Raoul Lambert

Raoul Lambert

Lambert c. 1975
Personal information
Date of birth	(1944-10-22) 22 October 1944
Place of birth	Bruges, Belgium
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1956–1962	Club Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1980	Club Brugge	373	(216)
Total		373	(216)
International career
1966–1977	Belgium	33	(18)
Medal record Representing Belgium UEFA European Championship 1972 Belgium
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Raoul Lambert (born 20 October 1944) is a retired Belgian footballer. He finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 17 goals in 1972 while playing for Club Brugge. He also scored 18 goals in 33 matches with the Belgian national team between 1966 and 1977. Lambert made his international debut on 20 April 1966 in a 0–3 friendly win against France and he scored. He was in the team for the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 72. Throughout Raoul's career he stayed at Club Brugge, scoring a total of 270 goals in 458 matches in all competitions.

He is the brother of footballer Eric Lambert.

Honours

Club Brugge

• Belgian First Division: 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1979–80
• Belgian Cup: 1967–68, 1969–70, 1976–77
• European Cup Runner-up 1977–78
• UEFA Cup Runner-up 1975–76

Individual

• Belgian First Division top scorer: 1971-72 (17 goals)
• UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 1972

External links

• Club Brugge profile (in Dutch)
• Raoul Lambert at National-Football-Teams.com
• Raoul Lambert – FIFA competition record (archived)