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17 August 1909</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of birth</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data birthplace" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Barnsley" title="Barnsley">Barnsley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yorkshire" title="Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Date of death</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> June 1980 (aged 70)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Place of death</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data deathplace" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> <a href="/wiki/Southend-on-Sea" title="Southend-on-Sea">Southend-on-Sea</a>, <a href="/wiki/Essex" title="Essex">Essex</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Position(s)</th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data role" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;;white-space: normal;"> Left half, Centre half</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Senior career*</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Years</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <b>Team</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b><abbr title="League appearances">Apps</abbr></b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; 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title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 189</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1939–1942</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C." title="Leeds United F.C.">Leeds United</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 12</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left">Total</th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>363</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> <b>(0)</b></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">International career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1933–1939</span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> 20</td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: right"> (0)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; line-height: 1.5em">Managerial career</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline; text-align: left"><span style="font-weight:normal">1946–1947</span></th><td colspan="3" class="infobox-data" style="white-space: nowrap; vertical-align: baseline;"> <a href="/wiki/K._Beerschot_V.A.C." title="K. Beerschot V.A.C.">K. Beerschot V.A.C.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="infobox-below" style="color:darkslategray; font-size:95%"> *Club domestic league appearances and goals</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Wilfred Copping</b> (17 August 1909 – June 1980) was an English <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football-player</a> who played for <a href="/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C." title="Leeds United F.C.">Leeds United</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a> and the England national team. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilf_Copping&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leeds_United">Leeds United</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilf_Copping&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Leeds United"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Copping was born in <a href="/wiki/Middlecliffe" title="Middlecliffe">Middlecliffe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barnsley" title="Barnsley">Barnsley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yorkshire" title="Yorkshire">Yorkshire</a>, but was rejected by his local team <a href="/wiki/Barnsley_F.C." title="Barnsley F.C.">Barnsley</a>, and worked for a time in the pits while playing for Middlecliffe Rovers. He eventually joined <a href="/wiki/Leeds_United_F.C." title="Leeds United F.C.">Leeds United</a> in 1929, and made his debut at the start of the <a href="/wiki/1930-31_in_English_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1930-31 in English football">1930-31</a> season, soon becoming a regular in the Leeds half-back line.<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Together with his Leeds United teammate <a href="/wiki/Billy_Furness" title="Billy Furness">Billy Furness</a>, he made his debut for <a href="/wiki/England_national_football_team" title="England national football team">England</a>, against <a href="/wiki/Italy_national_football_team" title="Italy national football team">Italy</a> on 13 May 1933. Copping played over 160 League games for Leeds in five seasons, and won six England caps during that time.<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Arsenal">Arsenal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilf_Copping&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Arsenal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Copping was signed by Arsenal in the summer of 1934 for £8,000, as a replacement for <a href="/wiki/Bob_John" title="Bob John">Bob John</a>, and immediately took a first-team place at left half. He made his debut against <a href="/wiki/Portsmouth_F.C." title="Portsmouth F.C.">Portsmouth</a> on 25 August 1934, and was an ever-present in his first season for the club, until suffering a serious knee injury in the third-last match of the season against <a href="/wiki/Everton_F.C." title="Everton F.C.">Everton</a>. Copping soldiered on and remained on the pitch to ensure Arsenal won the game 2–0; this ensured the club won the <a href="/wiki/1934-35_in_English_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1934-35 in English football">1934-35</a> <a href="/wiki/Football_League_First_Division" title="Football League First Division">First Division</a> title.<sup id="cite_ref-Arsenal_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arsenal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Copping recovered from his injury to continue playing for Arsenal, making over 35 appearances in each of his first four seasons with the club. During his time at Highbury, Arsenal won the <a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a> in <a href="/wiki/1935-36_in_English_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1935-36 in English football">1935-36</a>, another League title in <a href="/wiki/1937-38_in_English_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1937-38 in English football">1937-38</a>, and two <a href="/wiki/FA_Community_Shield" title="FA Community Shield">Charity Shields</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Arsenal_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arsenal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His England career also continued, and he was one of seven Arsenal players to start England's match against Italy in November 1934 (the "<a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Highbury" title="Battle of Highbury">Battle of Highbury</a>") - a game for which he named man of the match. In total he won 20 caps for England between 1933 and 1939.<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He remained a near-ever present for Arsenal until March 1939; with <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> looming, Copping put in a <a href="/wiki/Transfer_market#Transfer_request" title="Transfer market">transfer request</a> so that he could return to the North with his family. Arsenal duly complied, and Copping re-signed for Leeds United. In all he played 189 matches for Arsenal.