Georges Heylens (born 8 August 1941) is a Belgian former

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who played as a

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for R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium national team. He participated in the 1964 match between Belgium and the

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, alongside 10 teammates from Anderlecht, following the substitution of goalkeeper Delhasse by

Jean-Marie Trappeniers Jean-Marie Trappeniers (13 January 1942 – 2 November 2016) was a Belgian association football, football goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht, Anderlecht and Belgium national football team, Belgium. In ...

. As an attacking right-back, he played in all three games at the Mexico World Cup, where he reached his 50th International appearance. He now works as a football consultant, appearing in papers and on TV.

Honours

Player

Anderlecht *

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: 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1971–72 *

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: 1964–65, 1971–72, 1972–73 * Belgian League Cup: 1973 *

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runner-up: 1969–70 Belgium *

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third place:

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Manager

Individual * Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 1983–1984

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* * * Living people 1941 births Belgian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Belgium men's international footballers 1970 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1972 players Belgian Pro League players R.S.C. Anderlecht players Belgian football managers Royale Union Saint-Gilloise managers K.V. Kortrijk managers Lille OSC managers Gençlerbirliği S.K. managers Royal Charleroi S.C. managers K.V. Mechelen managers S.C. Eendracht Aalst managers Belgian expatriate football managers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate football managers in France Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate football managers in Turkey 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-defender-stub