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  1. Kaiser Franco

    RIP Raymond Goethals

    It's only speculation based on facts ;)
  2. Kaiser Franco

    RIP Raymond Goethals

    I understand the feeling. Any Italian who was there in 1990 and with a decent knowledge of football will agree in saying Belgium was THE best team of the tournament with Germany and Italy. It had played a brilliant group stage (Belgium-Uruguay is a classic of that tournament) and outplayed...
  3. Kaiser Franco

    RIP Raymond Goethals

    I think Zoff's era at Juve shouldn't be put down : he did win you a UEFA Cup (back when it was still a prestigious trophy) with the likes of Zavarov, Tricella and Renato Buso in the team. I certainly would have loved to see Goethals coach an Italian side and Im pretty sure he would have done...
  4. Kaiser Franco

    RIP Raymond Goethals

    I am Italian but have been living in the land of Eddy Merckx and Jacques Brel for some time now, and you could even say that Goethals is the first Belgian I saw and heard since I remember very well his appearances on French TV when they would still broadcast it in Italy back in the early 90's ;)
  5. Kaiser Franco

    RIP Raymond Goethals

    hehe. I take it 1983 was indeed the last year they printed those then.
  6. Kaiser Franco

    RIP Raymond Goethals

    After re-reading his curriculum, I notice he also won the Belgian League with Standard. Would that correspond to Belgium's Inter last domestic consecration by any chance?
  7. Kaiser Franco

    RIP Raymond Goethals

    Of course I knew Raymond-la-science. He was a character out of this world. A mix between a chain-smoking Carletto Mazzone (as far as his colourful way of speaking, his age and his common sense are concerned) and a a toupet-wearing Trapattoni (in terms of successes from a Belgian perspective and...