Happel]] – to have won top domestic league championships in at least four countries.

==Club career==
Gerets began his career playing for amateur side AA Rekem before joining then titleholders [[Standard de Liège]]. Making his debut 16 April 1972 coming on for [[Silvester Takač]] against FC Diest. In the [[1972–73 Belgian First Division|1972–73]] season Standard reached the Cup final, manager [[Vlatko Marković]] let Gerets start despite not being an established first team member as Standard lost 2–1 to fierce rivals [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]. The following season, Gerets replaced 29-year-old [[Jacques Beurlet]] and became the first choice [[right-back]] for the Rouches. In 1975 Gerets made his debut for the national team.

Gerets played for [[Standard Liège]], [[A.C. Milan]], [[MVV Maastricht]] and [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]], winning among others the [[1987–88 European Cup]], two [[Belgian First Division|Belgian championships]] and six [[Eredivisie|Dutch championships]].

Gerets was an offensively-minded right-back, known for his stamina, tactical discipline, grit and mental toughness. In combination with his physical appearance (hair blowing in the wind, a full but elegant beard, slumped trunk) he was soon nicknamed "The Lion".<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 February 2025 |title=Eric Gerets - Standard Hall of Fame |url=https://halloffame.standardliege.be/en/legends/eric-gerets/ |website=halloffame.standardliege.be/en |language=}}</ref> He was also known for long distance [[throw-in]]s.

===Standard Liège===
[[File:Eric Gerets 1976 Standard Panini.jpg|thumb|200px|Eric Gerets in 1976]]
In the 1980s, a new generation of players emerged at Standard. Noted manager [[Ernst Happel]] was hired, and later the club brought [[Raymond Goethals]] back to Belgium. Players like [[Arie Haan]], [[Guy Vandersmissen]], [[Michel Preud'homme]], [[Walter Meeuws]], [[Jos Daerden]] and [[Simon Tahamata]] became key players, whilst Gerets was the captain of the team. In 1980, Standard finished runners-up in the league, before winning the 1981 [[Belgian Cup|National Cup]] with a 4–1 win over Lokeren SC. In 1982, Standard won the title by beating [[Waterschei SV Thor]] in the last match of the season. A few days later, they faced [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in the [[1982 European Cup Winners' Cup Final|European Cup Winners' Cup]] final, which they lost 2–1. The influence of Gerets on Standard's success was recognised when he was awarded the 1982 [[Belgian Golden Shoe]]. The following year he captained Standard to another league title, their ninth overall, which would prove to be their last until [[2007–08 Belgian First Division|2007–08]].

With Standard, Gerets eventually won 2 national titles, a National Cup, a [[Belgian Super Cup|Super Cup]] and a [[Belgian League Cup|League Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2020 |title=Standard Palmarès |url=https://www.standarddeliege.be/le-club/palmares/ |website=standarddeliege.be/ |language=nl}}</ref>

=== AC Milan ===
Gerets signed with Italian giants [[AC Milan]] in 1983. However, his contract was terminated prematurely, but not for sporting reasons. It was discovered that, in order to secure the championship title and to spare players from injuries for the European final against Barcelona, Standard had approached the [[K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk|Waterschei]] players in 1982 to take it easy in their final league match against Standard. Several Standard players at the time and trainer [[Raymond Goethals]] were subsequently suspended for this.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 October 2018 |title=1984, of hoe de affaire-Bellemans het Belgische voetbal een doodsteek gaf |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2018/10/10/1984-of-hoe-de-affaire-bellemans-het-belgische-voetbal-een-dood/ |website=[[VRT (broadcaster)|VRT]] |language=nl}}</ref>

=== MVV ===
[[MVV Maastricht]] contracted Gerets in 1984, but he would eventually only play four matches for the club. Three of those were against [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]], after which the Eindhoven club was convinced and quickly signed the Belgian to a contract in the summer of 1985.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 May 2024 |title=PSV Legends - Eric Gerets: Vlaamse Leeuw die na omkoopschandaal slaagde bij PSV |url=https://www.psvfans.nl/eric-gerets-vlaamse-leeuw-die-na-omkoopschandaal-bij-psv-belandde/ |website=psvfans.nl |language=nl}}</ref>

