Georges Grün

Georges Grün

Personal information
Full name	Georges Serge Grun
Date of birth	25 January 1962 (1962-01-25)
Place of birth	Etterbeek, Belgium
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1982–1990	Anderlecht	212	(27)
1990–1994	Parma	109	(9)
1994–1996	Anderlecht	46	(4)
1996–1997	Reggiana	22	(0)
National team
1984–1995	Belgium	77	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Georges Serge Grün (born 25 January 1962 in Etterbeek, Belgium) is a former Belgian football defender and is now a TV presenter for the UEFA Champions League matches at RTL TVI.

Grün made his international debut against Yugoslavia on 13 June 1984, scoring on his debut. He is most famous in his home country for scoring the away goal that qualified Belgium at the expense of their neighbours Netherlands in the 1986 World Cup qualifying rounds. Belgium would go on to a very respectable 4th place finish. He played in three FIFA World Cups for the Belgium national football team (1986 World Cup, 1990 and 1994). He made his World Cup debut against Mexico on 3 June 1986. Grün is the sixth most capped player for Belgium with 77 caps. On the club level, he played for R.S.C. Anderlecht, Parma A.C. and Reggiana.

Honours

RSC Anderlecht

Jupiler League: 1985, 1986, 1987

Belgian Cup: 1988, 1989

Belgian Super Cup: 1985, 1987

UEFA Cup: 1983

Parma AC

Coppa Italia: 1992

UEFA Cup Winners Cup: 1993

External links

• Profile at weltfussball