Gilbert Van Binst
Belgian footballer (1951–2025)
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Gilbert Van Binst (5 July 1951 – 3 January 2025) was a Belgian footballer who played as a defender.
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Van Binst and Manfred Kaltz (left) after the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 July 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Machelen, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 3 January 2025 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Zaventem, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1963–1965 | KFC Peutie | ||
| 1965–1966 | Vilvoorde FC | ||
| 1966–1968 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1980 | Anderlecht | 262 | (28) |
| 1980–1981 | Toulouse | 26 | (1) |
| 1981–1983 | Club Brugge | 31 | (0) |
| Total | 319 | (29) | |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1977 | Belgium | 15 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1983–1984 | Club Brugge (Assistant) | ||
| 1985–1986 | Wallonia Namur | ||
| 1986–1988 | KWSC Lauwe | ||
| 1992 | SK Oostnieuwkerke | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Van Binst played for over a decade for Anderlecht, beginning his professional career with the club in 1968. He won numerous domestic and continental honours during his time with the club, most famously scoring two goals in the win over Austria Wien in the 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.[2][3] He would move to France to play for Toulouse for one season in 1980. He returned to Belgium in 1981, finishing his career by playing for Anderlecht's city rivals Club Brugge.
International career
Van Binst earned 15 caps for Belgium. He was a part of the squad that finished third at the 1972 European Championships on home soil.[4]
Death
Honours
Anderlecht[6]
- Belgian First Division: 1971–72, 1973–74
- Belgian Cup: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76; runner-up 1976–77
- Belgian League Cup: 1973, 1974
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1975–76, 1977–78; runner-up 1976–77[7]
- European Super Cup: 1976, 1978
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runner-up: 1969–70
- Amsterdam Tournament: 1976[8]
- Tournoi de Paris: 1977[9]
- Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977[8]
- Belgian National Sports Merit Award: 1978[10]
Club Brugge
- Belgian Cup runner-up: 1982–83
Belgium
- UEFA European Championship third place: 1972[11]
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