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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. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Raymond Goethals is the 68th most popular coach (up from 87th in 2019), the 195th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 201st in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Raymond Goethals ranks 68 out of 471. Before him are Jean Tigana, Morten Olsen, Matt Busby, Roy Hodgson, Unai Emery, and Matthias Sammer. After him are José Villalonga, Gérard Houllier, Leonardo Araújo, Alberto Zaccheroni, Stefano Pioli, and Roger Lemerre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Raymond Goethals ranks 100. Before him are Chris Marker, Yuri Nikulin, Paul Schäfer, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Françoise Gilot, and Dirk Bogarde. After him are Herta Bothe, Moacir Barbosa Nascimento, Maurice Richard, Betty Friedan, Nino Manfredi, and Leonardo Sciascia. Among people deceased in 2004, Raymond Goethals ranks 58. Before him are Norberto Bobbio, Hubert Selby Jr., Franz König, Arthur Hailey, Robert Merle, and Olga Ladyzhenskaya. After him are Philippe de Broca, Charles Sweeney, Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Julia Child, Uta Hagen, and Nino Manfredi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Raymond Goethals ranks 195 out of 1,190. Before him are Constantin Meunier (1831), Alexander Agricola (1446), Lara Fabian (1970), Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (1735), The Singing Nun (1933), and Clara Peeters (1594). After him are Zénobe Gramme (1826), Henri de Baillet-Latour (1876), Charles Auguste de Bériot (1802), Ambrosius Bosschaert (1573), Victor Serge (1890), and Jan Ceulemans (1957).

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Among COACHES In Belgium

Among coaches born in Belgium, Raymond Goethals ranks 1. After him are Eric Gerets (1954), Georges Leekens (1949), Guy Thys (1922), René Vandereycken (1953), Robert Waseige (1939), Hugo Broos (1952), and Tom Saintfiet (1973).

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