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Also known as Raymond-la-science, Den Tuveneir, Raymundo, Le Magicien

Belgian football player and manager (1921-2004)

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Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1977-05-20

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1995
Anderlecht
Date of birth
7 October 1921
Place of birth
Forest , Belgium
Date of death
6 December 2004 (2004-12-06) (aged 83)
Place of death
Brussels , Belgium
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position
Goalkeeper
1933 1939
Daring Club Bruxelles
Years
Team
1940 1947
Daring Club Bruxelles
1947 1948
Racing Club Brussels [ fr ]
1948 1952
RFC Hannutois [ fr ]
1952 1957
AS Renaisiènne
1957 1958
RFC Hannutois
1958 1959
Stade Waremmien [ fr ]
1959 1966
Sint-Truiden
1966 1968
Belgium (assistant)
1968 1976
Belgium

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Instance of
human
Given name
Raymond
Gender
male
Citizenship
Belgium
Place of death
Brussels
Languages spoken
French
Native language
French
Participant in
UEFA Euro 1972
Position played
goalkeeper
Country for sport
Belgium
Image
Raymond Goethals 1977.jpg
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cause of death
Colorectal cancer
date of death
2004-12-06
date of birth
1921-10-07
manner of death
natural causes
place of burial
Brussels Cemetery
coach of sports team
FC Girondins de Bordeaux
nickname
Le Magicien
Commons category
Raymond Goethals
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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. He was the father of the referee Guy Goethals, who officiated at the 1992 European Championship and 1996 European Championship.

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