Robert Waseige

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Robert Waseige (born August 26, 1939 in Rocourt) is a Belgian football manager and a former player. He became the coach of Belgium before the Euro 2000 and lead Belgium to the second round at the 2002 World Cup.

He then left the national as he had signed a contract with Standard Liège prior to the 2002 World Cup tournament. After a deceiving start in the Jupiler League he was fired by the club and replaced by caretaker Dominique D'Onofrio. He later managed Algeria. Waseige also managed several other clubs: Winterslag, FC Liège, Lokeren, Charleroi, FC Brussels and Sporting in Portugal. As a player, he wore the shirts of FC Liège, Racing White and Winterslag. He has been for some time a consultant for Be TV, a Belgian private TV channel.

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(French) La Deux website

v • d • e Belgium squad - UEFA Euro 2000

1 De Wilde • 2 Deflandre • 3 Valgaeren • 4 Staelens • 5 Clement • 6 Vanderhaeghe • 7 Wilmots • 8 Goor • 9 E. Mpenza • 10 Strupar • 11 Verheyen • 12 De Vlieger • 13 Herpoel • 14 Walem • 15 Peeters • 16 Nilis • 17 Léonard • 18 Van Kerckhoven • 19 Van Meir • 20 De Bilde • 21 M. Mpenza • 22 Hendrikx • Coach: Waseige

v • d • e Belgium squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 De Vlieger • 2 Deflandre • 3 De Boeck • 4 Van Meir • 5 Van Kerckhoven • 6 Simons • 7 Wilmots • 8 Goor • 9 Sonck • 10 Walem • 11 Verheyen • 12 Van Der Heyden • 13 Vandendriessche • 14 Vermant • 15 Peeters • 16 Van Buyten • 17 Englebert • 18 Vanderhaeghe • 19 Thijs • 20 Strupar • 21 Boffin • 22 Mpenza • 23 Herpoel • Coach: Waseige

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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 Georges Leekens	Belgium Men's National Team Coach August 20, 1999 – June 30, 2002	Succeeded by Aimé Anthuenis
Preceded by Rabah Saâdane	Algeria Men's National Team Coach May 2004 – September 2004	Succeeded by Ali Fergani