Fernand Goyvaerts

Fernand Goyvaerts

Personal information
Full name	Fernand August Goyvaerts Deyrdey
Date of birth	(1938-10-24)24 October 1938
Place of birth	Mechelen, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death	Bruges, Belgium
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1956–1962	Club Brugge	55	(20)
1962–1965	FC Barcelona	17	(1)
1965–1967	Real Madrid	3	(1)
1967–1968	Elche CF	18	(0)
1968–1971	OGC Nice
1971–1973	Cercle Brugge	42	(8)
1973–1974	SC Lokeren	13	(0)
1974–1976	WS Lauwe
1976–1977	RC Tournai
1977–1979	WS Lauwe
International career
1959–1961	Belgium	8	(1)
Managerial career
	WS Lauwe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fernand Goyvaerts (24 October 1938 – 5 April 2004) was a Belgian international footballer. He was an attacker.

Club career

He made his début for the first team of Club Brugge at the age of 16. In 1958, his penalty kick against CS Verviers was decisive for the promotion of Club to the highest level in Belgian football. He left Club Brugge in 1962 after a conflict with the Romanian coach Norberto Höfling. FC Barcelona paid 5 million Belgian franc for him. Two years later, he was voted best foreigner of the Primera División.

One year later, Goyvaerts left Barcelona for Real Madrid, making him the only Belgian still to have played for both Spanish giants. Due to injuries, he was never really able to break through. He followed his coach Alfredo Di Stéfano to Elche CF.

In 1971, Goyvaerts returned to Belgium. He went from OGC Nice to Cercle Brugge. Goyvaerts would go on to play for SC Lokeren, WS Lauwe and RC Tournai.

International career

Though being one of the most talented Belgian footballers of his era, Goyvaerts only played 8 times for the Red Devils, his lone goal coming in a match against Netherlands. At the time, professional footballers were not allowed to play for the national team.

Retirement and death

After his footballing career, Goyvaerts worked as agent for several players. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage, aged only 65.

External links

• Cerclemuseum.be
• Club Brugge
• El Mundo
• De Standaard
• The Independent