Henri 'Rik' François Louis Coppens (29 April 1930 – 5 February 2015) was a Belgian footballer who played as a striker. He played 389 games and scored 261 goals for Beerschot AC. Coppens won the first Belgian Golden Shoe in 1954. After his career as a player, he became a coach with Tubantia Borgerhout (1970–1971), Berchem (1971–1974 and 1977–1981), Beerschot (1974–1977 and 1981–1984) and Club Brugge (1981).[2]
Honours
Individual
- Belgian First Division top scorer: 1952-53 (35 goals), 1954-55 (35 goals)[3]
- Belgian Golden Shoe: 1954[4]
- Belgian Golden Shoe of the 20th Century (1995): 4th place[5]
- Voetbal International's 50 World Stars by Raf Willems (1999)[6]
- Platina Eleven (Best Team in 50 Years of Golden Shoe Winners) (2003)[7]
References
- ^ Belgiumsoccerhistory (Peter Mariën) Archived 5 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Voetballegende Rik Coppens (84) overleden". De Standaard. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
- ^ "OVERZICHT. Wie waren de voorgangers van Gouden Schoen-winnaar Matias Suarez?". Het Nieuwsblad. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ "Soulier d'or belge du 20ème siècle".
- ^ "The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
- ^ "Aruna voted Belgium's finest | Inside UEFA". UEFA. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
External links
- Henri Coppens at WorldFootball.net
- Henri Coppens at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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