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Eric Maria Gerets[2] (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːrɪk ˈxeːrəts],[3] born 18 May 1954) is a Belgian football manager and former player who played as a right back.
He started his playing career as an amateur for his local team AA Rekem, before achieving success with Standard Liège and PSV. Nicknamed "The Lion (of Flanders)", Gerets was regarded as one of the top right backs in Europe at his peak and is considered one of the greatest players in Belgian football history. He is famous for having captained PSV to their first and only European Cup win in 1988.
As a coach, Gerets is best known for his advocacy of systems thinking. He is one of six managers – along with José Mourinho, Carlo Ancelotti, Giovanni Trapattoni, Tomislav Ivić and Ernst Happel – to have won top domestic league championships in at least four European countries.
Honours
Club
Standard Liège
Belgian Super Cup: 1981
Belgian League Cup: 1975
Intertoto Cup Group Winners: 1980,[11]1982[12]
PSV
International
Belgium
Individual
Belgian Golden Shoe: 1982[17]
Bronze Shoe: 1981[18]
Ballon d'Or nominations: 1982,[19]1983[20]
France Football + La Gazzetta dello Sport World Cup All-Star team: 1986[22]
Belgian Golden Shoe of the 20th Century 8th place: 1995[23]
Platina 11 (Best Team in 50 Years Golden Shoe Winners): 2003[24]
The Best Golden Shoe Team Ever: 2011[25]
Individual
Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 1996–97, 1997–98[32]
Raymond Goethals award: 2011