 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 | ||||||||||||||
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. 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[edit]
Club 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]
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".
External links[edit]
- Club Brugge profile (in Dutch)
- Raoul Lambert at National-Football-Teams.com
- Raoul Lambert – FIFA competition record (archived)
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