The outstanding Belgian coach coached the Belgian national team for 114 international matches, and thereby belongs to the select company of coaches with 100 or more international matches. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 6-12-1922 Died: 1- 8-2003 Country: Belgium Matches as Coach: 114 (W49-D28-L37 - GF156-GA124 - %55.26) Age First Match: 53 yr 167 d 22- 5-1976 vs. Netherlands 1-2 Age Last Match: 68 yr 146 d 1- 5-1991 vs. Germany 0-1 National Team Career: 14 yr 344 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
first tenure
1 22- 5-76 Brussel Netherlands 1-2 European Ch. Qualifier
2 5- 9-76 Reykjavík Iceland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
3 10-11-76 Liège N. Ireland 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
4 26- 1-77 Roma Italy 1-2
5 26- 3-77 Antwerpen Netherlands 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
6 3- 9-77 Brussel Iceland 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
7 26-10-77 Amsterdam Netherlands 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
8 16-11-77 Belfast N. Ireland 0-3 World Cup Qualifier
9 21-12-77 Liège Italy 0-1
10 22- 3-78 Charleroi Austria 1-0
11 19- 4-78 Magdeburg East Germany 0-0
12 20- 9-78 Lokeren Norway 1-1 European Ch. Qualifier
13 11-10-78 Lisboa Portugal 1-1 European Ch. Qualifier
14 15-11-78 Tel-Aviv Israel 0-1
15 28- 3-79 Brussel Austria 1-1 European Ch. Qualifier
16 2- 5-79 Wien Austria 0-0 European Ch. Qualifier
17 12- 9-79 Oslo Norway 2-1 European Ch. Qualifier
18 26- 9-79 Rotterdam Netherlands 0-1
19 17-10-79 Brussel Portugal 2-0 European Ch. Qualifier
20 21-11-79 Brussel Scotland 2-0 European Ch. Qualifier
21 19-12-79 Glasgow Scotland 3-1 European Ch. Qualifier
22 27- 2-80 Brussel Luxembourg 5-0
23 18- 3-80 Brussel Uruguay 2-0
24 2- 4-80 Brussel Poland 2-1
25 6- 6-80 Brussel Romania 2-1
26 12- 6-80 Torino England 1-1 European Champ.
27 15- 6-80 Milano Spain 2-1 European Champ.
28 18- 6-80 Roma Italy 0-0 European Champ.
29 22- 6-80 Roma West Germany 1-2 European Champ.
30 15-10-80 Dublin Ireland 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
31 19-11-80 Brussel Netherlands 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
32 21-12-80 Lefkosia Cyprus 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
33 18- 2-81 Brussel Cyprus 3-2 World Cup Qualifier
34 25- 3-81 Brussel Ireland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
35 29- 4-81 Paris France 2-3 World Cup Qualifier
36 9- 9-81 Brussel France 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
37 14-10-81 Rotterdam Netherlands 0-3 World Cup Qualifier
38 16-12-81 Valencia Spain 0-2
39 24- 3-82 Brussel Romania 4-1
40 28- 4-82 Brussel Bulgaria 2-1
41 27- 5-82 København Denmark 0-1
42 13- 6-82 Barcelona Argentina 1-0 World Cup
43 19- 6-82 Elche El Salvador 1-0 World Cup
44 22- 6-82 Elche Hungary 1-1 World Cup
45 28- 6-82 Barcelona Poland 0-3 World Cup
46 1- 7-82 Barcelona Soviet Union 0-1 World Cup
47 22- 9-82 München West Germany 0-0
48 6-10-82 Brussel Switzerland 3-0 European Ch. Qualifier
49 15-12-82 Brussel Scotland 3-2 European Ch. Qualifier
50 30- 3-83 Leipzig East Germany 2-1 European Ch. Qualifier
51 27- 4-83 Brussel East Germany 2-1 European Ch. Qualifier
52 31- 5-83 Luxembourg France 1-1 75th Luxembourg Ann.
