COACH

Raymond Goethals

1921 - 2004

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Raymond Goethals (French: [ʁɛmɔ̃ ɡutals], Flemish: [rɛːˈmɔ̃ː 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 215,487 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Raymond Goethals is the 86th most popular coach (down from 64th in 2019), the 201st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 182nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Raymond Goethals ranks 86 out of 471. Before him are Walter Zenga, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, José Villalonga, Gérard Houllier, Köbi Kuhn, and Andreas Köpke. After him are Cesare Prandelli, Željko Obradović, Otto Barić, Javier Aguirre, Juande Ramos, and Miljan Miljanić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Raymond Goethals ranks 98. Before him are Shin Kyuk-ho, Stanley Ho, Herta Bothe, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Ariel Ramírez, and Jim Garrison. After him are Neslişah Sultan, Nino Manfredi, Hans Albert, Jean-Marie Balestre, Mary Douglas, and John Money. Among people deceased in 2004, Raymond Goethals ranks 68. Before him are Johnny Ramone, John Charles, Roque Máspoli, Marika Rökk, Richard Avedon, and Lennart Bernadotte. After him are Philippe de Broca, Tom Wesselmann, Frances Shand Kydd, Thanom Kittikachorn, Nino Manfredi, and Rafael Eitan.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Raymond Goethals ranks 201 out of 1,190. Before him are Constantin Meunier (1831), Gaston IV, Count of Foix (1422), Juan de Flandes (1450), Theroigne de Mericourt (1762), Hugo Claus (1929), and Herbert Wimmer (1944). After him are Jan Ceulemans (1957), Rik Van Looy (1933), Thibaut Courtois (1992), Alexander Agricola (1446), Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (1338), and Melchior Broederlam (1355).

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Among COACHES In Belgium

Among coaches born in Belgium, Raymond Goethals ranks 2. Before him are Eric Gerets (1954). After him are Georges Leekens (1949), Guy Thys (1922), Hugo Broos (1952), René Vandereycken (1953), Robert Waseige (1939), and Tom Saintfiet (1973).

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