No image yet

Fernand Goyvaerts

Fernand Goyvaerts

Footballer

Collected from open sources (2) · facts link to sources

Career & Clubs

Club career

He made his début for the first team of Club Brugge at the age of 16. In 1958, his penalty kick against CS Verviers was decisive for the promotion of Club to the highest level in Belgian football. He left Club Brugge in 1962 after a conflict with the Romanian coach Norberto Höfling. FC Barcelona paid 5 million Belgian franc for him. Two years later, he was voted best foreigner of the Primera División. One year later, Goyvaerts left Barcelona for Real Madrid, making him the only Belgian still to have played for both Spanish giants. Due to injuries, he was never able to break through. He followed his coach Alfredo Di Stéfano to Elche CF. In 1971, Goyvaerts returned to Belgium. He went from OGC Nice to Cercle Brugge. Goyvaerts would go on to play for SC Lokeren, WS Lauwe and RC Tournai.

International career

Though being one of the most talented Belgian men's footballers of his era, Goyvaerts only played 8 times for the Red Devils, his lone goal coming in a match against Netherlands. At the time, professional footballers were not allowed to play for the national team.

Club
FC Barcelona (1962–1965)
Club
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (1965–1967)
Club
Club Brugge K.V. (1954–1962)
Club
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (1973–1974)
Club
R.R.C. Tournaisien (1976–1977)
Club
Cercle Brugge K.S.V. (1971–1973)
Club
Elche CF (1967–1968)
Club
OGC Nice (1968–1971)
Club
White Star Lauwe (1974–1976)
Club
White Star Lauwe (1977–1979)
Club
Belgium men's national football team (1959–1961)
Club
Belgium national under-21 football team (1958–1958)
National team
Belgium

Legacy

Honours and awards

Barcelona

Copa del Generalísimo: 1962–63

Real Madrid

European Cup: 1965–66 La Liga: 1966-67

Nice

Ligue 2: 1969-70 Trophée des Champions: 1970

Individual

Best Foreign Player in the Primera División: 1964–65

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Belgian footballer (1938-2004)

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Fernand Goyvaerts was a Belgian international footballer. He played as an attacker.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
All links
Official Website

Discussion

Opinions of fans — not verified facts.

…