1921 - 2004
Raymond Goethals (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ ɡutals], Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛmɔ̃ ˈɣutɑls]; 7 October 1921 – 6 December 2004) was a Belgian football coach who led Marseille to victory in the UEFA Champions League final in 1993, becoming the first coach to win a European trophy with a French club and also the only coach to win the Champions League with a French club. Sometimes nicknamed "Raymond-la-science" ("Raymond-the-Science", previously the nickname of Belgian anarchist and Bonnot gang member Raymond Callemin), "le sorcier" ("the Wizard") or "le magicien" ("the Magician"), Goethals was known for his blunt way of speaking, his habit of mispronouncing players' names and his distinctive Brussels accent. A chain smoker, he was likened to TV police detective Lieutenant Columbo. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raymond Goethals has received more than 193,967 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Raymond Goethals is the 64th most popular coach (down from 51st in 2019), the 182nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 161st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Coach.
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Among coaches, Raymond Goethals ranks 64 out of 328. Before him are Jean-Pierre Papin, Massimiliano Allegri, Roy Hodgson, Enzo Bearzot, Eric Gerets, and Morten Olsen. After him are Jean Tigana, Unai Emery, Roger Lemerre, Safet Sušić, Jorge Valdano, and Tito Vilanova.
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 58
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 59
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 60
1927 - 2010
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 61
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 62
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 63
1921 - 2004
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 64
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 65
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 66
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 67
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 68
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 69
1968 - 2014
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 70
Among people born in 1921, Raymond Goethals ranks 95. Before him are James Clavell, Gene Roddenberry, Murray Bookchin, Françoise Gilot, Oskar Gröning, and Mary Douglas. After him are Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Leonardo Sciascia, George Roy Hill, Stanley Ho, Maurice Richard, and Jean-Marie Balestre. Among people deceased in 2004, Raymond Goethals ranks 56. Before him are Elmer Bernstein, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Ko Yong-hui, Richard Avedon, Johnny Ramone, and Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev. After him are Serge Reggiani, Jean Rouch, Lennart Bernadotte, Harold Shipman, Nikolai Chernykh, and Nino Manfredi.
1921 - 1994
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 89
1921 - 1991
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 90
1921 - 2006
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 91
1921 - 2023
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 92
1921 - 2018
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 93
1921 - 2007
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 94
1921 - 2004
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 95
1921 - 2015
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 96
1921 - 1989
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 97
1921 - 2002
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 98
1921 - 2020
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 99
1921 - 2000
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 100
1921 - 2008
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 101
1922 - 2004
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 50
1918 - 2004
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 51
1952 - 2004
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 52
1923 - 2004
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 53
1948 - 2004
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 54
1952 - 2004
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 55
1921 - 2004
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 56
1922 - 2004
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 57
1917 - 2004
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 58
1909 - 2004
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 59
1946 - 2004
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 60
1931 - 2004
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 61
1921 - 2004
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 62
Among people born in Belgium, Raymond Goethals ranks 182 out of 1,019. Before him are Eric Gerets (1954), Jan Matsys (1509), Godfried Danneels (1933), Constantin Meunier (1831), Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422), and Clara Peeters (1594). After him are Paul Otlet (1868), Roelant Savery (1576), Wilfried Martens (1936), Theodor de Bry (1528), Hugo Claus (1929), and Melchior Broederlam (1355).
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 176
1509 - 1575
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 177
1933 - 2019
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 178
1831 - 1905
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 179
1422 - 1472
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 180
1594 - 1657
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 181
1921 - 2004
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 182
1868 - 1944
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 183
1576 - 1639
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 184
1936 - 2013
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 185
1528 - 1598
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 186
1929 - 2008
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 187
1355 - 1410
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 188
Among coaches born in Belgium, Raymond Goethals ranks 2. Before him are Eric Gerets (1954). After him are Georges Leekens (1949), Guy Thys (1922), Robert Waseige (1939), René Vandereycken (1953), and Hugo Broos (1952).
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 1
1921 - 2004
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 2
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 3
1922 - 2003
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 4
1939 - 2019
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 5
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 6
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 7