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 Ceulemans in 1980 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jan Anna Gumaar Ceulemans | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1957 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lier, Belgium | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1967–1974 | Lierse | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1974–1978 | Lierse | 110 | (39) | |||||||||||
| 1978–1992 | Club Brugge | 407 | (191) | |||||||||||
| Total | 517 | (230) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1977–1991 | Belgium | 96 | (23) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1996 | Eendracht Aalst | |||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Ingelmunster | |||||||||||||
| 1999–2005 | Westerlo | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Club Brugge | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2012 | Westerlo | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Cappellen | |||||||||||||
| 2015 | Deinze | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Jan Anna Gumaar Ceulemans (Flemish pronunciation: [ˈjɑŋ ˈkøːləmɑns]; born 28 February 1957) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as midfielder. A prolific goalscorer, Ceulemans was known for his stamina, aerial ability, technique and was also recognized as one of the greatest Belgium footballers of all time. He was also known for his power, imposing frame and natural authority.[2]
Ceulemans was also a regular member of the Belgium national football team, with 96 international appearances, a record that stood for 26 years until it was surpassed by Jan Vertonghen's 97th appearance for Belgium on 10 October 2017;[3] Ceulemans is now the ninth most-capped for Belgium. He still holds the record for most appearances in the Belgian Pro League with 517. Most of his time with Belgium took place under the guidance of Guy Thys. This period saw the Belgium squad record some of their finest results, which include reaching the final of Euro 80 and fourth place at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[4]
- ^ "Jan Ceulemans". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Lionheart Ceulemans still the pride of Belgium FIFA.com
- ^ "Belgium 4 Cyprus 0: Hazard brothers on target as Vertonghen breaks record". 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Lionheart Ceulemans still the pride of Belgium". FIFA. 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.