 Goethals in 1977 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 October 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Forest, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 6 December 2004(2004-12-06) (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1933–1939 | Daring Club Bruxelles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940–1947 | Daring Club Bruxelles | ||
| 1947–1948 | Racing Club Brussels [fr] | ||
| 1948–1952 | RFC Hannutois [fr] | ||
| 1952–1957 | AS Renaisiènne | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1957–1958 | RFC Hannutois | ||
| 1958–1959 | Stade Waremmien [fr] | ||
| 1959–1966 | Sint-Truiden | ||
| 1966–1968 | Belgium (assistant) | ||
| 1968–1976 | Belgium | ||
| 1976–1979 | Anderlecht | ||
| 1979–1980 | Bordeaux | ||
| 1980–1981 | São Paulo (director) | ||
| 1981–1984 | Standard Liège | ||
| 1984–1985 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 1985–1987 | Racing Jet Brussels | ||
| 1988–1989 | Anderlecht | ||
| 1989–1990 | Bordeaux | ||
| 1990–1993 | Marseille | ||
| 1995 | Anderlecht | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raymond Goethals (French:[ʁɛmɔ̃ɡutals],Flemish:[rɛːˈmɔ̃ːˈɣutɑls]; 7 October 1921 – 6 December 2004) was a Belgianfootball coach who ledMarseille to victory in theUEFA Champions League final in 1993, becoming the first coach to win a European trophy with a French club.
Sometimes nicknamed"Raymond-la-science" ("Raymond-the-Science", previously the nickname of Belgiananarchist andBonnot gang member Raymond Callemin),"le sorcier" ("the Wizard") or"le magicien" ("the Magician"), Goethals was known for his blunt way of speaking, his habit of mispronouncing players' names and his distinctiveBrussels accent. Achain smoker, he was likened to TV police detective LieutenantColumbo. He was the father of the refereeGuy Goethals, who officiated at the1992 European Championship and1996 European Championship.
Goethals began his career as agoalkeeper in the 1930s withDaring 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.
After a period spent playing for Renaisiènne, he moved into coaching with Hannutois and Waremme, and ledSint-Truiden to second place in theBelgian First Division in 1966.
Goethals took charge of theBelgium national team in 1968. Belgium succeeded in qualifying for the1970 World Cup in Mexico, although they were eliminated in the first round of the tournament.
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Belgium hosted the1972 European Championship, having knocked out holdersItaly in the qualifying stages, and defeatedHungary in the match for third place after losing in the semi-final to eventual tournament winnersGermany. That marked Goethals' greatest success as national team coach. He also took great pride in the fact that Belgium had held the emergentNetherlands scoreless in both their meetings in1974 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.
In 1976 Goethals' tenure as coach of the national side ended, and he joinedAnderlecht as coach. In his first season, Anderlecht reached the final of theEuropean Cup Winners' Cup, where they lost to German sideHamburger SV, but won the trophy the following year with a comprehensive victory overFK Austria/WAC. After spells coaching in France atBordeaux and in Brazil as football director withSão Paulo,[1] Goethals returned to Belgium to coachStandard Liège. Standard Liège were Belgian champions in 1982 and 1983, and they reached theCup Winners' Cup Final in 1982, losing toBarcelona, who were at a considerable advantage in that the final was played at their home ground,Camp Nou.
Standard Liège's 1982 championship win was to become the subject of great controversy in 1984. Seemingly preoccupied with winning his first Belgian title, Goethals had suggested and initiated the bribing of the Waterschei players prior to the teams' meeting in the final match of the season, in order to secure championship honours for Standard Liège and ensure that none of his players would miss their European final against Barcelona through injury. Goethals was forced to resign in the wake of the scandal, and he moved to Portugal to take charge ofVitória Guimarães. He then returned to Belgium to coachRacing Jet de Bruxelles before a second spell in charge of Anderlecht, where he wonBelgian Cup trophy in 1989.Bordeaux again recruited Goethals, and they finished runners-up in theFrench championship in1989–90 behindMarseille. Approaching 70 years of age, Goethals' greatest triumph as a coach was yet to come.
In 1990, Goethals was named coach ofOlympique de Marseille and was entrusted with the task of leading the club toEuropean Cup success. In his first season, the club narrowly missed out on European glory, losing on penalties in theEuropean Cup Final toRed Star Belgrade. There was recognition for Goethals' coaching abilities, as he was voted 1991 European Coach of the Year. In 1993, Marseille again reached theEuropean Cupfinal, where they defeated favouritesA.C. Milan with a headed goal byBasile Boli. Having achieved his primary objective at Marseille, Goethals left the club.
Marseille were later stripped of their1993 French championship when it emerged that threeValenciennes players had been offered money to underperform in a crucial match against Marseille. The club were not allowed to defend their European title as a result, and were punished with relegation to the Frenchsecond division.
Goethals' coaching career ended at Anderlecht in season 1995–96, but he remained in demand as a television analyst for his insights into football. He died on 6 December 2004 ofbowel cancer aged 83. In 2005, the year following his death, he was voted 38th inDe Grootste Belg, a Flemish television programme based on theBBC's100 Greatest Britons. The number 2 stand atF.C. Brussels' home ground,Edmond Machtens Stadium, was renamed in honour of Goethals in late 2005. He remains today as the oldest winning manager ofUEFA Champions League.
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Sint-Truiden | 9 June 1959 | 28 May 1966 | 219 | 82 | 59 | 78 | 037.4 |
| Belgium | 8 June 1968 | 25 April 1976 | 44 | 25 | 8 | 11 | 056.8 |
| Anderlecht | 19 July 1976 | 12 July 1979 | 143 | 93 | 18 | 32 | 065.0 |
| Bordeaux | 22 October 1979 | 15 June 1980 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 052.0 |
| São Paulo | 29 July 1980 | 20 July 1981 | 52 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 059.6 |
| Standard Liège | 1 July 1981 | 11 June 1984 | 142 | 89 | 25 | 28 | 062.7 |
| Vitória Guimarães | 4 August 1984 | 8 June 1985 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 031.3 |
| Racing Jet Brussels | 8 June 1985 | 5 June 1987 | 67 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 035.8 |
| Anderlecht | 23 July 1987 | 12 June 1989 | 97 | 60 | 21 | 16 | 061.9 |
| Bordeaux | 4 July 1989 | 11 August 1990 | 46 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 054.3 |
| Marseille | 3 January 1991 23 October 1991 | 7 June 1991 29 May 1993 | 112 | 65 | 34 | 13 | 058.0 |
| Total | 979 | 517 | 219 | 243 | 052.81 | ||
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