René Verheyen (born 20 March 1952) is a retired
Belgian
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football midfielder
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.
Club career
During his active career he played for
Lokeren (1974–1982),
Club Brugge (1983–1987) and
K.A.A. Gent
Koninklijke Atletiek Associatie Gent (, English: ''Royal Athletic Association Ghent''), often simply known as Ghent or by their nickname ' ( en, The Buffalos), is a Belgian sports club, based in the city of Ghent, East Flanders. Their football ...
(1987–1988). He has since his retirement worked as a manager, most notably for
Club Brugge between 1999 and 2000. He is currently managing
K.M.S.K. Deinze.
International career
Verheyen was a member of the Belgian team that finished second in the
1980 UEFA European Championship
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, and also participated in the
1982 FIFA World Cup and the
1984 UEFA European Championship.
Honours
Player
KSC Lokeren
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Belgian Cup
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: List of Belgian Cup winners, 1980–81 (
List of Belgian Cup finals, runners-up)
Club Brugge
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Belgian Cup
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: 1985–86
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Belgian Supercup: 1986
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Bruges Matins
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: 1984
International
Belgium
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UEFA European Championship
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:
1980 (
runners-up
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Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980
Individual
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Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1976-77, 1983–84
References
External links
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BiographyProfile & stats- Lokeren
1952 births
1982 FIFA World Cup players
Association football midfielders
Belgian First Division A players
Belgian football managers
Belgian footballers
Belgium international footballers
Club Brugge KV head coaches
Club Brugge KV players
K.A.A. Gent players
K.M.S.K. Deinze managers
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
Living people
People from Beerse
UEFA Euro 1980 players
UEFA Euro 1984 players
Footballers from Antwerp Province
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