R.U. Saint-Gilloise

R. Union Saint-Gilloise is a Belgian football club located in the municipality of Forest, though it is named after the neighbour municipality of Saint-Gilles, Brussels. It had been in the second division in 2004-05, but was subsequently relegated to third division. Its matricule is the n°10. The club has won 11 Belgian championships between 1903 and 1935, making it the most successful Belgian club before World War II.

History

The club was founded in 1897 and obtained its first of eleven titles as Champion of Belgium in 1904. Until World War II it was a major team in Belgian football, establishing a well-known record in Belgium in the years 1933 to 1935 (they played 60 consecutive games without losing). In the early 1900's the club also had a dominant spell in some of the very first "European" Cup competitions that took place, prior to officially sanctioned UEFA competitions.

After the Second World War, it had a brief spell of European success, playing the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup between 1958 and 1965 (but this cup was not bound with the championship final table), and attaining the semi-finals in the 1958-60 edition after a two legged victory against A.S. Roma. In 1963, the club is relegated to the second division, and even attained the lowest national level in 1980.

Honours

Domestic

• Belgian First Division:
  • Winners (11): 1903-04, 1904-05, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1912-13, 1922-23, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1934-35
  • Runners-up (8): 1902-03, 1907-08, 1911-12, 1913-14, 1919-20, 1920-21, 1921-22, 1923-24
• Belgian Second Division:
  • Winners (1): 1963-64
  • Runners-up (1): 1967-68
• Belgian Third Division A:
  • Winners (2): 1975-76, 1983-84
• Belgian Third Division B:
  • Winners (1): 2003-04
• Belgian Cup:
  • Winners (2): 1912-13, 1913-14

European

• Coupe Ponthoz:
  • Winners (3): 1905, 1906, 1907
  • Runners-up (1): 1904
• Coupe Dupuich:
  • Winners (1): 1914

Current squad

as of 21 August 2011^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Staff

• Head Coach: Dante Brogno
• Assistant Coach: Giancarlo Oriolo
• Goalkeeper Coach: Mohammed Acimi

Famous past players

• Louis Van Hege
• Herve Kage
• Stéphane Stassin

• Renan
• Wilker

• David Habarugira
• Musaba Selemani

• Evariste Ngolok
• Sébastien Siani

• Bi Boua Paterne Boulou

• Johnny Babinyanga
• Christian Kinkela
• Mulopo Kudimbana

• Sophiane Baghdad
• Cyril Dalmat
• Samba Diawara

• Stavros Glouftsis

• Marshal Johnson
• Prince Nnake
• Najeem Olukokun
• Michael Odibe

• Sanharib Malki
• Skelley Adu Tutu

Notable Players

Reserve squad

The team played in the Réserves Amateur Série E.^[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

References

External links

• Official website