Robert Waseige (26 August 1939 – 17 July 2019) was a Belgian football manager and player.
Career
While managing R.F.C. de Liège he helped them win the 1989–90 Belgian Cup.[1] He became the coach of Belgium before Euro 2000 and led Belgium to the second round at the 2002 World Cup.
He then left the national team, having signed a contract with Standard Liège prior to the 2002 World Cup tournament. After a deceiving start in the Belgian First Division he was fired by the club and replaced by caretaker manager Dominique D'Onofrio. He later managed Algeria. Waseige also managed several other clubs: Winterslag, FC Liège, Lokeren, Charleroi, FC Brussels and Sporting CP in Portugal. As a player, he wore the shirts of FC Liège, RW Brussels and Winterslag. He was for some time a consultant for BeTV, a Belgian private TV channel. He died in a hospital in Liège on 17 July 2019. He was suffering from heart and kidney problems.[2]
Honours
Player
RW Brussels
Player-manager
KFC Winterslag
Manager
KFC Winterslag
RFC Liège
- Belgian Cup: 1989–90;[3] runner-up 1986–87[3]
- Belgian League Cup: 1986
Belgium
Individual
- Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 1984–85 (RFC Liège), 1993–94 (Charleroi), 1994–95 (Standard Liège)[5]
References
- ^ "LIÈGE-EKEREN, FINALE INSOLITE". lesoir.be. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Ex-bondscoach Robert Waseige op 79-jarige leeftijd overleden
- ^ a b c d e "Robert Waseige: zijn palmares als speler en coach".
- ^ FIFA.com. "Belgium honoured with the FIFA Fair Play Award". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ "Erelijst Trainer Van Het Jaar". 28 November 2011.
External links
- La Deux website (in French)
- Robert Waseige at WorldFootball.net
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