Fernand Goyvaerts (24 October 1938 – 5 April 2004) was a

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international

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. He played as an

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Club career

He made his début for the first team of Club Brugge at the age of 16. In 1958, his

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against CS Verviers was decisive for the promotion of Club to the highest level in Belgian football. He left Club Brugge in 1962 after a conflict with the

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Norberto Höfling Norberto Höfling (20 June 1924 – 18 April 2005) was a Romanian footballer and coach. Playing career Höfling began his career as professional footballer in Romania, being at his peak between 1945 and 1947 when he played for the national tea ...

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...

paid 5 million

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for him. Two years later, he was voted ''best foreigner of the Primera División''. One year later, Goyvaerts left Barcelona for

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, making him the only Belgian still to have played for both Spanish giants.Profile & stats
- Lokeren Due to injuries, he was never able to break through. He followed his coach

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Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Elx Club de Futbol, S.A.D.) is a professional football based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. Founded in 1923, the club competes in La Liga, holding home matches at ''Estadi ...

. In 1971, Goyvaerts returned to Belgium. He went from

OGC Nice Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur (), commonly referred to as OGC Nice or simply Nice, is a French professional football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. ...

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. Cercle have played in the Belgian Pro League since the 2003–04 season, having previously spent several years in the Belgian Second Divisio ...

. Goyvaerts would go on to play for

SC Lokeren Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (; often simply called Sporting Lokeren or Lokeren) was a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders. The club was founded in 1923 but cease ...

, WS Lauwe and RC Tournai.

International career

Though being one of the most talented Belgian footballers of his era, Goyvaerts only played 8 times for the '' Red Devils'', his lone goal coming in a match against

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. At the time, professional footballers were not allowed to play for the national team.

Retirement and death

After his footballing career, Goyvaerts worked as agent for several players. He died of a

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, aged only 65.

References

External links

Cerclemuseum.be

Club Brugge

De Standaard

The Independent
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