René Verheyen (born 20 March 1952) is a retired Belgian

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midfielder.

Club career

During his active career he played for

Lokeren Lokeren () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders, and belongs to the Waasland, also called ''Land van Waas'', of which it is the second ...

(1974–1982),

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.

(1983–1987) and K.A.A. Gent (1987–1988). He has since his retirement worked as a manager, most notably for

between 1999 and 2000. He is currently managing

K.M.S.K. Deinze Koninklijke Maatschappij Sportkring Deinze, or KMSK Deinze, is a Belgian football club founded in 1926 based in Deinze, East Flanders. The club colours are orange and black and the team currently plays in the Belgian First Division B, the seco ...

International career

Verheyen was a member of the Belgian team that finished second in the

1980 UEFA European Championship The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship finals tournament was held in Italy. This was the sixth UEFA European Championship, which is held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. It was the first European Championship to feature eight teams i ...

, and also participated in the

1982 FIFA World Cup The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain between 13 June and 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy national foo ...

and the

1984 UEFA European Championship The 1984 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in France from 12 to 27 June 1984. It was the seventh UEFA European Championship, a competition held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. At the time, only eight countries ...

Honours

Player

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* Belgian Cup: 1980–81 ( runners-up) Club Brugge * Belgian Cup: 1985–86 *

Belgian Supercup The Belgian Super Cup ( nl, Belgische Supercup, ; french: Supercoupe de Belgique; german: Belgischer Fußball-Super Cup), ''Pro League Supercup'', is a Belgian club competition played as a single match between the Belgian First Division A champion ...

: 1986 * Bruges Matins: 1984

International

Belgium * UEFA European Championship:

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( runners-up) * Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980

Individual

* Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1976-77, 1983–84

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