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Jan Ceulemans
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| Jan Ceulemans | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 28, 1957 (age 50) | |
| Place of birth | Lier, Belgium | |
| Nickname | Caje & Sterke Jan (Strong Jan) | |
| Playing position | Manager | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | none | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1974-78 1978-92 |
Lierse SK Club Brugge |
110 (39) 407 (191) |
| National team | ||
| 1977-1990 | Belgium | 96(23) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1992-1996 1997-1999 1999-2005 2005-2006 |
K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst Ingelmunster Westerlo Club Brugge |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Jan Ceulemans (born February 28, 1957 in Lier, Belgium) was a Belgian football player in the position of midfield.
He is his country's most capped player with 96 international appearances. He played for Belgium mostly under the guidance of Guy Thys and this was the strongest period of the team. They reached the finals of Euro 80. In the 1982 World Cup, they beat reigning champions Argentina 1-0 in the opening game of the tournament at Nou Camp en route to reaching the second round. Among one of Ceulemans' finest achievements was captaining his national side to fourth place in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, scoring three goals in the tournament including a beautiful diving header against Spain in the quarter-finals. His performance earned the nickname "Captain Courageous".[1]. He retired from international competition after the 1990 World Cup; Belgium was eliminated by England in the round of sixteen, with the winning goal being scored by David Platt in the 119th minute of extra time.
Professionally, he stayed at Club Brugge for 13 years, enduring himself to his country when he turned down an offer from Italian giant A.C. Milan.[2]
After retiring as a player due to knee injury, he became a manager at K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst in 1992. He won promotion to Jupiler League and even a qualification for UEFA Cup. He moved in 1998 to K.V.C. Westerlo where he also qualified for UEFA Cup. In 2005 he is back at 'his' Club Brugge where he would be the trainer for 3 years but after several bad results he was fired in April 2006. He currently lives in Kessel
He was named by Pelé as one of the top 125 greatest living footballers in March 2004.
| Preceded by Jean Janssens |
Belgian Golden Shoe 1980 |
Succeeded by Erwin Vandenbergh |
| Preceded by Vincenzo Scifo |
Belgian Golden Shoe 1985 |
Succeeded by Jan Ceulemans |
| Preceded by Jan Ceulemans |
Belgian Golden Shoe 1986 |
Succeeded by Michel Preud'homme |
| Preceded by Trond Sollied |
Club Brugge Coach 2005-2006 |
Succeeded by Emilio Ferrera |
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Belgium squad - 1982 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Pfaff | 2 Gerets | 3 L. Millecamps | 4 Meeuws | 5 Renquin | 6 Vercauteren | 7 Vandereycken | 8 Van Moer | 9 Vandenbergh | 10 Coeck | 11 Ceulemans | 12 Custers | 13 Van Der Elst | 14 Baecke | 15 De Schrijver | 16 Plessers | 17 Verheyen | 18 Mommens | 19 M. Millecamps | 20 Vandersmissen | 21 Czerniatynski | 22 Munaron | Coach: Thys |
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Belgium squad - 1986 FIFA World Cup Fourth Place | |
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1 Pfaff | 2 Gerets | 3 F. Van Der Elst | 4 De Wolf | 5 Renquin | 6 Vercauteren | 7 Vandereycken | 8 Scifo | 9 Vandenbergh | 10 Desmet | 11 Ceulemans | 12 Munaron | 13 Grün | 14 Clijsters | 15 L. Van Der Elst | 16 Claesen | 17 Mommens | 18 Veyt | 19 Broos | 20 Bodart | 21 Demol | 22 Vervoort | Coach: Thys |
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Belgium squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Preud'homme | 2 Gerets | 3 Albert | 4 Clijsters | 5 Versavel | 6 Emmers | 7 Demol | 8 Van Der Elst | 9 Degryse | 10 Scifo | 11 Ceulemans | 12 Bodart | 13 Grün | 14 Claesen | 15 De Sart | 16 De Wolf | 17 Plovie | 18 Staelens | 19 Van Der Linden | 20 De Wilde | 21 Wilmots | 22 Vervoort | Coach: Thys |
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Categories: 1957 births | Living people | Belgian footballers | Football (soccer) strikers | K. Lierse S.K. players | Club Brugge K.V. players | Belgian football managers | K.V.C. Westerlo managers | Club Brugge K.V. managers | FIFA 100 | Belgium international footballers | UEFA Euro 1980 players | FIFA World Cup 1982 players | UEFA Euro 1984 players | FIFA World Cup 1986 players | FIFA World Cup 1990 players