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Wilfried Van Moer (Wilfried van Moer) was born on 1 March, 1945 in Beveren, Belgium, is a Belgian footballer (1945–2021). Discover Wilfried Van Moer's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 76 years old?

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Age 76 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 1 March 1945
Birthday 1 March
Birthplace Beveren, Belgium
Date of death 24 August, 2021
Died Place Leuven, Belgium
Nationality Belgium

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At 76 years old, Wilfried Van Moer height is 1.68 m .

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1945

Wilfried van Moer (1 March 1945 – 24 August 2021) was a Belgian footballer who won the Belgian Golden Shoe three times, first in 1966 while at Antwerp then in 1969 and in 1970 while at Standard Liège.

1965

A move to Royal Antwerp in 1965 was influenced not only by a chance to play in the 1st Division, but by the fact he was already working in that city as an electrician.

He made his debut for the club in August 1965 against Union Saint-Gilloise.

1966

Prior to 1966 Van Moer played with Beveren.

He played 57 times and scored nine goals for the Belgium national team between 1966 and 1982, starting in a 1–0 friendly win against Switzerland on 22 October 1966.

At the end of 1966 he won his first Golden Shoe Award, having won his first international cap earlier that year.

It was during his three years at Antwerp under the guidance of coach Harry Game, that Van Moer, against his wishes, was moved from a wide right role to central midfield, preparing him to eventually succeed to another of Belgium's most celebrated players Jef Jurion, in the national team.

1968

Following relegation for Antwerp in 1968, a protracted move to Standard Liège ensued, Van Moer resisting the interest of 1. FC Köln to remain in Belgium, and also Club Brugge, with whom he had made a personal agreement.

The €150,000 fee for the now established international was at the time a Belgian record.

1969

Wonderful domestic success followed at Standard, winning the championship in 1969, 1970 and 1971 and making it a hat-trick of Golden Shoes by winning the award in both 1969 and 1970.

1970

Van Moer was in the team for the 1970 and 1982 World Cups and for the Euro 1980 in which Belgium finished second.

Born in Beveren-Waas, Van Moer began with home town club Beveren-Waas, then in the third tier of the Belgian League.

Van Moer was a regular for the Belgium national team, appearing in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and scoring twice in a 3–0 defeat of El Salvador, Belgium's only win in the tournament.

1972

Two years later, he played a key role in helping his country qualify for the semi-finals of the UEFA Euro 1972.

After Belgium had defended stubbornly in a goalless quarter final, first leg in Italy, he scored the opening goal midway through the first half in the return at Anderlecht's Constant Vanden Stock Stadium.

But then something was to happen, putting the Belgian's career on hold.

On the stroke of half-time, Mario Bertini's lunge resulted in a broken leg for Van Moer, a bitter-sweet day for the home nation who ultimately celebrated a 2–1 victory.

Although he recovered, the leg-break and other injuries restricted his international appearances over the next three seasons.

1976

As for his club career, he had left Standard in 1976 and played for the Limburg first division team FC Beringen for a few seasons (he owned a café in the Limburg capital Hasselt).

1979

By October 1979, aged 34, without an appearance for The Red Devils for four and a half years, international football couldn't have been further from his thoughts.

But wily Belgian coach Guy Thys had other ideas.

Van Moer was an inspired choice for a Belgian side who had forgotten how to win, as they prepared to take on Portugal in a 'do or die' EC qualifier.

Van Moer again came up trumps with the first goal in a 2–0 win.

Van Moer also performed key roles in home and away victories over Scotland, which propelled Belgium to qualification for the Finals tournament in Italy.

Striker Horst Hrubesch may have scored two goals to secure final victory for West Germany, but for many the outstanding player of the tournament was the Belgian central midfielder with the seemingly boundless energy.

He ran the show in most every game he played, scheming, prompting and holding the ball, never wasteful his performances were as dynamic as they were inspirational as Belgium went all the way to their only major Final.

Van Moer was arguably the most influential player in the tournament and indeed at 35, his performances earned him fourth place (equalling the best ever showing by a Belgian) in the Ballon d'Or poll.

Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bernd Schuster and Michel Platini finished ahead of him.

Van Moer's international career went on for another two years, long enough to appear in another World Cup Finals series.

Named captain in the absence of Eric Gerets, for the second-phase game against Poland his international career ended when replaced by François Van der Elst at half-time.

Belgium trailed by two at the interval and went on to lose 3–0, Poland's inspiration coming from Zbigniew Boniek who was the only player to score.

After he stopped playing football, he became coach with Sint-Truiden, SK Beveren, Assent and FC Diest, before calling it a day, somewhat disappointed by the general professional level of the Belgian football players.

1980

He returned to his first club after a spell at Beringen in the early 1980s.

In 1980, after his career had been rekindled, he made a transfer to his original team SK Beveren (which had become Belgian champion in 1979).

He stayed there for two more seasons and concluded his career in Limburg again at Sint-Truiden, where he became trainer-player.

1995

He was called by the Belgian Football Union to do some prospective work and became assistant coach to national coach Paul Van Himst in 1995 after a few heavy defeats of the Red Devils.

1996

He succeeded Van Himst as a head coach in 1996 for five games.

1997

However, people in the Football Union and the press were not very delighted by his lack of communicative skills and at the beginning of 1997, he was, in his turn, replaced by Georges Leekens.

He has not taken up any managerial tasks since.

Van Moer suffered a cerebral haemorrhage and died in a hospital in Leuven on 24 August 2021.