Raymond Goethals

Goethals began his career as a goalkeeper in the 1930s with Daring Brussels, making his way through the youth ranks of the club before joining Racing Club Brussel in 1947. He remained at Racing Club Brussel until 1948.

Early career

After a period spent playing for Renaisiènne, he moved into coaching with Hannutois and Waremme, and led Sint-Truiden to second place in the Belgian First Division in 1966.

Belgium national team

Goethals took charge of the Belgium national team in 1968. Belgium succeeded in qualifying for the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, although they were eliminated in the first round of the tournament.

Belgium hosted the 1972 European Championship, having knocked out holders Italy in the qualifying stages, and defeated Hungary in the match for third place after losing in the semi-final to eventual tournament winners Germany. That marked Goethals' greatest success as national team coach. He also took great pride in the fact that Belgium had held the emergent Netherlands scoreless in both their meetings in 1974 World Cup qualifying. Belgium completed their qualifying campaign without having conceded a single goal, but lost out to the Netherlands on account of their inferior goal difference.

Return to club coaching

In 1976 Goethals' tenure as coach of the national side ended, and he joined Anderlecht as coach. In his first season, Anderlecht reached the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost to German side Hamburger SV, but won the trophy the following year with a comprehensive victory over FK Austria/WAC. After spells coaching in France at Bordeaux and in Brazil as football director with São Paulo, Goethals returned to Belgium to coach…

Manager

Anderlecht

European Cup Winners' Cup: 1977–78, ; runner-up 1976–77 European Super Cup: 1976, 1978 Belgian Cup: 1987–88, 1988–89; runner-up 1976–77 Amsterdam Tournament: 1976 Tournoi de Paris: 1977 Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977 Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1978 Bruges Matins: 1988 Sao Paulo

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A runner-up: 1981 Standard Liège

Belgian First Division: 1981–82, 1982–83 Belgian Super Cup: 1981, 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1981–82 Intertoto Cup Group winner: 1982, 1984 Bordeaux

French Division 1 runner-up: 1989–90 Marseille

French Division 1: 1990–91, 1991–92 UEFA Champions League: 1992–93; runner-up 1990–91 Coupe de France runner-up: 1990–91 Belgium

UEFA European Championship third place: 1972

Individual

Panchina d'Oro: 1990–91 Panchina d'Argento: 1991–92 Onze d'Or Coach of the Year: 1991, 1993 Trofee Raymond Goethals: From 2011 Golden Shoe Lifetime Achievement Award: 2014 France Football 47th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2019 DH The Best Standard Liège Team Ever: 2020