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Date of birth | 22 October 1944 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bruges, Belgium | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1956–1962 | Club Brugge | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1962–1980 | Club Brugge | 373 | (216) | |||||||||||
Total | 373 | (216) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1966–1977 | Belgium | 33 | (18) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Raoul Lambert (born 20 October 1944) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a striker. He finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 17 goals in 1972 while playing for Club Brugge. [1] He also scored 18 goals in 33 matches with the Belgium national team between 1966 and 1977. Lambert made his international debut on 20 April 1966 in a 3–0 friendly win against France and he scored. He was in the team for the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 72.
Throughout Lambert's career he stayed at Club Brugge, scoring a total of 270 goals in 458 matches in all competitions. [2] He is the brother of footballer Eric Lambert.
Club Brugge [3]
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