<sup id="cite_ref-Arsenal_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arsenal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_Leeds_United">Return to Leeds United</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilf_Copping&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Return to Leeds United"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Copping played out the rest of the <a href="/wiki/1938-39_in_English_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1938-39 in English football">1938-39</a> season with Leeds United, but war broke out in September 1939 and all first-class football was cancelled. Copping joined the <a href="/wiki/British_army" class="mw-redirect" title="British army">Army</a> at the start of the war, and served in <a href="/wiki/North_Africa" title="North Africa">North Africa</a>, eventually becoming a <a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">sergeant major</a>. He played the occasional wartime game for Leeds, but retired from playing football in 1942. </p><p>Copping was known as a hard and strong player; his most famous quote was "the first man in a tackle never gets hurt". Despite his nickname of "The Iron Man", and his image (he took to the field unshaven, a remarkably unusual practice at the time), Copping was never booked or sent off in his career. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Later_career">Later career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilf_Copping&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Later career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After the war ended, Copping became a <a href="/wiki/Athletic_trainer" title="Athletic trainer">trainer</a> and coach at various clubs, including <a href="/wiki/K._Beerschot_V.A.C." title="K. Beerschot V.A.C.">Beerschot</a> in Belgium, <a href="/wiki/Southend_United_F.C." title="Southend United F.C.">Southend United</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bristol_City_F.C." title="Bristol City F.C.">Bristol City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Coventry_City_F.C." title="Coventry City F.C.">Coventry City</a>. He retired to live in <a href="/wiki/Southend-on-Sea" title="Southend-on-Sea">Southend-on-Sea</a>. He died in 1980, aged 70.<sup id="cite_ref-Bio_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bio-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1998, <a href="/wiki/The_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="The Football League">the Football League</a>, as part of its centenary season celebrations, included Copping on its list of <a href="/wiki/Football_League_100_Legends" title="Football League 100 Legends">100 League Legends</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Arsenal_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arsenal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours">Honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wilf_Copping&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Arsenal_F.C." title="Arsenal F.C.">Arsenal</a><sup id="cite_ref-Arsenal_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arsenal-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FA_Cup" title="FA Cup">FA Cup</a>: <a href="/wiki/1936_FA_Cup_Final" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 FA Cup Final">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Football League">Football League</a>: <a href="/wiki/1934-35_in_English_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1934-35 in English football">1934–35</a>, <a href="/wiki/1937-38_in_English_football" class="mw-redirect" title="1937-38 in English football">1937–38</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FA_Charity_Shield" class="mw-redirect" title="FA Charity Shield">FA Charity Shield</a>: <a href="/wiki/1934_FA_Charity_Shield" title="1934 FA Charity Shield">1934</a>, <a href="/wiki/1938_FA_Charity_Shield" title="1938 FA Charity Shield">1938</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" 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Beerschot V.A.C. managers</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Bingley</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1913</span>–14)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staf_Janssens&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Staf Janssens (page does not exist)">Janssens</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1914</span>–18)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Valence</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1918</span>–20)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jules_Delausnay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jules Delausnay (page does not exist)">Delausnay</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1920</span>–23)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/John_Dick_(footballer,_born_1876)" title="John Dick (footballer, born 1876)">Dick</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1923</span>–29)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staf_Pelsmaecker&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Staf Pelsmaecker (page does not exist)">Pelsmaecker</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1929</span>–31)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jack_Roberts_(football_manager)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jack Roberts (football manager) (page does not exist)">Roberts</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1931</span>–36)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Wesely" title="Ferdinand Wesely">Wesely</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1936</span>–42)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Staf_Janssens&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Staf Janssens (page does not exist)">Janssens</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1942</span>–46)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Copping</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1946</span>–47)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/%C3%89mile_Stijnen" title="Émile Stijnen">Stijnen</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1947</span>–52)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Frans_Gommers" title="Frans Gommers">Gommers</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1952</span>–53)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Jones_(footballer,_born_1915)" title="Eric Jones (footballer, born 1915)">Jones</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1953</span>–55)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Elem%C3%A9r_Berkessy" title="Elemér Berkessy">Berkessy</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1955</span>–57)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Willy_Ratinckx&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Willy Ratinckx (page does not exist)">Ratinckx</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1957</span>)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rene_de_Vos&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rene de Vos (page does not exist)">De Vos</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1957</span>–60)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/B%C3%A9la_S%C3%A1rosi" title="Béla Sárosi">Sarosi</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1960</span>–61)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bert_D%27Hollander&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bert D'Hollander (page does not exist)">D'Hollander</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1961</span>–62)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A1s_B%C3%A9res" title="András Béres">Béres</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1962</span>–66)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Omer_Van_Boxelaer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Omer Van Boxelaer (page does not exist)">Van Boxelaer</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1966</span>–67)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Van_Beneden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis Van Beneden (page does not exist)">Van Beneden</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1967</span>–69)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Vliers" title="Joseph Vliers">Vliers</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1969</span>–70)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Andr%C3%A1s_B%C3%A9res" title="András Béres">Béres</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1970</span>–72)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francois_Geeraerts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Francois