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.[1] 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.
 Lambert circa 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 22 October 1944 | |||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
Throughout Lambert's career he stayed at Club Brugge, scoring a total of 270 goals in 458 matches in all competitions.[2] He is the brother of footballer Eric Lambert.
Honours
editClub Brugge[3]
- Belgian First Division: 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80
- Belgian Cup: 1967–68, 1969–70, 1976–77[4]
- UEFA Cup: runner-up 1975–76[5]
- European Cup: runner-up 1977–78[6]
- Jules Pappaert Cup: 1972, 1978[7]
Belgium
- UEFA European Championship: third place 1972[8]
Individual
- Belgian First Division top scorer: 1971–72 (17 goals)[9]
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 1972[10]
- Best Club Brugge player of the Century: 2007[11]
- Best West-Flanders footballer of all time: 2009[12]
- Statue at Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges: 2024[13]
References
edit- ^ 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
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Raoul Lambert.
- Club Brugge profile (in Dutch)
- Raoul Lambert at National-Football-Teams.com
- Raoul Lambert – FIFA competition record (archived)
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