Lambert circa 1975 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1944-10-22) 22 October 1944 (age 80) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bruges, Belgium | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1956–1962 | Club Brugge | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1962–1980 | Club Brugge | 373 | (216) | |||||||||||
Total | 373 | (216) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1966–1977 | Belgium | 33 | (18) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Raoul Lambert (born 20 October 1944) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a striker. He finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 17 goals in 1972 while playing for Club Brugge. He also scored 18 goals in 33 matches with the Belgium national team between 1966 and 1977. Lambert made his international debut on 20 April 1966 in a 3–0 friendly win against France and he scored. He was in the team for the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 72.
Throughout Lambert's career he stayed at Club Brugge, scoring a total of 270 goals in 458 matches in all competitions. He is the brother of footballer Eric Lambert.
Honours
Club Brugge
- Belgian First Division: 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80
- Belgian Cup: 1967–68, 1969–70, 1976–77
- UEFA Cup: runner-up 1975–76
- European Cup: runner-up 1977–78
- Jules Pappaert Cup: 1972, 1978
Belgium
- UEFA European Championship: third place 1972
Individual
- Belgian First Division top scorer: 1971–72 (17 goals)
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 1972
- Best Club Brugge player of the Century: 2007
- Best West-Flanders footballer of all time: 2009
- Statue at Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges: 2024
References
- Raoul Lambert. Bel.worldfootball.net (22 October 1944). Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- Past players. euro2008.com
- "Club Brugge | Palmares".
- "Belgium - List of Cup Finals".
- "Sportuitslagen | Voetbal - UEFA Cup - 1975/1976 - Home".
- "Uefa.com 1978 final highlights: Liverpool 1-0 Club Brugge".
- "Jules Pappaert Cup".
- "UEFA Euro 1972".
- "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
- "EURO 1972 Team of the Tournament".
- "Raoul Lambert | Biografie".
- "Raoul Lambert West-Vlaams voetballer aller tijden".
- "Club Brugge eert Raoul Lambert met standbeeld: "Hoeveel spelers maken dat mee in België?"". Sporza (in Dutch). 27 October 2024.
External links
- Club Brugge profile (in Dutch)
- Raoul Lambert at National-Football-Teams.com
- Raoul Lambert – FIFA competition record (archived)
Belgian Pro League top scorers | |
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UEFA Euro 1972 Team of the Tournament | |
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Goalkeeper | |
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Midfielders | |
Forwards |
Belgium squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 1972 third place | ||
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