Christian Piot (born 4 October 1947) is a Belgian retired

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who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1972 while at

Standard Liège Royal Standard de Liège, commonly referred to as Standard Liège ( ; ; ) or simply Standard in Belgium, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Liège. They are one of the most successful clubs in Belgium, having won t ...

. He played 40 times and scored 1 goal for the Belgium national team between 1969 and 1977, starting in a 4–0 defeat to

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on 19 October 1969. Piot was in the team for the 1970 World Cup and for the Euro 1972.

Career statistics

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Honours

Player

Standard Liege *

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: 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71 *

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: 1966–67; runners-up: 1971–72, 1972–73 * Belgian League Cup: 1975 * Jules Pappaert Cup: 1971 Belgium *

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) Individual * Belgian Golden Shoe: 1972

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Profile at Standard de Liège
* 1947 births Living people Sportspeople from Seraing Footballers from Liège Province Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Belgian Pro League players Standard Liège players 1970 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1972 players Belgian football managers 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-goalkeeper-stub