===PSV===
In 1985, Gerets joined PSV playing together with [[Ruud Gullit]], [[Frank Arnesen]], [[Huub Stevens]] and [[Willy van de Kerkhof]] followed by Brazilian star [[Romário de Souza Faria|Romário]]. In 1986, Gerets won the title with PSV, and after the departure of Gullit in 1987, Gerets became the new captain. Under [[Guus Hiddink]] PSV won the league and cup double three consecutive seasons, Gerets scoring twice in the [[1987–88 KNVB Cup|1987–88 cup final]] against [[Roda JC Kerkrade|Roda JC]]. In 1988, PSV reached the [[UEFA Champions League|UEFA European Cup]] [[1988 European Cup final|final]] after eliminating [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in the semi-finals. The score against [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] was also 0–0 after 120 minutes; PSV eventually won on penalties.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2018 |title=PSV in finale Europacup 1: 'Na 30 jaar zit ticket nog in mijn portemonnee' |trans-title=PSV in European Cup 1 final: 'After 30 years, the ticket is still in my wallet' |url=https://www.ed.nl/psv/psv-in-finale-europacup-1-na-30-jaar-zit-ticket-nog-in-mijn-portemonnee~a370c232/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fduckduckgo.com%2F |website=ed.nl |language=nl}}</ref>
[[File:PSV Eindhoven, 1987–88 European Cup Winners - 03.jpg|thumb|260px|Gerets (left) and [[Frits Philips]] (right) posing with the European Cup]]
In 1990, [[Bobby Robson]] was appointed as Hiddink's successor. Under Robson, Gerets won another two titles with PSV then he retired at the end of the 1991–1992 season at the age of 38. In his seven seasons at the club, Gerets had won six national titles, three national cups and one European cup.{{citation needed|date=March 2025}}

In the following years, Gerets would be regularly honored as a true club icon ("Best PSV team ever",<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 January 2014 |title=PSV's All-Time XI |url=https://totaldutchfootball.com/2014/01/04/psvs-all-time-xi/ |website=totaldutchfootball.com |language=}}</ref> "PSV player of the century",<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 December 1999 |title=Eric Gerets verkozen tot PSV'er van de eeuw |trans-title=Eric Gerets elected PSV player of the century |url=https://www.hbvl.be/nieuws/eric-gerets-verkozen-tot-psver-van-de-eeuw/34033580.html |website=hbvl.be |language=nl}}</ref> "PSV Walk of Fame"<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 August 2024 |title=Gerets en Van Kraaij ontvangen tegel in Walk of Fame |url=https://www.energiedirect.nl/over-ons/nieuws/gerets-en-van-kraaij-ontvangen-tegel-in-walk-of-fame/ |website=energiedirect.nl |language=nl}}</ref>).

==International career==
Gerets registered 86 caps for the Belgium national team. He made his debut for the squad in 1975, and played at four major tournaments: the [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980 European Championship]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]], [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]], and [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]].
[[File:Ludo_Coeck_&_Eric_Gerets.jpg|thumb|260px|[[Ludo Coeck]] and Gerets during a training of Belgium in 1980]]
In 1980, Gerets played in his first [[UEFA Euro 1980|European Championship]] in Italy. He scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win against [[Spain national football team|Spain]] which ensured Belgium qualified as group winners. The tournament is remembered for the inspired performance of the offensively-minded Belgium (around rising stars such as [[Jan Ceulemans]], Eric Gerets, [[Jean-Marie Pfaff]] and [[Erwin Vandenbergh]]) who unexpectedly reached the final, only losing to [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] (1–2) by a [[Horst Hrubesch|Hrubesch]] goal two minutes from time.

At the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]], Belgium, captained by Gerets, recorded one of their most famous victories with a 1–0 win over defending champions [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in the first game of the tournament held at [[Camp Nou]] with a goal by Erwin Vandenbergh, and an excellent defensive display to hold off a young [[Diego Maradona]].
Four years later, they achieved their best World Cup run at that time in 1986 when they placed fourth under command of players like [[Jan Ceulemans]], [[Jean-Marie Pfaff]] and captain Gerets. Belgium surprisingly won against favourites the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]] with stars such as [[Igor Belanov]] and [[Rinat Dasayev]] (3–4) after extra time. 

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Belgium also beat Spain on penalties, but they lost to eventual champions Argentina in the semi-final (0–2), inspired by Maradona. 
[[File:Argentina v belgica 1986.jpg|thumb|260px|Gerets trying to stop [[Diego Maradona|Maradona]] in the [[1986 FIFA World Cup#Semi-finals|semi-finals]] of the [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986 World Cup]]]]
Despite their defeat, Belgium would end up in fourth place – their best finish in World Cup competition until it was surpassed in [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] when they reached third place.

36 year-old Gerets would also captain his nation to the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] finals. Belgium failed to convert their chances against [[England national football team|England]] in the second round. They lost in the last minute of extra time after a goal by [[David Platt (footballer)|David Platt]]. After a few qualification matches for the [[UEFA Euro 1992|1992 European championship]], Gerets decided to quit international football early 1991 to focus on his club career with PSV Eindhoven.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 June 2024 |title=Eric Gerets (70) trekt nog één keer naar PSV en Galatasaray: "Ik haal alles uit het leven wat ik er nog uit kan halen" |url=https://www.hln.be/voetbal/eric-gerets-70-trekt-nog-een-keer-naar-psv-en-galatasaray-ik-haal-alles-uit-het-leven-wat-ik-er-nog-uit-kan-halen~af3ec301/ |website=[[Het Laatste Nieuws]] |language=nl}}</ref>

For decades, he was the third-most capped player for the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium national team]], with 86 appearances and two goals.

