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Eric Gerets
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Belgian association football player and manager
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Eric Gerets is a Belgian male association football player and coach born in Lanaken in 1954. He played as a defender, specifically a right-back, for the Belgium national team. His international career included participation in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1980, the 1986 FIFA World Cup, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup. During his time with the national side, he played two matches and scored zero goals.
Gerets played for several clubs, including MVV Maastricht, Standard Liège, AC Milan, and PSV Eindhoven. He also served as a coach for R.F.C. de Liège, Lierse S.K., Club Brugge K.V., and PSV Eindhoven.
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Key facts
- Full name
- Eric Maria Gerets
- Date of birth
- ( 1954-05-18 ) 18 May 1954 (age 72)
- Place of birth
- Rekem , Belgium
- Height
- 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Position
- Right-back
- 1964 1971
- AA Rekem
- Years
- Team
- 1971 1983
- Standard Liège
- 1983 1984
- AC Milan
- 1984 1985
- MVV
- 1985 1992
- PSV
- 1975 1991
- Belgium
- 1992 1994
- RFC Liège
- 1994 1997
- Lierse
- 1997 1999
- Club Brugge
- 1999 2002
- PSV
- 2002 2004
- 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- 2004 2005
- VfL Wolfsburg
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Right-Back
- Nationality
- Belgium
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Eric
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Lanaken
- Occupation
- association football coach
- Participant in
- UEFA Euro 1980
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Belgium national under-21 football team
- Position played
- defender
- Country for sport
- Belgium
- Mass
- 77
- Image
- Eric Gerets 2012 1 (cropped).jpg
- Height
- 182
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- Commons category
- Eric Gerets
- date of birth
- 1954-05-18
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- coach of sports team
- Al Jazira Club
- name in native language
- Eric Gerets
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Eric Maria Gerets ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːrɪk ˈxeːrəts]; born 18 May 1954) is a Belgian former professional football manager and player. Nicknamed "The Lion (of Flanders)", he was regarded as one of the top right-backs in Europe at his peak and is considered one of the greatest players in Belgian football history.
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