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Gilles Van Binst

Manfred Kaltz and Gilbert Van Binst (right) after the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-07-05) 5 July 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Machelen, Belgium
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1963–1965	KFC Peutie
1965–1966	Vilvoorde FC
1966–1968	RSC Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1980	RSC Anderlecht	262	(28)
1980–1981	Toulouse FC	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

Gilbert Van Binst (born 5 July 1951 in Machelen) is a former Belgian football player who played as a defender.

Club career

He 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. He would move to France to play for Toulouse FC 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.

Honours

Club

RSC Anderlecht

• Belgian First Division: 1971–72, 1973–74
• Belgian Cup: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76 ; 1976-77 (finalists)
• Belgian League Cup: 1973, 1974
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1975–76 (winners), 1976–77 (runners-up), 1977–78 (winners)
• European Super Cup: 1976, 1978
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1969–70 (runners-up)
• Amsterdam Tournament: 1976
• Tournoi de Paris: 1977
• Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977
• Belgian National Sports Merit Award: 1978

Club Brugge

• Belgian Cup: 1982-83 (finalists)

International

• UEFA European Championship: 1972 (third place)

References

1. "Gilber Van Binst". Anderlecht Online. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
2. "1977/78: Two out of three for Anderlecht". UEFA. 1 June 1978. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
3. "Belgium beat Hungary to win bronze". UEFA. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
4. "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
5. "Tijdperk-Vanden Stock: 20 landstitels, 8 bekers en 3 Europabekers".
6. ^ "Amsterdam Tournament". Archived from the original on 31 August 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
7. "Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs" (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
8. "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
9. "UEFA Euro 1972".

External links

• weltfussball
• Gilbert Van Binst at the Royal Belgian Football Association

v t e Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 1972 third place
GK Piot GK Sanders DF Dockx DF Dolmans DF Heylens DF Martens DF Thissen DF Van Binst MF Semmeling MF Thio MF Vandendaele MF Verheyen FW Janssens FW Lambert FW Polleunis FW Teugels FW Van Himst (c) Coach: Goethals

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