Michel Preud'homme, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michel Preud'homme

Belgian footballer

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1959

Place of Birth: Ougrée, Wallonia, Belgium

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud'homme (born 24 January 1959), commonly known as Michel Preud'homme, is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current manager of Standard Liège in the Belgian Pro League. He was considered one of the world's best and most consistent goalkeepers during his career; he was the first winner of the Yashin Award as the best goalkeeper at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. At club level, Preud'homme played for Standard Liège, Mechelen and Benfica.
With Mechelen, he won the Belgian Cup in 1987, the Cup Winner's Cup and the European Super Cup in 1988 and the Belgian league title in 1989.
He also won the Portuguese Cup with Benfica in 1996.
He retired as a player in 1999, aged 40.
For Belgium, Preud'homme was capped 58 times, from 1979 to 1995.
Other than the 1994 World Cup, he also played in the 1990 tournament.