==Managerial career==
As a manager, Gerets worked successively for [[RFC Liège]], [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]], [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]], PSV, [[1. FC Kaiserslautern]] and [[VfL Wolfsburg]] before joining [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] at the end of the 2004–05 season. In the 1996–97 season, he won the Belgian championships with Lierse, reprising the feat in the season 1998–99 with Club Brugge. He also won the Dutch championships twice (1999–2000 and 2000–01) with PSV. In the 2005–06 season, Gerets won the [[Süper Lig|Turkish Premier Super League]] with Galatasaray. In May 2007, he left the club, and on 25 September became [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]'s coach.

In his first year with Marseille in 2007, he managed to get the team from the bottom of the league up to finish their 2007–08 season in third place. In 2009, Gerets turned down an offer of the [[Royal Belgian Football Association|RBFA]] to coach the Belgian national team after [[René Vandereycken|Rene Vandereycken]] was sacked.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 April 2009 |title=Gerets turns down Belgium |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-84645 |website=thedailystar.net |language=}}</ref> On 29 April 2009, he confirmed that he would not be in charge of Marseille after the summer when his contract expired.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=825024.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430102433/http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=825024.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 April 2009|title=Gerets to stand down at Marseille|date=29 April 2009|work=[[Uefa.com]]|access-date=29 April 2009}}</ref> On 26 May 2009, he signed a contract to take over as head coach of Saudi club [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] for two years for an annual fee of €1.8&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alhilal.com/en/news309.html |title=Official Website of Al-Hilal |publisher=Alhilal.com |access-date=11 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616172358/http://www.alhilal.com/en/news309.html |archive-date=16 June 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
[[file:Eric Gerets.jpg|thumb|upright|200px|Gerets after the celebration of [[Al-Hilal FC|Al Hilal]] in the 2009–10 Saudi Pro League]]
On 6 July 2010, he signed a four-year contract with [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]. He would do the job part-time until he completed the [[2010 AFC Champions League|Asian Champions League campaign]] with Al Hilal but stranded in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE6650HY20100706 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024084810/http://af.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idAFJOE6650HY20100706 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 October 2010 |title=Gerets appointed Morocco coach &#124; Reuters |publisher=Af.reuters.com |date=6 July 2010 |access-date=11 February 2013}}</ref> He was in charge of Morocco for almost two years. He was sacked on 15 September 2012 after a Morocco's 2–0 defeat against Mozambique in the first-leg of the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19616654|title=Morocco sack coach Eric Gerets |publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 September 2012}}</ref>

Less than a month after leaving Morocco, he accepted a contract offer to become the head coach of Qatari defending champions [[Lekhwiya SC|Lekhwiya]] on 9 October 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=970 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416101157/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/newsen/NewsDetails.aspx?pid=970 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2013 |title=Gerets signs three-year deal with Lekhwiya |publisher=Qatar Stars League |date=9 October 2012 }}</ref>
In the 2013–14 season, he brought another Qatari championship title to Lekhwiya.

Gerets departed Lekhwiya and became the head coach of the United Arab Emirates team [[Al Jazira Club]] on 20 May 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/sport/football/al-jazira-confirm-eric-gerets-as-new-coach-to-replace-walter-zenga|title=Al Jazira confirm Eric Gerets as new coach to replace Walter Zenga|publisher=The National|date=20 May 2014}}</ref> He completed his two-year contract and decided to retire as club coach. 

