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Urbain Haesaert
Urbain Haesaert (born 5 May 1941) is a Belgian football scout and former football manager. Haesaert started coaching at Lokeren. Together with Josef Vacenovský, he reached the quarter-finals of the 1980–81 UEFA Cup with Lokeren, and was vice-champion of Belgium, placing second behind Anderlecht in the 1980–81 Belgian First Division. After bringing Beringen to the First Division A in 1983, he moved to Waregem. He was able to turn Waregem into a competitive club, and in 1986 he reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup with the club. In 1998 he quit with managing and became Director of Training at Germinal Beerschot, while in 2004 he became a scout for Ajax. His discoveries, brought from his former club Beerschot to Ajax, include Thomas Vermaelen, Toby Alderweireld, Tom De Mul and Jan Vertonghen. In 2010 he became scout for Anderlecht, playing a role in the discovery of other football talents there, and by 2018 he was back at Ajax. Early life Haesaert was born in Waasmunster, E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waasmunster
Waasmunster () is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Waasmunster proper. In 2021, Waasmunster had a total population of 10,912. The total area is 31.93 km2. Roosenberg Abbey, founded in the 13th century, is situated here. Illusionist Louis Courtois, writer Cyriel Geerinck, football manager and scout Urbain Haesaert and DJ/music producer Michaël Bella were born in Waasmunster. References External links *Official website- Only available in Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ... Municipalities of East Flanders Populated places in East Flanders Waasland {{EastFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Flanders
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CA Osasuna
Club Atlético Osasuna (, ''Osasuna Athletic Club''), or simply Osasuna, is a Spanish professional football club in Pamplona, Navarre. Founded on 24 October 1920, the club currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at the 23,576-capacity El Sadar Stadium. The team's regular home kit is a red shirt with navy blue shorts. Osasuna is one of four professional Spanish clubs to be owned by its members with an elected president. Osasuna is the sole Navarrese club to have played in La Liga. Although the club has never won a national trophy it reached the Copa del Rey final in 2005. The club’s best league finishes were fourth in 1990–91 and 2005–06. "Los Rojillos" is the club nickname, meaning "The Little Reds". The word "''osasuna''" means "health" in Basque, used in a sense of "strength" or "vigour", which makes Osasuna the only team in La Liga with a Basque name. For different reasons, rivalries exist between Osasuna and Real Zaragoza, Real Madrid, and some Basque clubs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Millecamps
Marc Millecamps (born 9 October 1950) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career During his career Millecamps played for Waregem, with whom he reached the semi-finals of the 1985–86 UEFA Cup, beating Italian club A.C. Milan in the third round. International career Millecamps earned six caps for the Belgium national team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. Personal life He is the brother of fellow ex-footballer Luc Millecamps. Honours Player KSV Waregem * Belgian Cup: List of Belgian Cup finals, 1973–74; runner-up 1981–82 * Belgian Supercup, Belgian Super Cup: 1982 *UEFA Cup: 1985–86 (semi-finals) *Tournoi de Paris: 1985 Belgium * UEFA European Championship The UEFA European Football Championship, less formally the European Championship and informally the Euro, is the primary association football tournament organised by the Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA). The competition is conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luc Millecamps
Luc Millecamps (born 10 September 1951) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a defender. During his career he played for K.S.V. Waregem. He earned 35 caps for the Belgium national team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He is the brother of fellow ex-footballer Marc Millecamps. Honours KSV Waregem * Belgian Cup: List of Belgian Cup finals, 1973–74; runner-up 1981–82 * Belgian Supercup, Belgian Super Cup: 1982 *UEFA Cup: 1985–86 (semi-finals) *Tournoi de Paris: 1985 Belgium * UEFA European Championship: runner-up 1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ... * Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980 References * * 1951 births Living people People from Waregem Belgian men's footballers Men's association football de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippe Desmet
Philippe Desmet (born 29 November 1958) is a retired Belgian international footballer. Honours International Belgium * FIFA World Cup: 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 **Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal enter ... ( fourth place) References * 1958 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers Belgian expatriate men's footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Ligue 1 players Lille OSC players Expatriate men's footballers in France R. Charleroi S.C. players Belgian Pro League players K.V. Kortrijk players Men's association football midfielders People from Waregem Footballers from West Flanders {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danny Veyt
Daniel Veyt (born 9 December 1956) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a striker. He earned 12 caps for the Belgium national team, and played in the 1986 FIFA World Cup where Belgium finished fourth. During his club career he played for K.S.V. Waregem and R.F.C. de Liège. Honours Waregem * Belgian Cup: runner-up 1981–82 * Belgian Supercup: 1982 * UEFA Cup: 1985–86 (semi-finals) *Tournoi de Paris: 1985 Belgium * FIFA World Cup: fourth place 1986 Individual * Honorary citizen of Sint-Amands Sint-Amands () is a town and a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Lippelo, Oppuurs and Sint-Amands proper. In 2021, Sint-Amands had a total population of 8,524. The tot ...: 1986 * Belgian Fair Play Award: 1987 References External links * * 1956 births Living people Belgian footballers Association football forwards Belgium international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sándor Popovics (footballer)
Sándor Popovics (22 June 1939 – 1 July 2019) was a Hungarian-Dutch association football manager and a professional footballer in the position of forward. Playing career Club As a footballer he played for Újpest Dózsa (1958–1960). When in 1960 he played a game in Austria, he defected from Soviet Union-oppressed Hungary. He continued his football career in Germany at SpVgg Fürth (1960–1963) and later moved to Holland to play for Sparta (1963–64), and FC Zaanstreek (1964–1966). Managerial career After retiring form playing, Popovics coached Dutch amateur clubs Quick (1970–1971), MVV '27 (1971–1972), RFC Rotterdam (1972–1974), Overmaas (1974-1976), Unitas (1976–1977), Xerxes (1977–1978) and Barendrecht (1978–1980). The first professional team he managed was SVV Schiedam (1980–1981), then Belgian side KSV Waregem (1981–83). Back in the Netherlands he continued coaching professional teams De Graafschap (1983–1985), NEC Nijmegen (1985–1987), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Croon
Hans Croon (25 May 1936 – 5 February 1985) was a Dutch football manager who won the 1976 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final with Anderlecht. Managerial career As well as Anderlecht, Croon coached in the Netherlands and Belgium with DWS, VER, HVC, FC Volendam, K.S.V. Waregem, Lierse S.K. and NEC. His Anderlecht side won the 1976 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup with a 4–2 victory over West Ham United on 5 May 1976 at Heysel Stadium in Brussels. He also won the Belgian Cup in 1976 with Anderlecht. He left Belgium and moved to NEC, and coached the team until 1978. He later succeeded compatriot Kees Rijvers at Beringen, with whom he suffered relegation from the Eerste Klasse. In 1995, it was reported that Croon was persuading players to take drugs during his short tenure at FC VVV. Then VVV player Mikan Jovanovic confirmed the report, stating he was one of three players to take performance-enhancing pills. Personal life After retiring from the football world, the spiritual Croon joined the Bha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgian First Division A
The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 teams from the 2023–24 season onwards, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Challenger Pro League. Seasons run from early August to late April, with teams playing 34 matches each in the regular season, and then entering Play-offs I (also known as the ''Championship Playoff'', ''title playoffs'' or ''Champions' play-offs'') or Play-offs II (also known as the ''Europa League playoff'' or ''Europe play-offs'') according to their position in the regular season. Play-offs I are contested by the top-four clubs in the regular season, with each club playing each other twice. The team finishing in 18th place is relegated directly. However, the 17th place will battle for promotion-relegation play-off against 2nd place of the Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
