Paul Van Himst
Paul Van Himst ( born October 2, 1943 in Sint -Pieters -Leeuw ) is a former Belgian football player and coach. The offensive player was with the RSC Anderlecht champion eight times, took the trophy four times, was in 1970 in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final and was awarded four times in his home with the Golden Boot. He was elected in August 1995 for best Belgian player of all time.
Career
Clubs, 1952-1977
Even as a nine year old boy kicked the student in Brussels for RSC Anderlecht, where he remained as a player until he was 32 years old. In the offspring of the club he took his leave early for higher tasks and made his debut at age 16 in league play the Seniorenelf. Shortly after his 17th birthday, gave " Popol " Van Himst on 19 October 1960 in Stockholm during the match against Sweden made its debut in the Belgian national team. In the same year, for the Belgian sports journalists the talent Footballer of the Year in their country. With the RSC Anderlecht he won in 1962 under the French coach Pierre Sinibaldi for the first time the national championship. The title was the starting point for the exceptional position of the Royal Sporting Club for more than a decade. From 1964 to 1968, the outstanding technicians, dribbler won in a confined space and with a hard shot equipped offensive player with the RSC five times in a row the championship and celebrated in 1965 with the " Mauve " and the Double success. Thanks to its individual class he scored, even without being a great fighter, many goals and, in 1964, 1966 and 1968, top scorer in the Belgian first division. He acted mostly as a half or center forward. At a young age he benefited from the skills of the players Armand " Jef " JURION, Jacques Stockman, Pierre Hanon, Georges Heylens and Jan Mulder, in his later years he was with Hugo Broos and in particular the Dutch attacker Rob Rensenbrink a man of European class to his side. In the series 1969/70 he moved with Anderlecht after wins against Valur Reykjavik, Coleraine FC, Dunfermline Athletic, Newcastle United and give it a semi-final over Inter Milan in the final matches in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup against Arsenal. The first leg on April 22, 1970 Van Himst won with his team's 3-1 gates, where he was awarded " a tireless impeller awarded the highest", but the return leg brought a 0:3 defeat and thus the Cup success for the team from London. Van Himst scored in the competition with 10 goals, the most hits.
As a mature -rounder, now he was far more of a technically brilliant playmaker than the accustomed in his early years center forward goalscoring him the Double succeeded in 1971/72 once in league and cup and also with the national team, he was in 1972 an excellent football championship with the " Rode Duivels " contest. In 1973 he was cup winner 1974 for the eighth time champion and 1975 he took leave of Anderlecht with the fourth cup victory.
In Competitions of the European Cup - Champions, Cup, Fairs Cup - the experienced Belgian player of the century, although no final victory, but still many highlights. In the European Cup of Champions 1962/63 he threw with Anderlecht the great Real Madrid in the first round ( 3:3 / 1:0) from the competition and failed in the quarterfinals of the Scots from Dundee. The "Dark Blues" had the 1st FC Cologne defeated in the home games before 8-1 and Sporting Lisbon 4-1 gates. Anderlecht lost on March 6, 1963 in front of 64 703 spectators at the Stade du Heysel the home game by two goalie errors of Arpad Fazekas with 1:4 goals. With the service providers Alan Gilzean, Ian Ure and Bert Slater to Dundee stood out against the Belgian champions, who appeared for a long time at least equal. " Anderlecht offered, strongly directed by the hugely talented Paul Van Himst a really strong performance." In competition 1964/65, he sat down with his club after three games against the team of Helmut Haller, FC Bologna, through and then failed at Liverpool. In the 1966 World Cup, although he decided on 23 February 1966 with its deficit to 1-0 at home to Real Madrid, in front of 110,000 spectators have real but sat in the second leg 4-2 through goals. In the round of 1966/67, when it glückten 10:1 leg win on 10 September 1966 under the Haka five goals. In the round in 1968/69 the 3:1 home win took on November 27, 1968 against the defending champion Manchester United nothing more, because the guys around Bobby Charlton, Denis Law and George Best in the 3-0 success already made it clear to all in the first leg at Old Trafford had. In the round of 1969/70 he reached with Anderlecht in the Fairs Cup to the finals against Arsenal. In his last season for Anderlecht, 1974/75, came again in the competition of national champion six games against Slovan Bratislava, Olympiakos Piraeus and Leeds United added. With more than 40 missions with more than 20 hits Van Himst has achieved an impressive record in the European Cup.
