Robert Waseige, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Waseige

Belgian footballer

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1939

Place of Birth: Rocourt, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 17-Jul-2019

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Robert Waseige (26 August 1939 – 17 July 2019) was a Belgian football manager and player.
He became the coach of Belgium before Euro 2000 and led Belgium to the second round at the 2002 World Cup. He then left the national team, having signed a contract with Standard Liège prior to the 2002 World Cup tournament.
After a deceiving start in the Belgian First Division he was fired by the club and replaced by caretaker manager Dominique D'Onofrio.
He later managed Algeria.
Waseige also managed several other clubs: Winterslag, FC Liège, Lokeren, Charleroi, FC Brussels and Sporting CP in Portugal.
As a player, he wore the shirts of FC Liège, RW Brussels and Winterslag.
He was for some time a consultant for BeTV, a Belgian private TV channel.
He died in a hospital in Liège on 17 July 2019.
He was suffering from heart and kidney problems.