Norbert Beuls

Norbert Beuls
Personal information
Date of birth13 January 1957
Place of birthKleine Spouwen, Belgium
Date of death19 February 2014 (aged 57)
Place of deathBelgium
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
1968-1977Rapid Spouwen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1985Tongeren
1984–1985FC Antwerp34(2)
1985–1990Charleroi
1990–1994Racing Genk
Teams managed
1994Racing Genk
2006-2010Spouwen-Mopertingen
2010-2012Patro Eisden
2014Spouwen-Mopertingen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Norbert Beuls (13 January 1957 – 19 February 2014) was a Belgian footballer and football manager.

Club career

He came through the youth ranks at hometown club Rapid Spouwen and joined Tongeren in 1977. After a season on loan at FC Antwerp[1] he moved to Charleroi in 1985 before fe finished his career at Racing Genk.[2]

Managerial career

Beuls was manager of Genk alongside Pierre Denier[3] and also coached Spouwen-Mopertingen and Patro Eisden with whom he won promotion to the Belgian Third Division in 2011.[4] He returned to Spouwen in 2014 but suddenly died on 19 February 2014.[5]

Personal life

Beuls was married and had 4 sons.[6]

References

  1. Profile - FC Antwerp
  2. 1993-1994 season - KRC Genk
  3. Trainers - KRC Genk
  4. History - Patro Maasmechelen (Dutch)
  5. Norbert Beuls (57), ex-RC Genk en Antwerp, plots overleden - Het Laatste Nieuws (Dutch)
  6. Obituary - Spouwen Mopertingen (Dutch)

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