Gilbert Van Binst

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Gilles Van Binst
File:Anderlecht tegen HSV (finale Europa Cup II ) Manfred Kaltz en Gilbert van Binst, Bestanddeelnr 929-1738 (cropped).jpg
Van Binst and Manfred Kaltz (left) after the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-07-05)5 July 1951
Place of birth Machelen, Belgium
Date of death 3 January 2025(2025-01-03) (aged 73)
Place of death Zaventem, Belgium
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Defender
Youth career
1963–1965 KFC Peutie
1965–1966 Vilvoorde FC
1966–1968 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1980 Anderlecht 262 (28)
1980–1981 Toulouse 26 (1)
1981–1983 Club Brugge 31 (0)
Total 319 (29)
International career
1972–1977 Belgium 15 (1)
Managerial career
1983–1984 Club Brugge (Assistant)
1985–1986 Wallonia Namur
1986–1988 KWSC Lauwe
1992 SK Oostnieuwkerke
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gilbert Van Binst (5 July 1951 – 3 January 2025) was a Belgian footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

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Van Binst played for over a decade for Anderlecht, beginning his professional career with the club in 1968. He won numerous domestic and continental honours during his time with the club, most famously scoring two goals in the win over Austria Wien in the 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.[2][3] He would move to France to play for Toulouse for one season in 1980. He returned to Belgium in 1981, finishing his career by playing for Anderlecht's city rivals Club Brugge.

International career

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Van Binst earned 15 caps for Belgium. He was a part of the squad that finished third at the 1972 European Championships on home soil.[4]

Death

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Van Binst died in Zaventem on 3 January 2025, at the age of 73.[5]

Honours

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Anderlecht[6]

Club Brugge

  • Belgian Cup runner-up: 1982–83

Belgium

References

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