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{{Short description|Belgian footballer and manager (1939–2019)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Robert Waseige
| image = Robert_Waseige.png
| fullname = 
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|8|26|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Rocourt, Liège|Rocourt]], Belgium
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2019|7|17|1939|8|26}}
| death_place = [[Liège]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1959–1963
| clubs1 = [[RFC Liège|FC Liège]]
| years2 = 1963–1970
| clubs2 = [[R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909)|RW Brussels]]
| years3 = 1970–1973
| clubs3 = [[K.R.C. Genk|Winterslag]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 
| nationalyears1 = 
| nationalteam1 = 
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 = 
| manageryears1 = 1971–1976
| managerclubs1 = [[K.R.C. Genk|Winterslag]]
| manageryears2 = 1976–1979
| managerclubs2 = [[Standard Liège]]
| manageryears3 = 1979–1981
| managerclubs3 = Winterslag
| manageryears4 = 1981–1983
| managerclubs4 = [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]]
| manageryears5 = 1983–1992
| managerclubs5 = FC Liège
| manageryears6 = 1992–1994
| managerclubs6 = [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]]
| manageryears7 = 1994–1996
| managerclubs7 = Standard Liège
| manageryears8 = 1996
| managerclubs8 = [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]]
| manageryears9 = 1997–1999
| managerclubs9 = Charleroi
| manageryears10 = 1999–2002
| managerclubs10 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| manageryears11 = 2002
| managerclubs11 = Standard Liège
| manageryears12 = 2004
| managerclubs12 = [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]]
| manageryears13 = 2005
| managerclubs13 = [[RWDM Brussels FC|FC Brussels]]
| caption = Waseige during [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]]
}}

'''Robert Waseige''' (26 August 1939 – 17 July 2019) was a Belgian [[Association football|football]] manager and player.

==Career==
While managing [[R.F.C. de Liège]] he helped them win the [[1989–90 Belgian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/liege-ekeren-finale-insolite_t-19900519-Z02PKK.html
|title=LIÈGE-EKEREN, FINALE INSOLITE
|publisher=lesoir.be
|access-date=15 October 2020}}</ref> He became the coach of [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] before [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] and led Belgium to the second round at the [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]].

He then left the national team, having signed a contract with [[Standard Liège]] prior to the 2002 World Cup tournament. After a deceiving start in the [[Belgian First Division A|Belgian First Division]] he was fired by the club and replaced by [[caretaker manager]] [[Dominique D'Onofrio]]. He later managed [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]]. Waseige also managed several other clubs: [[K.R.C. Genk|Winterslag]], [[RFC Liège|FC Liège]], [[K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren]], [[R. Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi]], [[RWDM Brussels FC|FC Brussels]] and [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]] in Portugal. As a player, he wore the shirts of FC Liège, [[R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909)|RW Brussels]] and Winterslag. He was for some time a consultant for [[BeTV (Belgium)|BeTV]], a Belgian private TV channel. He died in a hospital in Liège on 17 July 2019. He was suffering from heart and kidney problems.<ref>[https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20190717_04514116 Ex-bondscoach Robert Waseige op 79-jarige leeftijd overleden]</ref>

== Honours ==

=== Player ===
'''RW Brussels'''
*[[Belgian Second Division]]: [[List of winners of Belgian Second Division|1964–65]]<ref name="eurosport">{{cite web|title=Robert Waseige: zijn palmares als speler en coach|url=https://www.hln.be/voetbal/robert-waseige-zijn-palmares-als-speler-en-coach~a5d51b53/}}</ref>

=== Player-manager ===
'''KFC Winterslag'''
* [[Belgian Third Division]]: [[List of winners of Belgian Third Division|1971–72]]<ref name="eurosport"/>

=== Manager ===
'''KFC Winterslag'''
*Belgian Second Division: [[List of winners of Belgian Second Division|1975–76]]<ref name="eurosport"/>

'''RFC Liège'''
* [[Belgian Cup]]: 1989–90;<ref name="eurosport"/> runner-up [[List of Belgian Cup finals|1986–87]]<ref name="eurosport"/>
* [[Belgian League Cup]]: 1986

'''Belgium'''
* [[FIFA World Cup awards#FIFA Fair Play Trophy|FIFA Fair Play Trophy]]: [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=FIFA.com|title=Belgium honoured with the FIFA Fair Play Award|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/belgium-honoured-with-the-fifa-fair-play-award-82624|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111032351/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/belgium-honoured-with-the-fifa-fair-play-award-82624|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 November 2020|access-date=2020-11-07|website=www.fifa.com}}</ref>

=== Individual ===
* [[Belgian professional football awards#Professional Manager of the Year|Belgian Professional Manager of the Year]]: [[1984–85 Belgian First Division|1984–85]] (RFC Liège), [[1993–94 Belgian First Division|1993–94]] (Charleroi), [[1994–95 Belgian First Division|1994–95]] (Standard Liège)<ref name="Yashin Award23">{{cite web|title=Erelijst Trainer Van Het Jaar|date=28 November 2011|url=http://www.stamnummer25.be/erelijsten/binnenland/trainer-van-het-jaar/}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ladeux.be/rtbf_2000/bin/view_something.cgi?id=0129352_article&menu=0094775_menulist&pub=RTBF.BE.TELE%2FTELE.FR.la_taille.SP.HEPTAXI La Deux website] {{in lang|fr}}
*{{WorldFootball.net|robert-waseige}}

{{Belgian Professional Manager of the Year}}
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