Michel Preud'homme
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Michel Preud'homme (born January 24, 1959 in Ougree) was a Belgian football goalkeeper. He was one of the best world goalkeepers, during his career and the first winner of the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper at the 1994 World Cup.
On the club level, Preud'homme played for Standard Liège, KV Mechelen, and Benfica. 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.
Preud'homme is now the Principal Trainer of Standard Liège.
| Preceded by: Philippe Vande Walle |
Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year 1988 to 1991 |
Succeeded by: Gilbert Bodart |
| Preceded by: Jan Ceulemans |
Belgian Golden Shoe 1987 |
Succeeded by: Leo Clijsters |
| Preceded by: Leo Clijsters |
Belgian Golden Shoe 1989 |
Succeeded by: Franky Van Der Elst |
| Preceded by: first award |
Yashin Award 1994 |
Succeeded by: Fabien Barthez |
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Belgium squad - 1990 World Cup | |
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1 Preud'homme | 2 Gerets | 3 Albert | 4 Clijsters | 5 Versavel | 6 Emmers | 7 Demol | 8 Van Der Elst | 9 Degryse | 10 Scifo | 11 Ceulemans | 12 Bodart | 13 Grün | 14 Claesen | 15 De Sart | 16 De Wolf | 17 Plovie | 18 Staelens | 19 Van Der Linden | 20 De Wilde | 21 Wilmots | 22 Vervoort | Coach: Thys |
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Belgium squad - 1994 World Cup | |
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1 Preud'homme | 2 Medved | 3 Borkelmans | 4 Albert | 5 Smidts | 6 Staelens | 7 Van Der Elst | 8 Nilis | 9 Degryse | 10 Scifo | 11 Czerniatynski | 12 De Wilde | 13 Grün | 14 De Wolf | 15 Emmers | 16 Boffin | 17 Weber | 18 Wilmots | 19 Van Meir | 20 Verlinden | 21 Van Der Heyden | 22 Renier | Coach: Van Himst |
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