Geeraerts (page does not exist)">Geeraerts</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1972</span>–74)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=L%C3%A9on_Nollet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Léon Nollet (page does not exist)">Nollet</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1974</span>)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Henri_Coppens" title="Henri Coppens">Coppens</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1974</span>–78)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Francois_Geeraerts&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Francois Geeraerts (page does not exist)">Geeraerts</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1978</span>)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/George_Knobel" title="George Knobel">Knobel</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1978</span>–79)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ladislav_Nov%C3%A1k" title="Ladislav Novák">Novák</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1979</span>–80)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/George_Knobel" title="George Knobel">Knobel</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1980</span>)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=L%C3%A9on_Nollet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Léon Nollet (page does not exist)">Nollet</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1980</span>–82)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Henri_Coppens" title="Henri Coppens">Coppens</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1982</span>–84)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=G%C3%BCnther_Nasdalla&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Günther Nasdalla (page does not exist)">Nasdalla</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1984</span>)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Koudijzer</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1984</span>–86)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Dimitri_Davidovic" class="mw-redirect" title="Dimitri Davidovic">Davidovic</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1986</span>–87)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jos_Smolders&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jos Smolders (page does not exist)">Smolders</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1987</span>–88)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Hughes" title="Barry Hughes">Hughes</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1988</span>–89)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Georges_Heylens" title="Georges Heylens">Heylens</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1989</span>–90)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary">Koudijzer</span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1990</span>–91)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Martti_Kuusela" title="Martti Kuusela">Kuusela</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1991</span>)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guido_Mallants&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guido Mallants (page does not exist)">Mallants</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1991</span>–92)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Desaeyere" title="René Desaeyere">Desaeyere</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1992</span>–95)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Raoul_Peeters" title="Raoul Peeters">Peeters</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1995</span>–96)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/James_Storme" title="James Storme">Storme</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1996</span>–97)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Barry_Hulshoff" title="Barry Hulshoff">Hulshoff</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1997</span>)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Marc_No%C3%AB" title="Marc Noë">Noë</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1997</span>–99)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#400080;color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #400080, inset -1px -1px 0 #400080;;;width:1%">K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren managers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Albert_Beers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Albert Beers (page does not exist)">Beers</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1988</span>–90)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Desaeyere" title="René Desaeyere">Desaeyere</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1990</span>)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Urbain_Haesaert" title="Urbain Haesaert">Haesaert</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1990</span>–93)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Aim%C3%A9_Anthuenis" title="Aimé Anthuenis">Anthuenis</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1993</span>–94)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Herman_Helleputte" title="Herman Helleputte">Helleputte</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1994</span>–96)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_Gzil" title="Stanisław Gzil">Gzil</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1996</span>–97)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Herman_Helleputte" title="Herman Helleputte">Helleputte</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1997</span>–99)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#400080;color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #400080, inset -1px -1px 0 #400080;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Beerschot_A.C." title="Beerschot A.C."><span style="color: #FFFFFF">K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot managers</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Franky_Van_der_Elst" title="Franky Van der Elst">Van der Elst</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">1999</span>–2003)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Marc_Brys" title="Marc Brys">Brys</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2003</span>–05)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jos_Daerden" title="Jos Daerden">Daerden</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2005</span>–06)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Marc_Brys" title="Marc Brys">Brys</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2006</span>–07)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Harm_van_Veldhoven" title="Harm van Veldhoven">Van Veldhoven</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2007</span>–08)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Aim%C3%A9_Anthuenis" title="Aimé Anthuenis">Anthuenis</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2008</span>–09)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jos_Daerden" title="Jos Daerden">Daerden</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2009</span>–10)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Glen_De_Boeck" title="Glen De Boeck">De Boeck</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2010</span>)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jacky_Mathijssen" title="Jacky Mathijssen">Mathijssen</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2010</span>–11)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#400080;color:white; box-shadow: inset 1px 1px 0 #400080, inset -1px -1px 0 #400080;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Beerschot_A.C." title="Beerschot A.C."><span style="color: #FFFFFF">Beerschot AC managers</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Jacky_Mathijssen" title="Jacky Mathijssen">Mathijssen</a></span></span> (<span class="dtstart">2011</span>–12)</span></li> <li><span class="vevent"><span class="agent attendee vcard"><span class="fn org summary"><a href="/wiki/Adrie_Koster" title="Adrie Koster">Koster</a></span></span> (<span 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