He did hint that he might only be active as a coach of a country.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2024 |title=Het laatste nieuws over Eric Gerets |url=https://www.psvfans.nl/eric-gerets/ |website=psvfans.nl |language=nl}}</ref> Gerets was subsequently regularly mentioned as a top candidate for the position of head coach of [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]. But due to health problems, he would never become it.<ref>{{cite web |date=20 November 2014 |title=Eric Gerets: 'Bijna was ik nu bondscoach, en je weet nooit...' |url=https://www.hbvl.be/sport/voetbal/eric-gerets-bijna-was-ik-nu-bondscoach-en-je-weet-nooit.../31276862.html |access-date= |work=hbvl.b |language=nl}}</ref> In 2013, Gerets suffered a brain hemorrhage.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 November 2013 |title=Eric Gerets had een hersenbloeding |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2013/11/26/eric-gerets-had-een-hersenbloeding-1-1787828/ |access-date= |work=[[Sporza]] |language=nl}}</ref> Since then, his health has gradually deteriorated and he has difficulty speaking and walking. In 2022, he was diagnosed with cerebral calcification.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 May 2024 |title=PSV-icoon openhartig over gezondheid: 'Weet niet hoelang ik nog leef, maar wil vooral geen gezeik meer met mensen' |trans-title=PSV icon candid about health: 'Don't know how long I'll live, but above all don't want any more fussing with people' |url=https://www.fcupdate.nl/voetbalnieuws/2024/05/psv-icoon-eric-gerets-openhartig-over-gezondheid-weet-niet-hoelang-ik-nog-leef-maar-wil-vooral-geen-gezeik-meer-met-mensen |access-date= |work=fcupdate.nl |language=nl}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web |title=Eric Gerets " Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/eric-gerets/ |access-date= |website=WorldFootball.net |language=}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |National cup{{efn|Includes [[Belgian Cup]], [[Coppa Italia]], [[KNVB Cup]]}}
! colspan="2" |[[UEFA|Europe]]
! colspan="2" |Other
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="13" |[[Standard Liège]]
||[[1971–72 Belgian First Division|1971–72]]
| rowspan="12" |[[Belgian First Division|First Division]]
|1
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|1
|0
|-
||[[1972–73 Belgian First Division|1972–73]]
|9
|0
|2
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|11
|0
|-
||[[1973–74 Belgian First Division|1973–74]]
|30
|1
| colspan="2" |—
|12{{efn|name=E1|6 appearances in [[UEFA Cup]], 6 appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}
|0
|2{{efn|name=LC|Appearances in [[Belgian League Cup]]}}
|0
|44
|1
|-
||[[1974–75 Belgian First Division|1974–75]]
|37
|5
|3
|1
|1{{efn|name=IC|Appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}
|0
|2{{efn|name=LC|Appearances in [[Belgian League Cup]]}}
|0
|43
|6
|-
||[[1975–76 Belgian First Division|1975–76]]
|34
|6
| colspan="2" |—
|1{{efn|name=IC|Appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|35
|6
|-
||[[1976–77 Belgian First Division|1976–77]]
|31
|1
|2
|0
|6{{efn|name=IC|Appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}
|1
| colspan="2" |—
|39
|2
|-
||[[1977–78 Belgian First Division|1977–78]]
|25
|2
|3
|0
|6{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|34
|2
|-
||[[1978–79 Belgian First Division|1978–79]]
|33
|4
|3
|0
|4{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|40
|4
|-
||[[1979–80 Belgian First Division|1979–80]]
|27
|3
|6
|0
|9{{efn|name=E2|6 appearances in [[UEFA Cup]], 3 appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|42
|3
|-
||[[1980–81 Belgian First Division|1980–81]]
|29
|0
|6
|0
|10{{efn|name=E3|7 appearances in [[UEFA Cup]], 3 appearances in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|45
|0
|-
||[[1981–82 Belgian First Division|1981–82]]
|31
|3
| colspan="2" |—
|10{{efn|name=E4|9 appearances in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]], 1 appearance in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}}
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|41
|3
|-
||[[1982–83 Belgian First Division|1982–83]]
|33
|2
|1
|0
|1{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League|European Champion Clubs' Cup]]}}
|1
| colspan="2" |—
|35
|3
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!320
!27
!26
!1
!60
!2
!4
!0
!410
!30
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[AC Milan]]
|[[1983–84 Serie A|1983–84]]
|[[Serie A]]
|13
|1
|7
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|20
|1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!13
!1
!7
!0
!0
!0
!0
!0
!20
!1
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[MVV Maastricht]]
|[[1984–85 Eredivisie|1984–85]]
| [[Eredivisie]]
|2
|0
|2
|0
| colspan="2" |—
| colspan="2" |—
|4
|0
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!2
!0
!2
!0
!0
!0
!0
!0
!4
!0
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[PSV Eindhoven]]
|[[1985–86 Eredivisie|1985–86]]
| rowspan="7"|[[Eredivisie]]
|29
|0
|2
|0
|3{{efn|name=UC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]}}
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|34
|0
|-
|[[1986–87 Eredivisie|1986–87]]
|30
|1
|3
|0
|2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League|European Champion Clubs' Cup]]}}
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|35
|1
|-
|[[1987–88 Eredivisie|1987–88]]
|30
|4
|5
|2
|9{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League|European Champion Clubs' Cup]]}}
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|44
|6
|-
|[[1988–89 Eredivisie|1988–89]]
|31
|1
|5
|0
|5{{efn|name=E5|4 appearances in [[UEFA Champions League|European Champion Clubs' Cup]], 1 appearance in [[UEFA Super Cup]]}}
|0
|2{{efn|name=ICC|Appearances in [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]}}
|0
|43
|1
|-
|[[1989–90 Eredivisie|1989–90]]
|33
|1
|5
|0
|6{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League|European Champion Clubs' Cup]]}}
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|44
|1
|-
|[[1990–91 Eredivisie|1990–91]]
|24
|0
|3
|0
|1{{efn|name=CC|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]}}
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|28
|0
|-
|[[1991–92 Eredivisie|1991–92]]
|23
|1
|1
|0
|3{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in [[UEFA Champions League|European Champion Clubs' Cup]]}}
|0
| colspan="2" |—
|27
|1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!200
!8
!24
!2
!29
!0
!2
!0
!225
!10
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!535
!36
!59
!3
!89
!2
!6
!0
!689
!41
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width=80 rowspan="2"|National<br />Team
!width=60 rowspan="2"|Year
!width=80 colspan="2"|[[FIFA|Friendlies]]
!width=80 colspan="2"|[[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]]
!width=80 colspan="2"|[[UEFA European Football Championship|European Championships]]
!width=80 colspan="2"|Total
|- style="text-align:center;"
!width=40 App |{{Tooltip| Apps | Games played}}
!width=40 abbr="Goals against" |{{Tooltip| Goals | Goals scored}}
!width=40 App |{{Tooltip| Apps |  Games played}}
!width=40 abbr="Goals against" |{{Tooltip| Goals | Goals scored}}
!width=40 App |{{Tooltip| Apps |  Games played}}
!width=40 abbr="Goals against" |{{Tooltip| Goals | Goals scored}}
!width=40 App |{{Tooltip| Apps | Total Games Played}}
!width=40 abbr="Goals against" |{{Tooltip| Goals | Total Goals Scored}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan="17" align=center valign=center|[[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
<ref>{{cite news|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=6716 |title=Eric GERETS - Footballer stats by year|publisher=eu-football|date=31 March 2011|access-date=4 February 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309220029/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/preudhomme-intl.html|archive-date=9 March 2016}}</ref>
|1975
|0||0||1||0||0||0||1||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1976
|0||0||1||0||2||0||3||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1977
|2||0||0||0||2||0||4||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1978
|2||0||2||0||0||0||4||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1979
|1||0||6||0||0||0||7||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1980
|4||0||4||1||3||0||11||1
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1981
|1||0||0||0||4||0||5||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1982
|4||0||2||0||3||0||9||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1983
|2||0||4||0||0||0||6||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1984
|0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1985
|0||0||0||0||3||0||3||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1986
|3||0||2||1||6||0||11||1
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1987
|2||0||3||0||0||0||5||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1988
|0||0||0||0||1||0||1||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1989
|1||0||0||0||5||0||6||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1990
|4||0||0||0||3||0||8||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1991
|1||0||1||0||0||0||2||0
|- style="text-align:center;"
! align=left colspan="2" |Total
! align=left | 27
! align=left | 0
! align=left | 27
! align=left | 2
! align=left | 32
! align=left | 0
! align=left | 86
! align=left | 2
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Eric Gerets
|-
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 15 June 1980 || [[San Siro|Stadio Giuseppe Meazza]], Milan || {{fb|ESP}} || '''1'''–0 || {{won|2–1}} || [[UEFA Euro 1980#Group B|Euro 1980]]
|-
| 2. || 14 October 1986 || [[Stade Josy Barthel|Stade Municipal]], Luxembourg ||{{fb|LUX}} || '''1'''–0 || {{won|6–0}} || [[UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying Group 7|Euro 1988 qualifier]]
|}

