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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.[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.
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.[3]
Honours
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
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
- ^ "Tijdperk-Vanden Stock: 20 landstitels, 8 bekers en 3 Europabekers".
- ^ a b "Amsterdam Tournament". Archived from the original on 31 August 2004. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ "Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs" (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
- ^ "UEFA Euro 1972".
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