Fernand Goyvaerts

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Fernand Goyvaerts
Full name	Fernand Goyvaerts
Date of birth	October 24, 1938(1938-10-24)
Place of birth	Mechelen, Belgium
Date of death	April 5, 2004 (aged 65)
Place of death	Bruges, Belgium
Playing position	attacker
Youth clubs
	Club Brugge
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1956-1962 1962-1965 1965-1967 1967-1968 1968-1971 1971-1973 1973-1974 1974-1976 1976-1977 1977-1979	Club Brugge FC Barcelona Real Madrid Elche CF OGC Nice Cercle Brugge SC Lokeren WS Lauwe RC Tournai WS Lauwe	17 (1) 3 (1) 18 (0) 42 (8)
National team²
1959-1961	Belgium	8 (1)
Teams managed
	WS Lauwe
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 September 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 1 September 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Fernand Goyvaerts (born October 24, 1938 in Mechelen - died April 5, 2004 in Bruges) was a Belgian international footballer. He was an attacker.

He made his début for the first team of Club Brugge at the age of 16. In 1958, his penalty kick against CS Verviers was decisive for the promotion of Club to the highest level in Belgian football. He left Club Brugge in 1962 after a conflict with the Romanian coach Norberto Höfling. FC Barcelona paid 5 million Belgian franc for him. Two years later, he was voted best foreigner of the Primera División.

One year later, Goyvaerts left Barcelona for Real Madrid. Due to injuries, he was never really able to break through. He followed his coach Alfredo Di Stéfano to Elche CF.

In 1971, Goyvaerts returned to Belgium. He went from OGC Nice to Cercle Brugge. Goyvaerts would go on to play for SC Lokeren, WS Lauwe and RC Tournai.

Though being one of the most talented Belgian footballers of his era, Goyvaerts only played 8 times for the Red Devils.