==Managerial statistics==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
|-
!G!!W!!D!!L!!Win %
|-
|align=left|[[RFC Liège|Liège]]
|align=left|July 1992
|align=left|June 1994
{{WDL|71|20|19|32|decimals=2}}
|-
|align=left|[[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
|align=left|July 1994
|align=left|June 1997
{{WDL|113|55|29|29|decimals=2}}
|-
|align=left|[[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
|align=left|June 1997
|align=left|June 1999
{{WDL|91|60|15|16|decimals=2}}
|-
|align=left|[[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]
|align=left|July 1999
|align=left|May 2002
{{WDL|141|86|29|26}}
|-
|align=left|[[1. FC Kaiserslautern]]
|align=left|September 2002
|align=left|February 2004
{{WDL|58|19|13|26}}
|-
|align=left|[[VfL Wolfsburg]]
|align=left|April 2004
|align=left|May 2005
{{WDL|44|18|5|21}}
|-
|align=left|[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
|align=left|June 2005
|align=left|May 2007
{{WDL|91|50|22|19}}
|-
|align=left|[[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]]
|align=left|September 2007
|align=left|June 2009
{{WDL|97|47|23|27}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]]
|align=left|July 2009
|align=left|November 2010
{{WDL|48|35|7|6}}
|-
|align=left|[[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]
|align=left|July 2010
|align=left|September 2012
{{WDL|18|7|5|6}}
|-
|align=left|[[Lekhwiya SC|Lekhwiya]]
|align=left|October 2012
|align=left|May 2014
{{WDL|77|44|13|20}}
|-
|align=left|[[Al-Jazira Abu Dhabi SC|Al-Jazira]]
|align=left|June 2014
|align=left|June 2015
{{WDL|27|16|3|8}}
|-
! colspan=3 style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;"|Total
{{WDLtot|876|457|183|236}} <!--LAST UPDATED 22 March 2015 -->
|}

