Patrick Goots (born 10 April 1966) is a Belgian former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Goots was in the late 1980s, 90s and the beginning of the next decade, one of the best strikers in Belgium. At the level of the first division of the

Belgian Pro League 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 team ...

he scored a total of 156 goals. He was also remembered for his

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hairstyle. His nickname was "Patje Bats Bats". He played at the highest level in Belgium until the age of 38 and in his last season in the Belgian Pro League he was the top scorer for

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with eight goals. In the 2002–03 season, he scored two goals against

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in a 2–1 win. Despite his goal-scoring ability, he never played for the Belgium national team. In January 2009, Goots signed with fourth-tier side Thes Sport. In March 2009, due to a serious knee injury he was forced to retire and decided to start coaching-career.

Personal life

When at Antwerp, Goots also played for a pubteam called Kempenzonen. In 2000 they were invited to help out at the Belgian heavy metal festival

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. He stopped tending beer after 20 years of service in 2022.

Honours

Lommel SK *

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: 1986–87 Antwerp *

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: 1999–2000 Individual *

top scorer: 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 * Goal of the Year: 2002

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* 1966 births Living people People from Mol, Belgium Belgian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players K.F.C. Dessel Sport players K.F.C. Lommel S.K. players K. Beerschot V.A.C. players K.V. Kortrijk players K.R.C. Genk players K.S.K. Beveren players Sint-Truidense V.V. players KFC Turnhout players Royal Antwerp F.C. players K.V. Mechelen players K.V.V. Thes Sport Tessenderlo players Footballers from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub