COACH

Eric Gerets

1954 - Today

Photo of Eric Gerets

Icon of person Eric Gerets

Eric Maria Gerets (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːrɪk ˈxeːrəts]; born 18 May 1954) is a Belgian football manager and former player. As a striker, he started his playing career as an amateur for his local team AA Rekem, before achieving success as a right-back with Standard Liège and PSV. Nicknamed "The Lion (of Flanders)", Gerets 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. He is famous for having captained PSV to their first and only European Cup win in 1988. As a coach, Gerets is one of six managers – along with José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Giovanni Trapattoni, Tomislav Ivić and Ernst Happel – to have won top domestic league championships in at least four countries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Gerets is the 78th most popular coach (down from 63rd in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 153rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Coach.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Eric Gerets by language

Loading...

Among COACHES

Among coaches, Eric Gerets ranks 78 out of 471. Before him are Alberto Zaccheroni, Stefano Pioli, Roger Lemerre, Bill Shankly, Željko Obradović, and Robert Prosinečki. After him are Phil Jackson, Dušan Ivković, Cesare Prandelli, Edmund Conen, Zlatko Dalić, and Otto Barić.

Most Popular Coaches in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Eric Gerets ranks 90. Before him are Rashad al-Alimi, Patsy Reddy, Marco Tardelli, Prayut Chan-o-cha, Rafael Orozco Maestre, and Seka. After him are Andrei Karlov, Hrant Dink, Jermaine Jackson, Roberto Dinamite, Cindy Sherman, and Katsuhiro Otomo.

Others Born in 1954

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Eric Gerets ranks 215 out of 1,190. Before him are Ida of Lorraine (1040), Barthélemy d'Eyck (1420), Pierre Alechinsky (1927), Jan van Kessel the Elder (1626), Henri Milne-Edwards (1800), and Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889). After him are Roelant Savery (1576), Wilfried Martens (1936), Lutgardis (1182), Hubert Pierlot (1883), Juan de Flandes (1450), and Théophile de Donder (1872).

Others born in Belgium

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among COACHES In Belgium

Among coaches born in Belgium, Eric Gerets ranks 2. Before him are Raymond Goethals (1921). After him are Georges Leekens (1949), Guy Thys (1922), René Vandereycken (1953), Robert Waseige (1939), Hugo Broos (1952), and Tom Saintfiet (1973).

Belgian born Coaches

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous