Henri Coppens

	Coppens in 1953
Personal information
Full name	Henri François Louis Coppens
Date of birth	29 April 1930
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
Date of death	5 February 2015 (aged 84)
Place of death	Wilrijk, Belgium
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1961	K. Beerschot V.A.C.
1961–1962	Olympique Charleroi
1962–1967	Royal Crossing Club Molenbeek
1967–1969	Berchem Sport
1969–1970	Tubantia Borgerhout VK
Total
International career
1949–1959	Belgium
Managerial career
1971–1974	Berchem Sport
1974–1978	K. Beerschot V.A.C.
1978–1981	Berchem Sport
1981–1982	Club Brugge
1982–1984	K. Beerschot V.A.C.
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Henri 'Rik' François Louis Coppens (29 April 1930 – 5 February 2015) was a Belgian footballer who played as a striker. He played 389 games and scored 261 goals for Beerschot AC. Coppens won the first Belgian Golden Shoe in 1954. After his career as a player, he became a coach with Tubantia Borgerhout (1970–1971), Berchem (1971–1974 and 1977–1981), Beerschot (1974–1977 and 1981–1984) and Club Brugge (1981).^[2]

Honours

Individual

Belgian First Division top scorer: 1952-53 (35 goals), 1954-55 (35 goals)^[3]
Belgian Golden Shoe: 1954^[4]
Belgian Golden Shoe of the 20th Century (1995): 4th place^[5]
Voetbal International's 50 World Stars by Raf Willems (1999)^[6]
Platina Eleven (Best Team in 50 Years of Golden Shoe Winners) (2003)^[7]

References

^ Belgiumsoccerhistory (Peter Mariën) Archived 5 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
^ "Voetballegende Rik Coppens (84) overleden". De Standaard. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
^ "OVERZICHT. Wie waren de voorgangers van Gouden Schoen-winnaar Matias Suarez?". Het Nieuwsblad. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ "Soulier d'or belge du 20ème siècle".
^ "The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
^ "Aruna voted Belgium's finest | Inside UEFA". UEFA. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2020.^{[dead link]}

External links

Henri Coppens at WorldFootball.net
Henri Coppens at the Royal Belgian Football Association

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[1] Belgiumsoccerhistory (Peter Mariën) Archived 5 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

[2] "Voetballegende Rik Coppens (84) overleden". De Standaard. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2018.

[eurosport323-3] "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".

[Gouden_Schoen-4] "OVERZICHT. Wie waren de voorgangers van Gouden Schoen-winnaar Matias Suarez?". Het Nieuwsblad. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[5] "Soulier d'or belge du 20ème siècle".

[6] "The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.

[7] "Aruna voted Belgium's finest | Inside UEFA". UEFA. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2020.^{[dead link]}

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