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Michel Preud'homme

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Born
1959 (65 years old)

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Ougrée, Belgium

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Goalkeeper

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1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)

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Michel Georges Jean Ghislain Preud'homme (born 24 January 1959) is a Belgian retired footballer and manager who played as a goalkeeper. Currently, he is vice-president and sports director at Standard Liège.

He was considered one of the world's best and most consistent goalkeepers during his professional 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.

Career Honours

Belgian Pro League 2015-2016 Club Brugge	Saudi Pro League 2011-2012 Al Shabab	Dutch KNVB Cup 2010-2011 FC Twente	Johan Cruijff Schaal 2010 FC Twente
Portuguese Taca de Portugal 1995-1996 Benfica	FIFA World Cup Golden Glove 1994 Belgium	Belgian Pro League 1988-1989 Mechelen	UEFA Super Cup 1988 Mechelen
UEFA Cup Winners Cup 1987-1988 Mechelen	Belgian Pro League 1982-1983 Standard	Belgian Pro League 1981-1982 Standard