Gilbert Van Binst

Gilbert Van Binst (5 July 1951 – 3 January 2025) was a Belgian footballer who played as a defender.

Gilles Van Binst

Van Binst and Manfred Kaltz (left) after the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final
Personal information
Date of birth	(1951-07-05)5 July 1951
Place of birth	Machelen, Belgium
Date of death	3 January 2025(2025-01-03) (aged 73)
Place of death	Zaventem, Belgium
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1963–1965	KFC Peutie
1965–1966	Vilvoorde FC
1966–1968	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1980	Anderlecht	262	(28)
1980–1981	Toulouse	26	(1)
1981–1983	Club Brugge	31	(0)
Total		319	(29)
International career
1972–1977	Belgium	15	(1)
Managerial career
1983–1984	Club Brugge (Assistant)
1985–1986	Wallonia Namur
1986–1988	KWSC Lauwe
1992	SK Oostnieuwkerke
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Van Binst played for over a decade for Anderlecht, beginning his professional career with the club in 1968. He won numerous domestic and continental honours during his time with the club, most famously scoring two goals in the win over Austria Wien in the 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.^[2][3] He would move to France to play for Toulouse for one season in 1980. He returned to Belgium in 1981, finishing his career by playing for Anderlecht's city rivals Club Brugge.

International career

Van Binst earned 15 caps for Belgium. He was a part of the squad that finished third at the 1972 European Championships on home soil.^[4]

Death

Van Binst died in Zaventem on 3 January 2025, at the age of 73.^[5]

Honours

Anderlecht^[6]

• Belgian First Division: 1971–72, 1973–74
• Belgian Cup: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76; runner-up 1976–77
• Belgian League Cup: 1973, 1974
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1975–76, 1977–78; runner-up 1976–77^[7]
• European Super Cup: 1976, 1978
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runner-up: 1969–70
• Amsterdam Tournament: 1976^[8]
• Tournoi de Paris: 1977^[9]
• Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977^[8]
• Belgian National Sports Merit Award: 1978^[10]

Club Brugge

• Belgian Cup runner-up: 1982–83

Belgium

• UEFA European Championship third place: 1972^[11]