Gilbert_Van_Binst
Gilbert Van Binst
Belgian footballer
Gilbert Van Binst (born 5 July 1951 in Machelen) is a former Belgian football player who played as a defender.
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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 72) | ||
| 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 | |||
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.[1][2] 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.
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.[3]
Club
RSC Anderlecht[4]
- 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)[5]
- European Super Cup: 1976, 1978
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: 1969–70 (runners-up)
- Amsterdam Tournament: 1976[6]
- Tournoi de Paris: 1977[7]
- Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977[6]
- Belgian National Sports Merit Award: 1978[8]
Club Brugge
- Belgian Cup: 1982-83 (finalists)
International
- "Gilber Van Binst". Anderlecht Online. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "1977/78: Two out of three for Anderlecht". UEFA. 1 June 1978. Archived from the original on 3 May 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "Belgium beat Hungary to win bronze". UEFA. 3 October 2003. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs" (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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