Georges Grün

Georges Grün ( Schaerbeek , January 25 1962 ) is a former Belgian footballer . He played mostly as a defender.

[Club Career edit ]
Green began his active career at Anderlecht where he won three titles between 1983 and 1990. In 1990 he moved to AC Parma, which he in 1993, the European Cup Winners' Cup won at Wembley against RFC Antwerp where he played four seasons. With Parma he was successively sixth, seventh, third and fifth before he returned at the end of the 1993-1994 season for Anderlecht left. Moreover, he won the 1992 Coppa Italia . After his return he won a title with Anderlecht in 1995. Later played for Green for AC Reggiana

[Interland Career edit ]
Between 1984 and 1995 Grün played 77 matches for the Belgian national team, scoring six times. One of those goals was the goal six minutes from time in the World Cup qualifier, on November 20 1985 against Netherlands in Rotterdam Kuip . Green was just after the kick-off in the second half sunken to the rest of the sunken tall debutant striker John van Loen, to keep the fear of Belgium, from the match. Green won every header duel and Van Loen kept out of the match. At the end of the match Grün went on the attack, and he succeeded in a cross from Gerets in it, in a duel with Van Loen nota bene, the ball past the strong keepende Hans van Breukelen head.

Belgium lost that match 2-1, but the goal of Green knew the Red Devils to qualify for the World Cup at the expense of Orange. The first leg was in fact won 1-0. Until that goal Grün Dutch fans sang "We're going to Mexico!". 2-1 Grün was elected main goal ever of the Red Devils. Comment by Rik De Saedeleer goal gives something extra.

Green was already at the European Championships in 1984 and later played in three World Championships. He was, after the retirement of Jan Ceulemans, five years captain of the national team. During the World Cup 1994 in the United States, he scored the 1-1 against Germany in a 3-2 loss contest. Green made ​​his debut for the national team on June 13 1984 in the opening of Belgium at the European Football Championship in 1984 against Yugoslavia (2-0). He took in that game just before halftime 2-0 on his behalf, after Erwin Vandenbergh Belgians had put on 1-0.

[Honors edit ]

 * AC Parma
 * Coppa Italia
 * 1992


 * European Cup II
 * 1993