Jean Nicolay

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Jean Nicolay
Nicolay in 1961
Personal information
Date of birth (1937-12-27)27 December 1937
Place of birth Liège, Belgium
Date of death 18 August 2014(2014-08-18) (aged 76)
Place of death Liège, Belgium
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1953–1956 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1969 Standard Liège 278 (0)
1969–1971 Daring Bruxelles 35 (0)
1971–1973 Royal Tilleur 14 (0)
International career
1959–1969 Belgium 39 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Nicolay (27 December 1937 – 18 August 2014) was a Belgian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He earned the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1963 while at Standard Liège. He made 39 caps for the national team between 1959 and 1967,[1] his debut being a 0–2 friendly defeat to Austria on 24 May 1959.

Nicolay played between 1955 en 1969 with Standard Liège, where he won the Belgian Championship in 1958, 1961, 1963 and 1969, and the Belgian Cup in 1966 and 1967. In 1969 Nicolay transferred to Daring Club de Bruxelles. Later he also played at Royal Tilleur. After retiring from football, Nicolay was goalkeepers coach with Standard Liège, Mechelen, Metz, the Switzerland national football team and the Belgium national football team.[2]

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

Standard Liège[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Belgium - Record International Players". RSSSF.
  2. ^ Standard-icoon en ex-Gouden Schoen Jean Nicolay overleden
  3. ^ "Standard de Liège | Palmares".
  4. ^ "Belgium - List of Cup Finals".
  5. ^ "Winnaars Gouden Schoen".
  6. ^ "Ballon d'Or 1964".
  7. ^ "Jean Nicolay Chevalier (2014)".