Monday, December 16, 2013

Yashin Award winner : Michel Preud'homme (1994 world cup )





Yashin Award winner - 1994 world cup :

Belgium Michel Preud'homme

Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud’Homme,(born 24 January 1959 in Ougree), commonly known as Michel Preud'homme, is a Belgian football coach and retired goalkeeper. He is currently head coach of Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League.

He was considered one of the world's best goalkeepers during his career for his amazing saves, terrific reflexs and agility, and the first winner of the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper at the 1994 World Cup.
On club level, Preud'homme played for Standard Liège, Mechelen, and Benfica. With Mechelen, he won the Belgian Cup in 1987, the Cup Winner's Cup and the European Super Cup in 1988 and the Belgian league title in 1989. He retired as a player in 1999, aged 40. For Belgium, Preud'homme was capped 58 times, from 1979 to 1995. Other than the 1994 World Cup, he also played in the 1990 edition.



             


Personal information
Full name Michel Georges Jean
Ghislain Preud’Homme
Date of birth 24 January 1959 (age 54)
Place of birth Ougree, Belgium
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Club Brugge (manager)
Youth career
1969–1977 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1986 Standard Liège 240 (0)
1986–1994 Mechelen 263 (0)
1994–1999 Benfica 147 (0)
Total
650 (0)
National team
1979–1994 Belgium 58 (0)
Teams managed
2001–2002 Standard Liège
2006–2008 Standard Liège
2008–2010 K.A.A. Gent
2010–2011 Twente
2011–2013 Al-Shabab
2013– Club Brugge



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