Georges Leekens

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Georges Leekens
Personal information
Full name Georges Leekens
Date of birth May 18, 1949 (1949-05-18) (age 59)
Place of birth    Meeuwen, Belgium
Playing position Manager
Club information
Current club KSC Lokeren
Youth clubs
1958-69 Sporting Houthalen
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1969-70
1970-72
1972-81
1981-84		 Dessel Sport
Crossing Club
Club Brugge
K. Sint-Niklase S.K.E.		  ?   
National team
1975-78 Belgium 3 (0)
Teams managed
1984-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-97
1997-99
1999-2001
2001-02
2003-03
2003-04
2004-07
2007-		 Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
R.S.C. Anderlecht
K.V. Kortrijk
Club Brugge
KV Mechelen
Trabzonspor
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.
R. Charleroi S.C.
R.E. Mouscron
Belgium
KSC Lokeren
Roda JC
Algeria
R.E. Mouscron
K.A.A. Gent
KSC Lokeren

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Georges Leekens is a football manager for Gent and a former player.

He used to coach the Belgium national football team and led it to the 1998 FIFA World Cup finals after a two-legged win against the Republic of Ireland in the qualifying playoff. Leekens was selected as national coach after an impressive work at R.E. Mouscron that was playing the title in their first year in Jupiler League at the half of the season. He was sacked from his role as federal coach after a disappointing 3rd place in the World Cup group stage.

Georges Leekens is the cousin of Louis Leekens. Louis Leekens was Belgian National Champion of gymnastics in 1966 and is currently leading the top sports school for gymnastics in Genk.

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Roda JC – Managers

Thomas (1962–63) • Pfeiffer (1963–65) • Coerver (1965–66) • Fischer (1966–68) • Weyzen (1969–1971) • Koole (1971–1972) • Hollink (1972–1974) • Pliska (1974) • Jacobs (1974–1980) • de Visser (1980–83) • Eijkenbroek (1984) • Gerards (1984) • Körver (1984–86) • Baan (1986–87) • Jacobs (1987–88) • Reker (1988–91) • Koster (1991–93) • Stevens (1993–96) • Achterberg (1996) • Jol (1996–98) • Vonk (1998) • Vergoossen (1998–01) • van Dijk (2001) • Leekens (2001) • Vloet (2002–05) • Stevens (2005–07) • Atteveld (2007–)
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K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen – current squad

2 El Mouataz • 3 João Carlos • 4 Doll • 6 Tsholola • 7 Overmeire • 8 Pavlovic • 9 Jancevski • 10 Mbayo • 11 Stojanovic • 12 Lazic • 14 Bouabé • 15 Camara • 17 De Vroe • 18 Carevic • 19 Yali-Yali • 21 De Wilde • 22 Salombo • 24 Van Hoey • 25 Clappaert • 26 Panandétiguiri • 27 Tambwe • 28 Armoumen • 29 De Pauw • 30 Copa • 31 Golan • 32 Muharemovic • 33 Dupré • Manager: Leekens
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Belgium squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 De Wilde • 2 Crasson • 3 Staelens • 4 Vidović • 5 Borkelmans • 6 Van Der Elst • 7 Wilmots • 8 Oliveira • 9 M. Mpenza • 10 Nilis • 11 Van Kerckhoven • 12 Vande Walle • 13 Verlinden • 14 Scifo • 15 Clement • 16 De Boeck • 17 Verstraeten • 18 Verheyen • 19 Van Meir • 20 E. Mpenza • 21 Boffin • 22 Deflandre • Coach: Leekens
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Belgium national football team – Managers

de Laveleye (on behalf of the Belgian FA) (1904–10) • Maxwell (1910–13) • Bunyan (1914) • de Laveleye (on behalf of the Belgian FA) (1914–20) • Maxwell (1920–28) • Löwenfelt (1928–30) • Goetinck (1930–34) • Turnauer (1935) • Butler (1935–40) • van Keesbeeck (on behalf of the Belgian FA) (1940–44) • Demol (1944–46) • Gormlie (1947–53) • Livingstone (1953–54) • Vandeweyer (1955–57) • Nicolay (Caretaker) (1957) • Toldi (1957–58) • Vanden Stock (1958–68) • Goethals (1968–76) • Thys (1976–89) • Meeuws (1989–90) • Thys (1990–91) • van Himst (1991–96) • van Moer (1996) • Leekens (1997–99) • Waseige (1999–02) • Anthuenis (2002–05) • Vandereycken (2006–)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Flag of the Netherlands Henk Houwaert		 Club Brugge Coach
1989 – 1991		 Succeeded by
Flag of Belgium Hugo Broos
Preceded by
Flag of Belgium Wilfried Van Moer		 Belgium Men's National Team Coach
February 11, 1997 – August 18, 1999		 Succeeded by
Flag of Belgium Robert Waseige
Preceded by
Flag of Algeria Hamid Zouba		 Algeria Men's National Team Coach
January 2003 – July 2003		 Succeeded by
Flag of Algeria Rabah Saâdane


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