Robert Waseige (26 August 1939 – 17 July 2019) was a Belgian football manager and player.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 August 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Rocourt, Belgium | ||
Date of death | 17 July 2019 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Liège | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1959–1963 | FC Liège | ||
1963–1970 | RW Brussels | ||
1970–1973 | Winterslag | ||
Managerial career | |||
1971–1976 | Winterslag | ||
1976–1979 | Standard Liège | ||
1979–1981 | Winterslag | ||
1981–1983 | Lokeren | ||
1983–1992 | FC Liège | ||
1992–1994 | Charleroi | ||
1994–1996 | Standard Liège | ||
1996 | Sporting CP | ||
1997–1999 | Charleroi | ||
1999–2002 | Belgium | ||
2002 | Standard Liège | ||
2004 | Algeria | ||
2005 | FC Brussels | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Career
While managing R.F.C. de Liège he helped them win the 1989–90 Belgian Cup. He became the coach of Belgium before Euro 2000 and led Belgium to the second round at the 2002 World Cup.
He then left the national team, having signed a contract with Standard Liège prior to the 2002 World Cup tournament. After a deceiving start in the Belgian First Division he was fired by the club and replaced by caretaker manager Dominique D'Onofrio. He later managed Algeria. Waseige also managed several other clubs: Winterslag, FC Liège, Lokeren, Charleroi, FC Brussels and Sporting CP in Portugal. As a player, he wore the shirts of FC Liège, RW Brussels and Winterslag. He was for some time a consultant for BeTV, a Belgian private TV channel. He died in a hospital in Liège on 17 July 2019. He was suffering from heart and kidney problems.
Honours
Player
RW Brussels
Player-manager
KFC Winterslag
Manager
KFC Winterslag
- Belgian Second Division: 1975–76
RFC Liège
- Belgian Cup: 1989–90; runner-up 1986–87
- Belgian League Cup: 1986
Belgium
Individual
- Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 1984–85 (RFC Liège), 1993–94 (Charleroi), 1994–95 (Standard Liège)
References
External links
- La Deux website (in French)
- Robert Waseige at WorldFootball.net