Michel De Groote (born 18 October 1955) is a Belgian retired

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defender. During his club career, De Groote played for

RSC Anderlecht Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, commonly abbreviated to RSC Anderlecht (, , ) or RSCA (, , ), is a Belgian professional association football, football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Div ...

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and KFC Avenir Lembeek. He also gained 4 caps for the Belgium national team.

Honours

Player

Anderlecht *

Belgian First Division The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

: 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87 *

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: 1975–76, 1987–88, 1988–89 *

Belgian Super Cup The Belgian Super Cup ( ; ; ), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian Pro League champions (also received the Super Cup host) and the Belgian Cup winners. If both teams are the same, ...

: 1985, 1987 *

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: 1975–76 (

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), 1976–77 (

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: 1982–83 (

), 1983–84 (

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) *

Amsterdam Tournament The Amsterdam Tournament () was a pre-season association football competition, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The competition was hosted by Eredivisie club AFC Ajax, Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena. It was inaugurated in 1975 as the Amsterdam 700 T ...

: 1976 *

Jules Pappaert Cup Trophy Jules Pappaert or Pappaert cup is a Belgian football trophy since 1953 and is awarded annually to a club in the first, second or third division of the Belgian Pro League with the longest uninterrupted series of unbeaten games. The award is ...

: 1977, 1983, 1985 * Bruges Matins: 1985, 1988

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* * 1955 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers Men's association football defenders R.S.C. Anderlecht players UEFA Europa League–winning players 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{belgium-footy-defender-stub