== Honours ==
'''Standard Liège'''<ref name="eurosport32">{{cite web|title=Standard de Liège {{!}} Palmares|url=https://standard.be/fr/palmares}}</ref>
* [[Belgian First Division]]: [[1981–82 Belgian First Division|1981–82]], [[1982–83 Belgian First Division|1982–83]]
* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[List of Belgian Cup finals|1980–81]]
* [[Belgian Super Cup]]: 1981
* [[Belgian League Cup]]: 1975
* [[European Cup Winners' Cup]] runner-up: [[1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup|1981–82]]
* [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] group winner: [[1980 Intertoto Cup|1980]],<ref name="eurosport3723">{{cite web|title=Wildstat {{!}} Intertoto Cup 1980|url=http://wildstat.com/p/5015/ch/EUR_IC_1980/stg/all/tour/all/club1/BEL_R_Standard_Liege}}</ref> [[1982 Intertoto Cup|1982]]<ref name="Yashin Award22">{{cite web|title=Wildstat {{!}} Intertoto Cup 1982|url=http://wildstat.com/p/5015/ch/EUR_IC_1982/stg/all/tour/all/club1/BEL_R_Standard_Liege}}</ref>

'''PSV'''<ref name="eurosport34">{{cite web|title=PSV Eindhoven {{!}} Palmares|date=16 July 2014|url=https://www.psv.nl/psv/club/historie/erelijst.htm|access-date=14 October 2020|archive-date=29 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529085849/https://www.psv.nl/psv/club/historie/erelijst.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Eredivisie]]: [[1985–86 Eredivisie|1985–86]], [[1986–87 Eredivisie|1986–87]], [[1987–88 Eredivisie|1987–88]], [[1988–89 Eredivisie|1988–89]], [[1990–91 Eredivisie|1990–91]], [[1991–92 Eredivisie|1991–92]], runner-up: [[1989–90 Eredivisie|1989–90]]
* [[KNVB Cup]]: [[1987–88 KNVB Cup|1987–88]], [[1988–89 KNVB Cup|1988–89]] [[1989–90 KNVB Cup|1989–90]]
* [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1987–88 European Cup|1987–88]]
* [[Teresa Herrera Trophy]]: 1988<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2025 |title=Trofeo Teresa Herrera (La Coruña-Spain) 1946-2024 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/teresa-herrera.html |website=rsssf.org |language=}}</ref>

