Fernand Goyvaerts

Football player infobox
playername= Fernand Goyvaerts
fullname = Fernand Goyvaerts
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date|1938|10|24
cityofbirth = Mechelen
countryofbirth = Belgium
dateofdeath = death date and age|2004|4|5|1938|10|24
cityofdeath = Bruges
countryofdeath = Belgium
height =
position = attacker
youthyears =
youthclubs = Club Brugge
years = 1956-1962
1962-1965
1965-1967
1967-1968
1968-1971
1971-1973
1973-1974
1974-1976
1976-1977
1977-1979
clubs = Club Brugge
FC Barcelona
Real Madrid
Elche CF
OGC Nice
Cercle Brugge
SC Lokeren
WS Lauwe
RC Tournai
WS Lauwe
caps(goals) =
17 (1)
3 (1)
18 (0)
42 (8)



nationalyears = 1959-1961
nationalteam = Belgium
nationalcaps(goals) = 8 (1)
manageryears =
managerclubs = WS Lauwe
pcupdate = 1 September 2007
ntupdate = 1 September 2007

Fernand Goyvaerts (October 24, 1938 – April 5, 2004) was a Belgian international footballer. He was an attacker.

He made his début for the first team of Club Brugge at the age of 16. In 1958, his penalty kick against CS Verviers was decisive for the promotion of Club to the highest level in Belgian football. He left Club Brugge in 1962 after a conflict with the Romanian coach Norberto Höfling. FC Barcelona paid 5 million Belgian franc for him. Two years later, he was voted "best foreigner of the Primera División".

One year later, Goyvaerts left Barcelona for Real Madrid. Due to injuries, he was never really able to break through. He followed his coach Alfredo Di Stéfano to Elche CF.

In 1971, Goyvaerts returned to Belgium. He went from OGC Nice to Cercle Brugge. Goyvaerts would go on to play for SC Lokeren, WS Lauwe and RC Tournai.

Though being one of the most talented Belgian footballers of his era, Goyvaerts only played 8 times for the "Red Devils".

External links

* [http://www.cerclemuseum.be Cerclemuseum.be]