Raymond Goethals
Raymond Goethals in 1977
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 October 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Vorst, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 6 December 2004 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1933–1939 | Daring Club Bruxelles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1940–1947 | Daring Club Bruxelles | ||
| 1947–1948 | |||
| 1948–1952 | |||
| 1952–1957 | AS Renaisiènne | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1957–1958 | RFC Hannutois | ||
| 1958–1959 | |||
| 1959–1966 | Sint-Truiden | ||
| 1966–1968 | Belgium (assistant) | ||
| 1968–1976 | Belgium | ||
| 1976–1979 | Anderlecht | ||
| 1979–1980 | Bordeaux | ||
| 1980–1981 | São Paulo | ||
| 1981–1984 | Standard Liège | ||
| 1984–1985 | Vitória Guimarães | ||
| 1985–1987 | Racing Jet Brussels | ||
| 1988–1989 | Anderlecht | ||
| 1989–1990 | Bordeaux | ||
| 1990–1993 | Marseille | ||
| 1995 | Anderlecht | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Raymond Goethals (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛmɔ̃ ˈɣutɑls]; 7 October 1921 – 6 December 2004) was a Belgian football coach who led Marseille to victory in the UEFA 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 Belgian anarchist and Bonnot 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 distinctive Brussels accent. A chain smoker, he was likened to TV police detective Lieutenant Columbo. He was the father of the referee Guy Goethals, who officiated at the 1996 European Championships.
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. 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.
Goethals took charge of the Belgian national side in 1968. Belgium would succeed 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 Dutch national team 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.
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