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{{short description|Belgian football manager and former player}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gilbert Bodart
| image = 
| height = 1.81 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Ougrée]], Belgium
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| youthyears1 = 1972–1976 | youthclubs1 = [[CS Verlaine]]
| youthyears2 = 1976–1981 | youthclubs2 = [[Standard Liège]]
| years1 = 1981–1996 | clubs1 = [[Standard Liège]] | caps1 = 445 | goals1 = 10
| years2 = 1996–1997 | clubs2 = [[FC Girondins de Bordeaux|Bordeaux]] | caps2 = 38 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1997–1998 | clubs3 = [[Standard Liège]] | caps3 = 25 | goals3 = 4
| years4 = 1998–2000 | clubs4 = [[Brescia Calcio|Brescia]] | caps4 = 55 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2000–2001 | clubs5 = [[Ravenna F.C.|Ravenna]] | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2001–2002 | clubs6 = [[KSK Beveren|Beveren]] | caps6 = 11 | goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 587 | totalgoals = 14
| nationalyears1 = 1985–1995 | nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] | nationalcaps1 = 12 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2002–2003 | managerclubs1 = [[CS Visé]]
| manageryears2 = 2003–2005 | managerclubs2 = [[KV Oostende]]
| manageryears3 = 2005 | managerclubs3 = [[V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002|Eendracht Aalst]]
| manageryears4 = 2005–2006 | managerclubs4 = [[R.A.A. Louviéroise|La Louvière]]
| manageryears5 = 2006–200? | managerclubs5 = [[KSK Wevelgem City]]
| manageryears6 = 2008 | managerclubs6 = [[RJ Rochefort]]
}}
'''Gilbert Bodart''' (born 2 September 1962) is a Belgian [[association football|football]] [[coach (sport)|manager]] and former player.

==Playing career==
Bodart was born in [[Ougrée]], Belgium. A [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]], he played a long time with [[Standard Liège]]. Bodart also played 12 times with [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] from 1986 to 1995. In 1996 the goalkeeper moved to the French team of [[Girondins de Bordeaux]].

He played few matches with the national team as he was in competition with [[Jean-Marie Pfaff]] and then with [[Michel Preud'homme]]. Bodart was nevertheless part of the team in the [[Football World Cup 1986|1986 World Cup]] of which Belgium reached the semifinals. He collected 12 caps in 55 selections.

==Managerial career==
He worked as a manager for [[R.A.A. Louviéroise|La Louvière]] in the [[Belgian First Division A|Jupiler League]] from 2005 until 21 February 2006.

==Personal life==
Bodart is the uncle of the Belgian goalkeeper and youth international [[Arnaud Bodart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/belgique/jupilerproleague/detail_arnaud-bodart-19-ans-signe-son-premier-contrat-pro-au-standard?id=9606303|title=Arnaud Bodart, 19 ans, signe son premier contrat pro au Standard|date=15 May 2017}}</ref>

In August 2008, Bodart was arrested for his involvement in a robbery at the Caves of Han where he had been working in the marketing team since July. [[Het Laatste Nieuws]] reported he had been the informant of the robber.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gilbert Bodart en prison |url=https://www.lalibre.be/belgique/gilbert-bodart-en-prison-51b89e21e4b0de6db9b347a0 |access-date=10 January 2020 |work=La Libre |date=22 August 2008 |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gilbert Bodart bekent betrokkenheid bij overval |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf22082008_008 |access-date=10 January 2020 |work=Het Laatste Nieuws |date=22 August 2008 |language=nl}}</ref> It was revealed Bodart had financial problems due a gambling habit.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gilbert Bodart wordt stukadoor |url=https://www.hln.be/nieuws/binnenland/gilbert-bodart-wordt-stukadoor~ae549fa8/?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F |access-date=10 January 2020 |work=Het Laatste Nieuws |date=18 February 2009 |language=nl}}</ref> He was also suspected of counterfeiting.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Luysterborg |first1=Peter |title=Gilbert Bodart staat terecht voor overval op Grotten van Han |url=https://www.hln.be/sport/voetbal/belgisch-voetbal/gilbert-bodart-staat-terecht-voor-overval-op-grotten-van-han~ad8b5c7b/ |access-date=10 January 2020 |work=Het Laatste Nieuws |date=12 March 2012 |language=nl}}</ref>

In June 2018 Bodart was reported to have made death threats against former teammate [[Eric Gerets]] after Gerets had started a relationship with his former girlfriend.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gilbert Bodart bedreigt ex-ploegmaat Eric Gerets met dood |url=https://www.hln.be/sport/gilbert-bodart-bedreigt-ex-ploegmaat-eric-gerets-met-dood~a8a8ed86/ |access-date=10 January 2020 |work=Het Laatste Nieuws |date=11 June 2018 |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Eric Gerets dient klacht in tegen ex-ploegmaat Gilbert Bodart na "doodsbedreigingen" |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20180611_03554968 |access-date=10 January 2020 |work=De Standaard |date=11 June 2018 |language=nl}}</ref>

On 11 March 2024, Bodart made a [[suicide attempt]] by jumping in the river [[Meuse]]. He had posted on Facebook that "he could not cope with life any longer".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hln.be/voetbal/ex-doelman-gilbert-bodart-61-gered-na-zelfmoordpoging-ik-kan-dit-kloteleven-niet-meer-aan~a33bc859/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.nl%2F|title=Ex-doelman Gilbert Bodart (61) gered na zelfmoordpoging: "Ik kan dit kloteleven niet meer aan"|newspaper=Het Laatste Nieuws|language=nl|date=12 March 2024|access-date=14 March 2024}}</ref>

== Honours ==
'''Standard Liège<ref name="eurosport32">{{cite web|title=Standard de Liège {{!}} Palmares|url=https://standard.be/fr/palmares}}</ref>'''
* [[Belgian Pro League|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]], 1992–93
* [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]]: runner-up [[1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup|1981–82]]

'''Belgium'''
* [[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>

'''Individual'''
* [[Belgian professional football awards#Professional Goalkeeper of the Year|Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year]]: 1985, 1986, 1992, 1995<ref name="eurosport372">{{cite web|title=Palmares Profvoetballer van het Jaar|date=11 May 2008 |url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/alle-palmaressen-op-een-rijtje~b21f9e9f/}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{WorldFootball.net}}
* {{RBFA player}}

{{Belgian Professional Goalkeeper of the Year}}
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