Henri 'Rik' François Louis Coppens (29 April 1930 – 5 February 2015) was a Belgian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a striker. He played 389 games and scored 261 goals for Beerschot AC. Coppens won the first

Belgian Golden Shoe In association football, the Belgian Golden Shoe ( nl, Gouden Schoen, french: Soulier d'Or) is an award given in Belgium at the beginning of each civil year to the best footballer of the Belgian First Division A for the past year. The trophy is spon ...

in 1954. After his career as a player, he became a coach with Tubantia Borgerhout (1970–1971), Berchem (1971–1974 and 1977–1981), Beerschot (1974–1977 and 1981–1984) and Club Brugge (1981).

Honours

Individual

* Belgian First Division top scorer: 1952-53 (35 goals), 1954-55 (35 goals) *

: 1954 * Belgian Golden Shoe of the 20th Century (1995): 4th place * Platina Eleven (Best Team in 50 Years of Golden Shoe Winners) (2003)

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