'''Belgium'''
* [[UEFA European Championship]] runner-up: [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]]<ref name="eurosport">{{cite web|title=UEFA Euro 1980|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/1980/matches/}}</ref>
* [[FIFA World Cup]] fourth place: [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<ref name="eurosport2">{{cite web|title=FIFA 1986 World Cup|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/mexico1986/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605153554/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/mexico1986/|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 June 2016}}</ref>
* [[Belgian National Sports Merit Award|Belgian Sports Merit Award]]: 1980<ref name="eurosport4">{{cite web|title=Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste|date=7 November 2019 |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20191107_04705232}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* [[Belgian Golden Shoe]]: 1982<ref name="Yashin Award25">{{cite web |title=Winnaars Gouden Schoen |date=11 January 2012 |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20120111_213}}</ref>
* [[Belgian Golden Shoe|Bronze Shoe]]: 1981<ref>{{cite web |title=Erwin Vandenbergh: Bij Vercauteren wist je dat de bal zou komen en waar hij zou komen. |date=29 June 2016 |url=https://goeiedag.be/interviews/2016/06/erwin-vandenbergh-bij-vercauteren-wist-je-dat-de-bal-zou-komen-en-waar-hij-zou-komen/}}</ref>
* [[Ballon d'Or]] nominations: [[1982 Ballon d'Or|1982]],<ref name="Yashin Award34">{{cite web |title=Ballon d'Or 1982 |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1982-paolo-rossi/423424}}</ref> [[1983 Ballon d'Or|1983]]<ref name="Yashin Award333">{{cite web |title=Ballon d'Or 1983 |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1983-michel-platini/423425}}</ref>
* [[Don Balón]] World Cup All-Star team: [[FIFA World Cup awards#Unofficial winners|1982]]{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
* Onze de Onze:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/onze-awards.html|title="Onze Mondial" Awards|website=RSSSF.com|access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref> 1982, 1983, 1988
* [[Guerin Sportivo|Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team]]: 1982, 1983
* [[France Football]] + [[La Gazzetta dello Sport]] World Cup All-Star team: [[FIFA World Cup awards#Unofficial winners|1986]]{{citation needed|date=December 2024}}
* [[:nl:Gouden Schoen van de Eeuw|Belgian Golden Shoe of the 20th Century]] 8th place: 1995<ref>{{cite web |title=Soulier d'or belge du 20ème siècle |url=https://www.football-the-story.com/blog/soulier-d-or-belge}}</ref>
* [[Voetbal International]]'s 50 World Stars by Raf Willems: 1999<ref>{{Cite web |date=1999 |title=The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html |website=rsssf.org |language=}}</ref>
* PSV Player of the Century: 1999<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 August 2013 |title=Erik Gerets PSV'er van de eeuw |trans-title=Erik Gerets PSV player of the century |url=https://www.psv.nl/media/artikel/erik-gerets-psver-van-de-eeuw |website=psv.nl |language=nl}}</ref>
* [[:nl:Belgische Gouden Schoen 2003|Platina 11]] (Best Team in 50 Years Golden Shoe Winners): 2003<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2004-01-15 |title=Aruna voted Belgium's finest |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/BEL/news/0199-0f8452c4cff9-ecec98bb3aad-1000--aruna-voted-belgium-s-finest/ |access-date=2020-11-08 |website=[[UEFA]] |language=en}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll|UEFA Jubilee Poll]] (2004): #81<ref>{{cite news|date=21 December 2006|title=UEFA Awards|work= Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/uefa-awards.html#100|access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>
* The Best Golden Shoe Team Ever: 2011<ref>{{cite web |title=Het beste Gouden Schoen-elftal ooit |date=18 January 2011 |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/go6356m2g}}</ref>
* [[Royal Belgian Football Association|RBFA]] 125 Years Icons Team: 2020<ref name="eurosport39">{{cite web |title=RBFA - Discover our 125 Years Icons Team |url=https://www.rbfa.be/en/iconsteam}}</ref>
* [[Algemeen Dagblad|AD]] The Best PSV Team Ever: 2020<ref>{{cite news |title=Het beste PSV ooit: onze experts kiezen de beste elf spelers |url=https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/het-beste-psv-ooit-onze-experts-kiezen-de-beste-elf-spelers~af1c0a54/}}</ref>
* [[La Dernière Heure|DH]] The Best Standard Liège Team Ever: 2020<ref name="eurosport3722">{{cite web |date=18 May 2020 |title=Voici votre onze de légende du Standard: Gerets et Witsel les plus plébiscités |url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/division-1a/standard/2020/05/18/voici-votre-onze-de-legende-du-standard-gerets-et-witsel-les-plus-plebiscites-3AILWEFFRJBIJHOWUVPVT6YRKA/#.XsJnW3i-1IY.twitter |website=dhnet.be |publisher=[[La Dernière Heure]]}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] All Time Belgium Dream Team: 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFFHS |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1260 |access-date=2022-01-16 |website=www.iffhs.com}}</ref>
* Standard Liège Hall of Fame: 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 February 2025 |title=Eric GERETS {{!}} Hall of Fame |url=https://halloffame.standardliege.be/fr/legendes/eric-gerets/ |website=halloffame.standardliege.be |language=fr}}</ref>
* [[Belgian Pro League]] Hall of Fame: 2024<ref>{{cite web |date=5 November 2024 |title=12 Gouden Schoenen en meer dan 3.000 wedstrijden in België: dit is de Pro League Hall of Fame |trans-title=12 Golden Boots and more than 3,000 matches in Belgium: this is the Pro League Hall of Fame |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2024/11/04/12-gouden-schoenen-en-meer-dan-3000-wedstrijden-in-belgie-dit-is-de-pro-league-hall-of-fame~1730737294540/ |access-date= |work=[[Sporza]] |language=nl}}</ref>
* PSV Walk of Fame: 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 August 2024 |title=Walk of Fame {{!}} Eric Gerets en Adrie van Kraaij vereeuwigd in het Philips Stadion |url=https://www.psv.nl/media/video/walk-of-fame-eric-gerets-en-adrie-van-kraaij-vereeuwigd-in-het-philips-stadion |website=psv.nl |language=nl}}</ref>

=== Manager ===
'''Lierse'''<ref name="eurosport35">{{cite web|title=Lierse SK {{!}} Geschiedenis|url=https://www.lierse.com/club}}</ref>
* [[Belgian First Division]]: [[1996–97 Belgian First Division|1996–97]]

