Michel Preud'homme

Michel Preud'homme
Michel Preud'homme
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Personal information
Full name Michel Georges Jean
Ghislain Preud’Homme
Date of birth 24 January 1959 (1959-01-24) (age 52)
Place of birth Ougree, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Al-Shabab Riyadh (manager)
Youth career
1969–1977 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1986 Standard Liège 240 (0)
1986–1994 Mechelen 263 (0)
1994–1999 Benfica 147 (0)
National team
1979–1994 Belgium 58 (0)
Teams managed
2001–2002 Standard Liège
2006–2008 Standard Liège
2008–2010 K.A.A. Gent
2010–2011 FC Twente
2011– Al-Shabab Riyadh
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 May 2011

'Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud’Homme'tönten mannen, (born 24 January 1959 in Ougree), commonly known as Michel Preud'homme, is a Belgian football coach and retired goalkeeper. He is currently head coach of Al-Shabab Riyadh, a role he took after guiding outgoing Dutch Eredivisie champions FC Twente in the 2010–11 season.[1] He was considered one of the world's best goalkeepers during his career, and the first winner of the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper at the 1994 World Cup.

On club level, Preud'homme played for Standard Liège, Mechelen, and Benfica. With Mechelen, he won the Belgian Cup in 1987, the Cup Winner's Cup and the European Super Cup in 1988 and the Belgian league title in 1989. He retired as a player in 1999, aged 40. For Belgium, Preud'homme was capped 58 times, from 1979 to 1995. Other than the 1994 World Cup, he also played in the 1990 edition.[2]

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Club career

Standard Liège

Preud'homme is a product of Standard Liège's youth system which he joined 10 years old in 1969. He was first called up to the first team in 1977.

Mechelen

Preud'homme went to KV Mechelen in 1986.

Benfica

Preud'homme moved to Benfica in 1994.

International career

Preud'homme made his senior debut on 2 May 1978 in a 0–0 draw with Austria in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying match.

Preud'homme served as second keeper behind Jean-Marie Pfaff in the UEFA Euro 1980 as Belgium lost in the final against Germany. captured their fourth crown.

He represented the nation in two consecutive FIFA World Cups: 1990 and 1994 – his last competition, where he was awarded with the Yashin Award for best goalkeeper.

He made his final appearance for Belgium on 17 December 1994 in 1–4 loss against Spain, in a UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying match

Coaching career

Standard Liège

Preud'homme has been the head coach of Standard Liège twice, from January 2001 to June 2002 and from August 2006 to the end of the 2008 season. Under Preud'homme, Standard Liège won its first Belgian Championship in 25 years in his second spell,[3] and it therefore came as a surprise when he was appointed manager of Gent for the 2008–09 season.[4]

Gent

Preud'homme moved to K.A.A. Gent on 27 May 2008. In the period he was coach, Gent finished second in the Jupiler Pro League and won the Belgian Cup.

Twente

On 23 May 2010, it was confirmed that Preud'homme would replace Steve McClaren as the head coach of FC Twente.[5]

On 31 July 2010, Preud'homme won his first trophy in Dutch football as Twente defeated Ajax 1–0 in the Johan Cruijff Schaal match.

On 8 May 2011, Twente defeated Ajax 3–2 after extra time in the KNVB Cup final held at the De Kuip in Rotterdam.

Al-Shabab Riyadh

On 13 June 2011 FC Twente confirmed on its website Preud'homme's departure to Saudi Arabia club Al-Shabab Riyadh.[1]

Coaching stats

Current as of 11 May 2011 (2011 -05-11).

Team Nat From To Record
G W D L Win % GF GA +/-
Standard Liège Belgium January 2001 August 2002
Standard Liège Belgium 30 August 2006 26 May 2008 89 52 21 16 58.43 162 82 +80
Gent Belgium 27 May 2008 22 May 2010 89 46 20 23 51.69 159 107 +52
Twente Netherlands 23 May 2010 13 June 2011 53 29 14 10 54.72 99 62 +37
Al-Shabab Riyadh Saudi Arabia 13 June 2011 9 7 2 0 77.78 18 7 +11

Honours

Player honours

Belgium Standard Liège
Belgium Mechelen
Portugal Benfica
  • Portuguese Cup: 1995–96

Individual

Managerial honours

Belgium Standard Liège
Belgium Gent
Netherlands Twente

Individual

  • Professional Manager of the Year: 2007-08
  • Eredivise Coach of the Year: 2010–11

Career statistics

Club stats

Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps G A Apps G A Apps G A Apps G A
Benfica 1994–95 31 28 8 8 47 41
1995–96 33 23 6 2 6 11 45 36
1996–97 34 30 6 5 6 8 471 481
1997–98 28 21 1 0 33 28
1998–99 21 21 7 12 27 30
Total 147 123 24 21 28 39 199 183

1 includes 1 match and 5 goals in Portuguese Supercup.

International stats

National
Team
Year Friendlies World Cup European Championships Total
Pld GA Pld GA Pld GA Pld GA
Belgium 1979 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1981 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 3
1987 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2
1988 4 7 1 0 0 0 5 7
1989 2 0 6 5 0 0 8 5
1990 6 7 4 4 1 3 11 14
1991 2 0 0 0 5 3 7 3
1992 2 5 5 1 0 0 7 6
1993 1 1 4 4 0 0 5 5
1994 3 2 4 4 3 5 10 11
Total 20 22 26 21 12 13 58 56

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