53 21- 9-83 Brussel Netherlands 1-1
54 12-10-83 Glasgow Scotland 1-1 European Ch. Qualifier
55 9-11-83 Bern Switzerland 1-3 European Ch. Qualifier
56 29- 2-84 Brussel West Germany 0-1
57 17- 4-84 Warszawa Poland 1-0
58 6- 6-84 Brussel Hungary 2-2
59 13- 6-84 Lens Yugoslavia 2-0 European Champ.
60 16- 6-84 Nantes France 0-5 European Champ.
61 19- 6-84 Strasbourg Denmark 3-2 European Champ.
62 5- 9-84 Brussel Argentina 0-2
63 17-10-84 Brussel Albania 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
64 19-12-84 Marousi Greece 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
65 22-12-84 Tiranë Albania 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
66 27- 3-85 Brussel Greece 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
67 1- 5-85 Brussel Poland 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
68 11- 9-85 Chorzów Poland 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
69 16-10-85 Brussel Netherlands 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
70 20-11-85 Rotterdam Netherlands 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
71 19- 2-86 Elche Spain 0-3
72 23- 4-86 Brussel Bulgaria 2-0
73 19- 5-86 Brussel Yugoslavia 1-3
74 3- 6-86 Cd. de México Mexico 1-2 World Cup
75 8- 6-86 Toluca Iraq 2-1 World Cup
76 11- 6-86 Toluca Paraguay 2-2 World Cup
77 15- 6-86 León Soviet Union 4-3 World Cup
78 22- 6-86 Puebla Spain 1-1 [1] World Cup
79 25- 6-86 Cd. de México Argentina 0-2 World Cup
80 28- 6-86 Puebla France 2-4 World Cup
81 10- 9-86 Brussel Ireland 2-2 European Ch. Qualifier
82 14-10-86 Luxembourg Luxembourg 6-0 European Ch. Qualifier
83 19-11-86 Brussel Bulgaria 1-1 European Ch. Qualifier
84 4- 2-87 Braga Portugal 0-1
85 1- 4-87 Brussel Scotland 4-1 European Ch. Qualifier
86 29- 4-87 Dublin Ireland 0-0 European Ch. Qualifier
87 9- 9-87 Rotterdam Netherlands 0-0
88 23- 9-87 Sofia Bulgaria 0-2 European Ch. Qualifier
89 14-10-87 Glasgow Scotland 0-2 European Ch. Qualifier
90 11-11-87 Brussel Luxembourg 3-0 European Ch. Qualifier
91 19- 1-88 Tel-Aviv Israel 3-2
92 26- 3-88 Brussel Hungary 3-0
93 5- 6-88 Odense Denmark 1-3
94 12-10-88 Antwerpen Brazil 1-2
95 19-10-88 Brussel Switzerland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
96 16-11-88 Bratislava Czechoslovakia 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
97 15- 2-89 Lisboa Portugal 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
98 29- 4-89 Brussel Czechoslovakia 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
99 27- 5-89 Brussel Yugoslavia 1-0
100 1- 6-89 Lille Luxembourg 5-0 World Cup Qualifier
101 8- 6-89 Ottawa Canada 2-0
second tenure
102 26- 5-90 Brussel Romania 2-0
103 2- 6-90 Brussel Mexico 3-0
104 6- 6-90 Brussel Poland 1-1
105 12- 6-90 Verona South Korea 2-0 World Cup
106 17- 6-90 Verona Uruguay 3-1 World Cup
107 21- 6-90 Verona Spain 1-2 World Cup
108 26- 6-90 Bologna England 0-1 World Cup
109 12- 9-90 Brussel East Germany 0-2
110 17-10-90 Cardiff Wales 1-3 European Ch. Qualifier
111 13- 2-91 Terni Italy 0-0
112 27- 2-91 Brussel Luxembourg 3-0 European Ch. Qualifier
113 27- 3-91 Brussel Wales 1-1 European Ch. Qualifier
114 1- 5-91 Hannover Germany 0-1 European Ch. Qualifier
[1] Belgium won 5-4 on penalties.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For-Against Points Percentage
114 49 28 37 156- 124 126 55.26
Types of Matches
Friendlies 37
European Ch. Qualifier 27
World Cup Qualifier 27
World Cup 16
European Championship 7
Total matches: 114
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