- 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 LauweRC 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 2007Fernand 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, hispenalty 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 theRomania n coachNorberto Höfling .FC Barcelona paid 5 millionBelgian 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 coachAlfredo Di Stéfano toElche CF .In 1971, Goyvaerts returned to Belgium. He went from
OGC Nice toCercle Brugge . Goyvaerts would go on to play forSC Lokeren , WS Lauwe andRC 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]
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