Gilbert Bodart

Gilbert Bodart
Personal information
Date of birth2 September 1962
Place of birthOugrée, Belgium
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
RJ Rochefort
Youth career
1972–1976CS Verlaine
1976–1981Standard Liège
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1981–1996Standard Liège445(10)
1996–1997Girondins Bordeaux38(0)
1997–1998Standard Liège25(4)
1998–2000Brescia Calcio55(0)
2000–2001Ravenna Calcio13(0)
2001–2002KSK Beveren11(0)
National team
1985–1995Belgium12(0)
Teams managed
2002–2003CS Visé
2003–2005KV Oostende
2005Eendracht Aalst
2005–2006RAA La Louvière
2006–200?KSK Wevelgem City
2008–RJ Rochefort
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Gilbert Bodart (born 2 September 1962 in Ougrée) is a Belgian football manager who was working for La Louvière in the Jupiler League until 21 February 2006.

He also is a former goalkeeper who played a long time with Standard Liège. Bodart also played 12 times with Belgium from 1986 to 1995. In 1996 the goalkeeper moved to the French team of Girondins de Bordeaux.

He played few matches with the national team as he was in competition with Jean-Marie Pfaff and then with Michel Preud'homme. Bodart was nevertheless part of the team in the 1986 World Cup of which Belgium reached the semifinals. He collected 12 caps in 55 selections.

Convictions and jail time

On 21 February 2006, he resigned from his post at La Louvière after allegations he was involved in a gambling scandal that rocked Belgian football.

On 21 August 2008, he was arrested for complicity to robbery at the Caves of Han-sur-Lesse where he had been working in public relations for a little over a month. On 28 August, unrelated money counterfeiting charges were added.

He was released from jail on 31 December 2008, but his judgment for these two cases is still pending.

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Guy Vandersmissen		 Standard Liège Captain
1992–1996 		Succeeded by
Guy Hellers

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