Since Van Himst never was a great fighter, he has long been occupied by the nickname The lady, the sports journalists had given him. On the other hand, he was named in admiration of his class The white Pele. He was a handlebar and thinkers in the otherwise very physical and Belgian football. Its unique position in Belgian football proved too front ranks in the election to the European Footballer of the Year: 1964 Van Himst was fifth - behind Denis Law, Luis Suárez, Amancio, Eusébio, in 1965 Fourth, this time behind Eusébio, Giacinto Facchetti and Luis Suárez. On May 20, 1964, he stood in the European Selection defeated the choice of Northern Europe 4-2 goals in Copenhagen. The man from the RSC stormed it on the side of José Augusto, Jimmy Greaves, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton. On March 26, 1975 his final game took place in Brussels. Anderlecht stepped in front of 35,000 spectators at the Parc Astrid against a world selection - with Jan Tomaszewski, Christian Piot, Wim Rijsbergen, Ramon Heredia, Johan Cruyff, Pele, Gianni Rivera, Eusébio, Hugo Sotil, Willem van Hanegem, Jairzinho, José Altafini, Carlos Babington, of. Posted on the side of his old companions in January Ruister, Gilbert Van Binst, Jean Thissen, Hugo Broos, Erwin Van den Daele, Jean Dockx, Francois van der Elst, Torsten Anderson, Ludo Coeck Jan Verheyen, Attila Ladinszky, Guido Nicolaes and Rob Resenbrink Van Himst the 8:3 victory in the second game the minute 1-0 lead.
After his departure from Anderlecht he played one year at RWD Molenbeek and second division Eendracht Aalst. Overall, it is conducted with 481 League matches with 236 gates Van Himst from 1959 /60 to 1975/76.
National Team, 1960-1974
Paul Van Himst completed 1960-1974 81 caps (30 goals), and took part in the 1970 World Cup and the European Championship in 1972, reached the third place in the Belgium. He made his debut in the Belgian national team on October 19, 1960, 14 days after his 17th birthday. It was a World Cup qualifier in Group 1 for the World Cup in Chile in 1962 and was discharged against hosts Sweden in Solna. The young attacker played alongside his team-mate Laurent Verbiest Real Anderl, Pierre Hanon, Martin Lippens, " Jef " JURION and " Jacky " Stockman. Sweden won the match 2-0 goals and finished the qualifying group matches level on points with Switzerland, each with 6-2 points ahead of Belgium with 0:8 points. The great hope of the offensive " Rode Duivels " experienced no happy start in the national team. But already in his second international game on 30 October, in a 2-1 home win in a friendly against Hungary, he chanced his first goal for the national team. On March 8, 1961 - it was his fourth international match - he met the first time at the German national soccer team. The team of national coach Sepp Herberger won in Frankfurt 1-0 gates. On April 24, 1963 he won with Belgium in Brussels a friendly match against the reigning world champions Brazil 5-1 goals while also scored a goal. On 25 December 1963 he distinguished himself in Paris as scored twice in a 2-1 win against France from.
In 1965 he was a member of the Belgian squad for the World Cup Qualifiers 1966 against Israel and Bulgaria in Group 1. Belgium and Bulgaria reported before each 6:2 points after four games - the better goal of Belgium with 11:3 compared to 9:6 of Bulgaria did not count - and so a playoff was held in Florence on 29 December 1965. Belgium lost with 1:2 goals and Van Himst and his team-mates Heylens Verbiest, JURION, thio, Stockman and Puis could not participate in the 1966 World Cup in England. In his third World Cup qualifying start-up to the World Cup in Mexico in 1970 he sat down to Belgium in first. In group 6 against the competition from Yugoslavia, Spain and Finland, Van Himst and his team-mates sat with 9:3 points by the 1st place and thus belonged to the World Cup tournament in Mexico. There he met the team of coach Raymond Goethals on the Soviet Union, hosts Mexico and El Salvador. Van Himst and his team-mates Christian Piot, Nicolas Dewalque, Jean Dockx, Georges Heylens Wilfried Puis, Leon Semmeling Jeon Thissen, Wilfried Van Moer, Johan Devrindt and Raoul Lambert came only against the outsider El Salvador to a double point gain. Against the sbornaja there was a significant and 1:4 against Mexico in front of 108 192 fans at the Estadio Azteca converted a penalty kick in the 15th minute a 0:1 defeat. Van Himst not found in the WM days to his top form.
