| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frédéric Herpoel | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-08-16)16 August 1974 (age 51) | ||
| Place of birth | Mons, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1993 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Anderlecht | 4 | (0) |
| 1997–2007 | Gent | 328 | (2) |
| 2007–2010 | Mons | 50 | (0) |
| Total | 382 | (2) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Belgium U-21 | 11 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Belgium | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frédéric Herpoel (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈfreːdərɪkˈɦɛrpul]; born 16 August 1974) is a Belgian former professionalfootballer who played as agoalkeeper.
Herpoel was born inMons. At the age of 7 he began to play for S.C. Havré and then moved toAnderlecht in 1988 where he played in the youth team. Between 1993 (his arrival in the senior squad) and 1997, Herpoel only played fourJupiler League games for the Brussels side.
Herpoel signed forGent in 1997 and played regularly for them for over a decade, before joining Mons. Herpoel was selected 39 times forBelgium but he gathered only seven caps. He was in the team for theEuro 2000 as third goalie and the2002 World Cup as second goalie. He was the second choice afterGeert De Vlieger whenRobert Waseige was the national team manager, and later afterSilvio Proto whenAimé Anthuenis coached the national team, whereupon he decided to quit the national team in 2005, disappointed not to be chosen as the first choice goalkeeper.
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