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{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Raoul Lambert
| image = Raoul Lambert c1975.jpg
| caption = Lambert circa 1975
| full_name = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1944|10|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bruges]], Belgium
| height = 
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 1956–1962
| youthclubs1 = [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
| years1 = 1962–1980
| clubs1 = [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]]
| caps1 = 373
| goals1 = 216
| totalcaps = 373
| totalgoals = 216
| nationalyears1 = 1966–1977
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| nationalcaps1 = 33
| nationalgoals1 = 18
| manageryears1 = 
| managerclubs1 = 
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|BEL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[UEFA Euro 1972|1972 Belgium]]|}}
}}
'''Raoul Lambert''' (born 20 October 1944) is a Belgian retired [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[striker (association football)|striker]]. He finished [[Belgian First Division top scorers|top scorer]] of the [[Belgian First Division]] with 17 goals in 1972 while playing for [[Club Brugge]].<ref>[http://bel.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/raoul-lambert/ Raoul Lambert]. Bel.worldfootball.net (22 October 1944). Retrieved 22 July 2016.</ref> He also scored 18 goals in 33 matches with the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium national team]] between 1966 and 1977. Lambert made his international debut on 20 April 1966 in a 3–0 friendly win against [[France national football team|France]] and he scored. He was in the team for the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]] and the [[1972 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 72]]. 
[[File:Nederland_tegen_Belgie_1-0,_toss,_Bestanddeelnr_929-4099.jpg|thumb|265px|Lambert and [[Johan Cruyff]] before the start of Netherlands–Belgium in October 1977.]]
Throughout Lambert's career he stayed at Club Brugge, scoring a total of 270 goals in 458 matches in all competitions.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080502111256/http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/history/pastplayers/index.html Past players]. euro2008.com</ref> He is the brother of footballer [[Eric Lambert (Belgian footballer)|Eric Lambert]].

== Honours ==
'''Club Brugge'''<ref name="eurosport322">{{cite web|title=Club Brugge {{!}} Palmares|url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/geschiedenis}}</ref>
* [[Belgian First Division]]: [[1972–73 Belgian First Division|1972–73]], [[1975–76 Belgian First Division|1975–76]], [[1976–77 Belgian First Division|1976–77]], [[1977–78 Belgian First Division|1977–78]], [[1979–80 Belgian First Division|1979–80]]
* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[List of Belgian Cup finals|1967–68]], 1969–70, 1976–77'''<ref name="eurosport3222">{{cite web|title=Belgium - List of Cup Finals|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/belgcuphist.html}}</ref>'''
* [[UEFA Cup]]: runner-up [[1975–76 UEFA Cup|1975–76]]<ref name="eurosport232">{{cite web|title=Sportuitslagen {{!}} Voetbal - UEFA Cup - 1975/1976 - Home|url=https://www.sportuitslagen.org/voetbal-uefa-cup-1975-1976-epr10801.html}}</ref>
* [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: runner-up [[1977–78 European Cup|1977–78]]<ref name="eurosport233">{{cite web|title=Uefa.com 1978 final highlights: Liverpool 1-0 Club Brugge|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/video/finals/021e-0e665fac8188-71e4aad4f702-1000--1978-final-highlights-liverpool-1-0-club-brugge/}}</ref>
* [[Jules Pappaert Cup]]: 1972, 1978'''<ref name="eurosport324">{{cite web|title=Jules Pappaert Cup|url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/le-trophee-pappaert-c-est-reparti-5bb21893cd70a16d8128c4d6}}</ref>'''

'''Belgium'''
* [[UEFA European Championship]]: third place [[UEFA Euro 1972|1972]]<ref name="eurosport372">{{cite web|title=UEFA Euro 1972|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/1972/matches/}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* [[Belgian First Division A top scorers|Belgian First Division top scorer]]: [[1971–72 Belgian First Division|1971–72]] (17 goals)'''<ref name="eurosport323">{{cite web|title=Topscorer Eerste Klasse|url=https://www.voetbal.com/topscoorders/bel-eerste-klasse-a/}}</ref>'''
* [[UEFA European Championship awards#Team of the Tournament|UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament]]: [[UEFA Euro 1972|1972]]<ref name="Yashin Award33">{{cite web|title=EURO 1972 Team of the Tournament|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7bd0da58f2-d557c23f55fa-1000--euro-1972-team-of-the-tournament/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317163218/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro-2020/news/0253-0d7bd0da58f2-d557c23f55fa-1000--euro-1972-team-of-the-tournament/|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2020}}</ref>
*Best Club Brugge player of the Century: 2007<ref name="eurosport32">{{cite web|title=Raoul Lambert {{!}} Biografie|url=https://www.clubbrugge.be/nl/raoul-lambert#bio}}</ref>
*Best [[West Flanders|West-Flanders]] footballer of all time: 2009<ref name="eurosport3">{{cite web|title=Raoul Lambert West-Vlaams voetballer aller tijden|url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/raoul-lambert-west-vlaams-voetballer-aller-tijden~b190d2a1/}}</ref>
*Statue at [[Jan Breydel Stadium]], Bruges: 2024<ref>{{cite web |date=27 October 2024 |title=Club Brugge eert Raoul Lambert met standbeeld: "Hoeveel spelers maken dat mee in België?" |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2024/10/27/club-brugge-eert-raoul-lambert-met-standbeeld-hoeveel-spelers-maken-dat-mee-in-belgie~1730031381432/ |access-date= |work=[[Sporza]] |language=nl}}</ref>
*[[Belgian Pro League]] Hall of Fame: 2025<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 May 2025 |title=Twee absolute legendes erbij: Robbie Rensenbrink en Raoul Lambert treden toe tot de Hall of Fame |trans-title=Two absolute legends added: Robbie Rensenbrink and Raoul Lambert join the Hall of Fame |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20250526_96637678 |website=[[Het Nieuwsblad]] |language=nl}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Raoul Lambert}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140326090330/http://clubbrugge.be/nl/de-club/geschiedenis/oud-spelers-index/raoul-lambert Club Brugge profile] {{in lang|nl}}
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*{{FIFA player|52706|Raoul Lambert}}

{{Belgian First Division top scorers}}
{{UEFA Euro 1972 Team of the Tournament}}
{{Belgium Squad 1970 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad Euro 1972}}

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[[Category:1944 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Bruges]]
[[Category:Belgian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Belgium men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Belgian Pro League players]]
[[Category:Club Brugge KV players]]
[[Category:1970 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:UEFA Euro 1972 players]]
[[Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen]]


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