In the qualifying matches for the European Football Championships in 1964 and 1968, Van Himst had not been successful with Belgium. But it had passed in Brussels on November 11, 1966 at least 2-1 decent result against the eventual group winners France. Both goals against France had achieved the man of Anderlecht. The two defeats against Poland - 1:3 / 2:4 - made the 3-1 points in the direct duels against France - the French failed on the way to the final in the quarterfinals of Yugoslavia - betting and led to renewed not qualified. Van Himst had scored four goals in four games.
After not satisfactory development World Cup finals in Mexico in 1970 Van Himst undertook with Belgium in the European Championship qualifier in 1972 a new start. In group 5, Belgium had to compete with Portugal, Scotland and Denmark. Two goals from Johan Devrindt against being encountered with Morten Olsen Denmark led to the hoped-for launch success. On February 3, 1971 Van Himst led brilliantly directed, and scored two goals in the 3-0 victory unexpected gala performance of the Belgian rode duivels. Belgium defeated " thanks to an outstanding Van Himst " also Eusébio Portuguese and sealed the quarter-finals, finally on 21 November 1971 in Lisbon against Portugal. With 9:3 points Belgium led the group ahead of Portugal to 7-5 points and pulled so into the quarter-finals. There, Belgium had to do with defending champion Italy and traveled for the first leg on 29 April 1972 after Milan. With a strong defensive performance they defied the Italian attackers Domenghini, Mazzola, Causio Anastasi and Riva from a scoreless 0-0. In the return match on 13 May in Brussels by Wilfried van Moer hit and Paul Van Himst led to a sensational 2-1 victory in Belgium. A by-product turned one by the departure of England against Germany: The small country was now also hosting the Endturniers. In the semifinals of the hit " undisputed star of the host ," Captain Paul Van Himst, the clear favorite Germany with their superstar Franz Beckenbauer, Netzer and Gerd Muller. Two goals of the Munich striker decided the game and meant that the Belgian captain had in the game to compete on June 17 in Liege against Hungary for 3rd place. Lambert and Van Himst - it was his 30th goal in the national team - Belgium brought within four minutes 2-0 goal lead, breaking the morale of the Magyar ball artists. With the achievement of the 3rd place in the European Football Championship 1972 Paul Van Himst crowned his career in the national team.
In qualifying for the 1974 World Cup in Germany, Belgium had to do with the competition from the Netherlands, Norway and Iceland. As expected, all came down to a tight race with the Dutch neighbors. Against Norway and Iceland brought the two rivals each 8:0 points and so led the two scoreless 0-0 draw between Belgium and the Netherlands to that goal difference was the decisive factor. And since the guys around Johan Cruyff, Rob Rensenbrink, Johnny Rep and Arie Haan with 24:2 gates were showing the best compared to the 12:0 gates of Belgium. Paul Van Himst could therefore equal on points and unbeaten unable to attend the 1974 World Cup in Germany and the Netherlands drew with begeisterndem offensive play in the final in Munich and lost with 1:2 goals against the DFB team of national coach Helmut Schoen.
With the three European Championship qualifying matches in 1974 against Iceland, France and East Germany Paul Van Himst ended his 14 - year international career after 81 caps.
Coach
After he ended his active career in 1978, he was a youth coach at RSC Anderlecht and 1982-1985 coach of the first team. His achievements during this time were winning the UEFA Cup 1983 (1984 re- finals ) and the championship 1985. 1987 he became coach of the RWD Molenbeek. Then he withdrew temporarily from all football and worked only for its coffee wholesale.
When it kriselte in Belgian football in 1991, he took over the Belgian national team. In the 1994 World Cup in the USA, the team reached the knockout stages. After failing to qualify for Euro 1996, he was released.
The owner of a coffee - wholesale played in 1981 in the film escape or victory in a supporting role a football player.