Frédéric Herpoel (; born 16 August 1974) is a Belgian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Herpoel was born in Mons. At the age of 7 he began to play for S.C. Havré and then moved to Anderlecht in 1988 where he played in the youth team. Between 1993 (his arrival in the senior squad) and 1997, Herpoel only played four Jupiler League games for the Brussels side. Herpoel signed for

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in 1997 and played regularly for them for over a decade, before joining Mons. Herpoel was selected 39 times for

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but he gathered only seven caps. He was in the team for the

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as third goalie and the

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as second goalie. He was the second choice after

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when Robert Waseige was the national team manager, and later after Silvio Proto when

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coached the national team, whereupon he decided to quit the national team in 2005, disappointed not to be chosen as the first choice goalkeeper.

Honours

Anderlecht *

Belgian First Division 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 te ...

: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1994–95 *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

: Belgian Cup, 1993–94, runner-up 1996–97 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champio ...

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Belgium * FIFA Fair Play Trophy:

Individual * Best AA Gent-Player of the Season: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05 * Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 2002–03 * Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year: 2004 * Belgian Fair Play Award: 2006–07, 2007–08

References

External links

Biography from FHSPORT La marque de Frédéric Herpoel
* * Living people 1974 births Footballers from Hainaut (province) Association football goalkeepers Belgian footballers Belgium international footballers Belgium under-21 international footballers Belgian First Division A players R.S.C. Anderlecht players K.A.A. Gent players R.A.E.C. Mons players UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Sportspeople from Mons {{Belgium-footy-goalkeeper-stub