Ludo Coeck
Belgian footballer
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| Date of birth | (1955-09-25)25 September 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Berchem, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 9 October 1985(1985-10-09) (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Edegem, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1972 | Berchem Sport | 7 | (7) |
| 1972–1983 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 292 | (54) |
| 1983–1984 | Inter Milan | 9 | (0) |
| 1984–1985 | → Ascoli Calcio (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1985 | R.W.D. Molenbeek | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 308 | (61) | |
| International career | |||
| 1974–1984 | Belgium | 46 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ludo Coeck (25 September 1955 – 9 October 1985) was a Belgian footballer who played as left winger or central midfielder. His clubs included Berchem Sport, Anderlecht, Inter Milan and Ascoli Calcio.
First capped for the Belgium national team at the age of 19, he went on to play for his country 46 times, scoring four goals, over an international career which lasted a decade.
Coeck was a member of the Belgium World Cup squad at España 82, where he played in all five of his country's games and scored with a long-range free-kick against El Salvador, and at Euro 84, where he appeared as a substitute in the defeats by France and Denmark.
On 7 October 1985, while he was on his way back to Antwerp, after signing for R.W.D. Molenbeek and taking part in a TV sports programme in Brussels, Coeck was badly injured when his BMW ploughed into crash barriers on a motorway near the town of Rumst. He died two days later, at the University of Antwerp Clinic in Edegem. He was 30 years old.
Honours
Player
- RSC Anderlecht[1]
- Belgian First Division: 1973–74, 1980–81
- Belgian Cup: 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76
- Belgian League Cup: 1973, 1974
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1975–76 (winners), 1976–77 (runners-up), 1977–78 (winners)
- European Super Cup: 1976, 1978
- UEFA Cup: 1982–83 (winners)
- Amsterdam Tournament: 1976[2]
- Tournoi de Paris: 1977[3]
- Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977, 1983[4]
- Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1978[5]
Individual
- Belgian Golden Shoe of the 20th Century (1995): 10th place[6]
- DH The Best RSC Anderlecht Team Ever: 2020[7]
- Ludo Coeck stadium in Berchem
References
- ^ "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
- ^ "Amsterdam Tournament".
- ^ "Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs" (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Jules Pappaert Cup". October 2018.
- ^ "UEFA Euro 1980".
- ^ "Soulier d'or belge du 20ème siècle".
- ^ "La Dernière Heure | Het Beste Elftal Aller Tijden".
External links
- Ludo Coeck at WorldFootball.net
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Belgium squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup | ||
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∗ Jos Daerden stepped in because Rene Vandereycken ruled out through injury on the eve of the finals | ||
Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 1984 | ||
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