Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud'homme (born 24 January 1959) is a Belgian retired

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and

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who played as a

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. Currently, he is vice-president and sports director at

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège (; nl, Standard Luik ; german: Standard Lüttich ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most ...

. He was considered one of the world's best and most consistent goalkeepers during his professional career; he was the first winner of the

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as the best goalkeeper at the

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. At club level, Preud'homme played for Standard Liège,

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

and Benfica. With Mechelen, he won the

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

in 1987, the Cup Winner's Cup and the

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in 1988 and the Belgian league title in 1989. He also won the

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with Benfica in 1996. He retired as a player in 1999, aged 40. For

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, Preud'homme was capped 58 times, from 1979 to 1995. Other than the 1994 World Cup, he also played in the

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tournament.

Club career

Standard Liège

Preud'homme is a product of Standard Liège's youth system, which he joined at 10 years old in 1969. He was first called up to the first team in 1977 and made his senior debut in August 1977 after early injuries to the main goalkeeper

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and his successor Jean-Paul Crucifix. With Standard Liège Preud'homme won the Belgian First Division in 1981–82 and 1982–83. He was also runner-up in the 1981–82

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, losing against

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KV Mechelen

Preud'homme was transferred to KV Mechelen in 1986. The following seasons would become the most successful for the player (as well for the club), winning the 1986-87 Belgian Cup, the 1987-88 European Cup Winners' Cup, the

1988 European Super Cup The 1988 UEFA Super Cup was played between KV Mechelen and PSV Eindhoven, with Mechelen winning 3–1 on aggregate. Match details First leg Second leg ''KV Mechelen won 3–1 on aggregate.'' See also *1987–88 European Cup *1987–88 Eur ...

and the 1988-89 Belgian First Division.

Benfica

Preud'homme moved to Portuguese club Benfica in 1994, becoming the first foreign goalkeeper in Benfica's history. He made his debut on 21 August, against Beira-Mar. On 18 May 1996, Michel won his first trophy in Portuguese football as Benfica defeated

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rivals

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3–1 in the

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final. For his outstanding performances and almost impossible saves, he was nicknamed "Saint Michel" by supporters of Benfica. On 10 August 1999, he played his last match, an off season friendly against

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. After his retirement, at age 40, he became Benfica's director of international relations.

International career

Preud'homme made his senior debut on 2 May 1979 in a 0–0 draw with

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in a

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qualifying match. He served as third keeper behind

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and Theo Custers in the

as Belgium lost in the final against West Germany. Preud'homme represented Belgium in two consecutive FIFA World Cups:

and

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– the latter being his last competition at international level, where he was awarded with the

for best goalkeeper, and was included in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team, as Belgium reached the round of 16 of the tournament, only to be eliminated by defending champions

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following a 3–2 defeat. Preud'homme made his final appearance for Belgium on 17 December 1994 in a 4–1 defeat to

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, in a

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qualifying match.

Style of play

A world-class, elegant, efficient, and consistent goalkeeper, regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, Preud'homme was mainly known for his excellent shot-stopping abilities, quick reflexes, agility, strength, tenacity, handling and his ability to come off his line to collect crosses, as well as his tendency to produce spectacular and decisive saves.

Managerial career

After his professional football career, Michel Preud'homme stayed at Benfica to become technical director. In September 2000, he suggested the club approach

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to become the head coach.

Standard Liège

Preud'homme has been the head coach of

twice, the first time from December 2000 to May 2002 and the second time from August 2006 to the end of the 2008 season. After leaving his technical director duties at Benfica, he replaced Tomislav Ivić on 20 December 2000. In May 2002, he left his coaching position to become Standard's sporting director. On 30 August 2006, after Dutchman

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was sacked due to poor results, Preud'homme left his sporting director duties and became Standard's manager for the second time in his career. After his return to the club, Standard Liège won in 2008 its first Belgian Championship in 25 years, and it therefore came as a surprise when he was appointed manager of Gent for the 2008–09 season.

Gent

Preud'homme moved to Gent on 27 May 2008. With Gent he finished second in the

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, this was their highest place ever (together with the 1954–1955 season). He also won the

, it was the third time in the history of the club that they won that trophy.

