Raoul Lambert

Raoul Lambert

Lambert (left) with Johan Cruijff in 1977
Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-10-22) 22 October 1944
Place of birth	Bruges, Belgium
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1956-1962	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1962-1980	Club Brugge	373	(216)
Total		373	(216)
National team
1966-1977	Belgium	33	(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Raoul Lambert (born 20 October 1944) is a retired Belgian footballer. He finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 17 goals in 1972 while playing for Club Brugge.^[1] He also scored 18 goals in 33 matches with the Belgian national team between 1966 and 1977. Lambert made his international debut on 20 April 1966 in a 0–3 friendly win against France and he scored. He was in the team for the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 72. Throughout Raoul's career he stayed at Club Brugge, scoring a total of 270 goals in 458 matches in all competitions.^[2]

Honours

Club Brugge

National

• Belgian League: 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80
• Belgian Cup: 1967–68, 1969–70, 1976–77

European

• UEFA Cup Runner-up 1975–76
• European Cup Runner-up 1977–78

References

External links

• Club Brugge profile (Dutch)
• Raoul Lambert at National-Football-Teams.com
• Raoul Lambert – FIFA competition record

See also

• List of one-club men

Belgium squad – 1970 FIFA World Cup 1 Piot 2 Heylens 3 Thissen 4 Dewalque 5 Jeck 6 Dockx 7 Semmeling 8 Van Moer 9 Devrindt 10 Van Himst (c) 11 Puis 12 Trappeniers 13 Beurlet 14 Martens 15 Vandendaele 16 Polleunis 17 Verheyen 18 Lambert 19 Carteus 20 Peeters 21 Janssens 22 Duquesne Coach: Goethals

Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 1972 Third Place GK Piot GK Sanders DF Dockx DF Dolmans DF Heylens DF Martens DF Thissen DF Van Binst MF Semmeling MF Thio MF Vandendaele MF Verheyen FW Janssens FW Lambert FW Polleunis FW Teugels FW Van Himst (c) Coach: Goethals