'''Club Brugge'''<ref name="eurosport33">{{cite web|title=Club Brugge {{!}} Palmares|date=8 July 2017|url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/geschiedenis}}</ref>
* Belgian First Division: [[1997–98 Belgian First Division|1997–98]]
* [[Belgian Cup]] runner-up: [[1997–98 Belgian Cup|1997–98]]
* [[Belgian Super Cup]]: 1998

'''PSV'''<ref name="eurosport34" />
* [[Eredivisie]]: [[1999–2000 Eredivisie|1999–2000]], [[2000–01 Eredivisie|2000–01]], runner-up: [[2001–02 Eredivisie|2001–02]]
* [[Johan Cruyff Shield]]: [[2000 Johan Cruyff Shield|2000]], [[2001 Johan Cruyff Shield|2001]]
* [[KNVB Cup]] runner-up: [[2000–01 KNVB Cup|2000–01]]

'''1. FC Kaiserslautern'''
*[[DFB-Pokal|DFB-Pokal]] runner-up: [[2002–03 DFB-Pokal|2002–03]]<ref>{{cite web |date=6 January 2023 |title=Duitsland » DFB-Pokal 2002/2003 |url=https://www.voetbal.com/wedstrijd/dfb-pokal-2002-2003/#google_vignette |url-status= |access-date= |work=voetbal.com |language=nl}}</ref>

'''Galatasaray'''<ref name="eurosport36">{{cite web|title=Palmarès de Galatasaray|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheClub425.html}}</ref>
* [[Süper Lig]]: [[2005–06 Süper Lig|2005–06]]

'''Marseille'''
*[[Ligue 1]] runner up: [[2008–09 Ligue 1|2008–09]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 March 2022 |title=France 2008/09 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fran09.html |website=rsssf.org |language=}}</ref>

'''Al Hilal'''<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 May 2025 |title=Al Hilal - Palmarès |url=https://www.footmercato.net/club/al-hilal-fc/palmares |website=footmercato.net |language=}}</ref>
* [[Saudi Professional League]]: [[2009–10 Saudi Professional League|2009–10]]
* [[Saudi Crown Prince Cup]]: [[2010 King Cup of Champions|2010]]
* [[King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King's Cup of Champions]] runner-up: [[2010 King Cup of Champions|2010]]

'''Morocco'''<ref name="eurosport37">{{cite web|title=Morocco shock favourites to lift cup |url=https://www.fifa.com/mensyoutholympic/news/morocco-shock-favourites-lift-cup-1661167/}}{{dead link|date=October 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Arab Nations Cup|Arab Cup]]: [[2012 Arab Nations Cup|2012]]

'''Lekhwiya'''<ref name="eurosport38">{{cite web|title=Al Duhail {{!}} Palmarès|url=https://www.eurosport.fr/football/equipes/lekhwiya-1/teamcenter.shtml}}</ref>
* [[Qatar Stars League]]: [[2013–14 Qatar Stars League|2013–14]], runner-up: [[2012–13 Qatar Stars League|2012–13]]
* [[Qatar Crown Prince Cup|Crown Prince Cup]]: [[2013 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|2013]], runner-up: [[2014 Qatar Crown Prince Cup|2014]]

'''Al-Jazira'''
*[[UAE Pro League]] runner-up: [[2014–15 UAE Pro League|2014–15]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 May 2024 |title=Premier League |url=https://it.soccerway.com/national/united-arab-emirates/premier-league/20142015/regular-season/r26021/ |website=it.soccerway.com |language=it}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* [[Belgian professional football awards#Professional Manager of the Year|Belgian Professional Manager of the Year]]: [[1996–97 Belgian First Division|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Belgian First Division|1997–98]]<ref name="eurosport372">{{cite web |title=Palmares Profvoetballer van het Jaar |url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/alle-palmaressen-op-een-rijtje~b21f9e9f/}}</ref>
* [[Trophées UNFP du football|Ligue 1 Manager of the Year]]: [[2008–09 Ligue 1#Annual awards|2008–09]]<ref name="eurosport42">{{cite web |date=14 May 2024 |title=Trophées UNFP : Palmarès des meilleurs entraîneurs |url=https://ligue1.com/articles/l1_article_286-trophees-unfp-palmares-des-meilleurs-entraineurs-l1 |website=ligue1.com}}</ref>
* {{ill|Trofee Raymond Goethals|lt=Trofee Raymond Goethals|nl|Trofee Raymond Goethals}}: 2011<ref name="Yashin Award">{{cite web|title=Trofee Raymond Goethals|date=21 March 2014|url=http://www.stamnummer25.be/erelijsten/trofee-raymond-goethals/}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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==References==
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[[Category:Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Germany]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Turkey]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in France]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Morocco]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Qatar]]
[[Category:Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen]]