Raymond Goethals

Raymond Goethals
	Goethals in 1977
Personal information
Date of birth	7 October 1921
Place of birth	Forest, Belgium
Date of death	6 December 2004 (aged 83)
Place of death	Brussels, Belgium
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1933–1939	Daring Club Bruxelles
Senior career*
Years	Team
1940–1947	Daring Club Bruxelles
1947–1948	Racing Club Brussels
1948–1952	RFC Hannutois
1952–1957	AS Renaisiènne
Managerial career
1957–1958	RFC Hannutois
1958–1959	Stade Waremmien
1959–1966	Sint-Truiden
1966–1968	Belgium (assistant)
1968–1976	Belgium
1976–1979	Anderlecht
1979–1980	Bordeaux
1980–1981	São Paulo
1981–1984	Standard Liège
1984–1985	Vitória Guimarães
1985–1987	Racing Jet Brussels
1988–1989	Anderlecht
1989–1990	Bordeaux
1990–1993	Marseille
1995	Anderlecht
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raymond Goethals (French pronunciation: [ʁɛmɔ̃ ɡutals], Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɛmɔ̃ ˈɣutɑls]; 7 October 1921 – 6 December 2004) was a Belgian football coach who led Marseille to victory in the UEFA Champions League final in 1993, becoming the first coach to win a European trophy with a French club and also the only coach to win the Champions League with a French club.

Sometimes nicknamed "Raymond-la-science" ("Raymond-the-Science", previously the nickname of Belgian anarchist and Bonnot gang member Raymond Callemin), "le sorcier" ("the Wizard") or "le magicien" ("the Magician"), Goethals was known for his blunt way of speaking, his habit of mispronouncing players' names and his distinctive Brussels accent. A chain smoker, he was likened to TV police detective Lieutenant Columbo. He was the father of the referee Guy Goethals, who officiated at the 1996 European Championship.