Everything about Jan Ceulemans totally explained
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Lier
| countryofbirth =
Belgium
| currentclub =
K.V.C. Westerlo
| position =
Manager
| years = 1974-78
1978-92
| clubs =
Lierse SKClub Brugge
| caps(goals) = 110 (39)
407 (191)
| nationalyears = 1977-1991
| nationalteam =
Belgium
| nationalcaps(goals) = 96(23)
| manageryears = 1992-1996
1997-1999
1999-2005
2005-2006
2007-
| managerclubs =
K.S.C. Eendracht AalstIngelmunster
WesterloClub BruggeWesterlo
}}
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 FIFA 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".
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). He retired from international competition after the
1990 FIFA World Cup;, Jan scored the 3rd goal in a 3-1 win over Uruguay but 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. Jan had struck the post during the game.
Professionally, he stayed at
Club Brugge for 13 years, endearing himself to his country when he turned down an offer from Italian giant
A.C. Milan.
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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's back at 'his'
Club Brugge where he'd be manager for 3 years but after several bad results he was fired in April
2006. For the 2007-2008 season, he returned to
K.V.C. Westerlo. He currently lives in
Kessel.
He was named by
Pelé as one of the
top 125 greatest living footballers in March
2004.
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