Twente

On 23 May 2010, it was confirmed that Preud'homme would replace

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as the head coach of

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, despite the interest of

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and

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. On 31 July 2010, he won his first trophy in Dutch football as Twente defeated

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1–0 in the

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match. In the last competition match of the season, Twente lost to Ajax, which meant the Dutch title went to Amsterdam and Twente finished runners-up. On 8 May 2011, Twente defeated Ajax 3–2 after extra time in the

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held at the

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Al-Shabab Riyadh

On 13 June 2011, FC Twente confirmed Preud'homme's departure to

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n club

Al-Shabab Riyadh Al-Shabab Football Club ( ar, نادي الشباب), or The Youth Football Club, in English, is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Riyadh. It was founded in 1947, and was at first named ''Shabab Al Riyadh''. (), meaning Riyadh ...

on its website . By the end of the transfer window, he brought Brazilian central midfielder Fernando Menegazzo and Uzbekistani midfielder Server Djeparov. On 10 September 2011, Al-Shabab won 3–1 at Al-Faisaly in Preud'homme's first

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game as manager. On 10 March 2012, he succeeding

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coach Ariel Jacobs on winning the Guy Thys Award, the prize for the coach who most contributed to the image of his profession and football. On 14 April 2012, after a 1–1 draw against Al-Ahli, Al-Shabab clinched the Saudi Professional League title after six years since they had won it for the last time. Shabab finishing the league undefeated, with 19 victories and 7 draws. At the end of the season, he was won the Saudi Arabia Manager of the Year award. On 10 May, Preud'homme was rewarded with a new contract extension, running until 2016. On 18 September 2013, he and Al-Shabab agreed to part ways, allowing him to sign for

Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062.

one day later.

Club Brugge

After

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was fired, Preud'homme was appointed head coach of Club Brugge on 19 September 2013. Six days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 win against

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. At the end of the season, Preud'homme signed a new contract to remain as Club Brugge manager until 2019. On 11 February 2015, Preud'homme reached his third Belgian Cup Final, after eliminating rivals

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8–3 on aggregate. On 22 March 2015, he won that final against rivals Anderlecht. It was the first trophy for Club Brugge in eight years. At the end of the season, he was voted Belgian Professional Manager of the Year for the second time. Preud'homme started the new season losing the

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to Gent. In the

, Brugge won 0–2 in the quarter-final against Westerlo. On 3 February 2016, they eliminated Gent on the

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to reach the Cup Final for the second year in a row. Brugge lost the match 2–1 to Standard Liège. On 15 May 2016, after finishing first in the regular season, Preud'homme won the Jupiler Pro League with Club Brugge in a 4–0 win over Anderlecht. It took the club 11 years since their last victory in the Belgian competition. On 23 May, he was voted Manager of the Year for the third time, the second consecutive.

Return to Standard Liège

On 23 May 2018, Preud'homme signed with Standard Liège.

Career statistics

International

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Standard Liège *

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: 1981–82, 1982–83 *

: 1980–81 *

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: 1981, 1983 *

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runner-up: 1981–82 *

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Group Winners:

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KV Mechelen *

: 1988–89 *

: List of Belgian Cup finals, 1986–87 *

: 1987–88 European Cup Winners' Cup, 1987–88 *

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Benfica *

: 1995–96 Belgium *

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runner-up:

* Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980

Manager

Standard Liège *

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: 2007–08 Gent *

: 2009–10 Belgian Cup, 2009–10 Twente *

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Al-Shabab *

: 2011–12 Club Brugge *

: 2015–16 *

: 2014–15 Belgian Cup, 2014–15 *

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Individual

Player *

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: 1987, 1989 * Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 *

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nominations:

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* Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1989 * Belgian Fair Play Award: 1989 * FIFA World Cup Yashin Award:

* FIFA World Cup All-Star Team:

* Best European Goalkeeper of the Year: 1994 * IFFHS World's Best Goalkeeper of the Year: 1994 * Belgian Golden Shoe of the 20th Century (5th): 1995 *

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European Keeper of the Century (19th): 2000 *The Best Golden Shoe Team Ever: 2011 *

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50 Greatest Goalkeepers in Football History (6th): 2013 * RBFA 125 Years Icons Team: 2020 Manager * Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 2007–08, 2014–15, 2015–16 * Rinus Michels Award: Manager of the Year

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* Guy Thys Award: 2012 *Saudi Arabia Manager of the Year: 2012 * Best Football Coach of the Year: 2016 * Raymond Goethals Award: 2016

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