Henri Coppens

Belgian footballer

Rik Coppens
Personal information
Coppens in 1953
Full name	Henri François Louis Coppens
Date of birth	(1930-04-29)29 April 1930
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
Date of death	5 February 2015(2015-02-05) (aged 84)
Place of death	Wilrijk, Belgium
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1961	K. Beerschot V.A.C.	389	(261)
1961–1962	Olympique Charleroi	27	(3)
1962–1967	Royal Crossing Club Molenbeek	121	(32)
1967–1969	Berchem Sport	45	(8)
1969–1970	Tubantia Borgerhout VK
Total		555	(301^[1])
International career
1949–1959	Belgium	47	(21)
Managerial career
1971–1974	Berchem Sport
1974–1978	K. Beerschot V.A.C.
1978–1981	Berchem Sport
1981–1982	Club Brugge
1982–1984	K. Beerschot V.A.C.
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henri 'Rik' François Louis Coppens (29 April 1930 – 5 February 2015) was a Belgian footballer who played as a striker. He played 389 games and scored 261 goals for Beerschot AC. Coppens won the first Belgian Golden Shoe in 1954. After his career as a player, he became a coach with Tubantia Borgerhout (1970–1971), Berchem (1971–1974 and 1977–1981), Beerschot (1974–1977 and 1981–1984) and Club Brugge (1981).^[2]

Honours

Individual

Belgian First Division top scorer: 1952-53 (35 goals), 1954-55 (35 goals)^[3]
Belgian Golden Shoe: 1954^[4]
Belgian Golden Shoe of the 20th Century (1995): 4th place^[5]
Voetbal International's 50 World Stars by Raf Willems (1999)^[6]
Platina Eleven (Best Team in 50 Years of Golden Shoe Winners) (2003)^[7]

References

^ Belgiumsoccerhistory (Peter Mariën). Retrieved 21 March 2018.
^ "Voetballegende Rik Coppens (84) overleden". De Standaard. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
^ "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
^ "OVERZICHT. Wie waren de voorgangers van Gouden Schoen-winnaar Matias Suarez?". Het Nieuwsblad. 11 January 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
^ "Soulier d'or belge du 20ème siècle".
^ "The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 1999.
^ "Aruna voted Belgium's finest | Inside UEFA". UEFA. 15 January 2004. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

External links

Henri Coppens at WorldFootball.net
Henri Coppens at the Royal Belgian Football Association

Awards
v t e Belgian Golden Shoe
Men	1954: Coppens 1955: Van Brandt 1956: Mees 1957: Jurion 1958: Storme 1959: Olieslagers 1960: Van Himst 1961: Van Himst 1962: Jurion 1963: Nicolay 1964: Puis 1965: Van Himst 1966: Van Moer 1967: Boone 1968: Polleunis 1969: Van Moer 1970: Van Moer 1971: Vandendaele 1972: Piot 1973: Martens 1974: Van Himst 1975: Boskamp 1976: Rensenbrink 1977: Cools 1978: Pfaff 1979: Janssens 1980: Ceulemans 1981: Vandenbergh 1982: Gerets 1983: Vercauteren 1984: Scifo 1985: Ceulemans 1986: Ceulemans 1987: Preud'homme 1988: Clijsters 1989: Preud'homme 1990: Van der Elst 1991: Degryse 1992: Albert 1993: Zetterberg 1994: De Bilde 1995: Okon 1996: Van der Elst 1997: Zetterberg 1998: Strupar 1999: Staelens 2000: Koller 2001: Sonck 2002: Simons 2003: Aruna 2004: Kompany 2005: Conceição 2006: Boussoufa 2007: Defour 2008: Witsel 2009: Jovanović 2010: Boussoufa 2011: Suárez 2012: Mbokani 2013: Hazard 2014: Praet 2015: Kums 2016: Izquierdo 2017: Vormer 2018: Vanaken 2019: Vanaken 2020: Refaelov 2021: Onuachu 2022: Mignolet 2023: Alderweireld
Women	2016: Wullaert 2017: Cayman 2018: Wullaert 2019: Wullaert 2020: De Caigny 2021: Cayman 2022: Evrard 2023: Wullaert

v t e Belgian Pro League top scorers
1895–96: Hickson 1896–97: Hickson 1897–98: König 1898–99: König 1899–1900: Atkinson-Grimshaw 1900–01: Potts 1901–02: Potts 1902–03: Vanderstappen 1903–04: Vanderstappen 1904–05: De Veen 1905–06: De Veen 1906–07: Vertongen 1907–08: Vertongen 1908–09: Kevorkian 1909–10: Vertongen 1910–11: Six 1911–12: Bunyan 1912–13: Brébart 1913–14: Bunyan 1919–20: Vlamynck 1920–21: Thys 1921–22: Thys 1922–23: Meyskens 1923–24: Jooris 1924–25: Taeymans 1925–26: Grimmonprez 1926–27: Fabry 1927–28: Braine 1928–29: Braine 1929–30: De Vidts 1930–31: Secrétin 1931–32: Delmez 1932–33: Ulens 1933–34: Van Landeghem 1934–35: Mondelé 1935–36: Lambrechts 1936–37: Collet 1937–38: Mondelé 1938–39: Wagner 1939–40: Voorhoof (unofficial) 1941–42: De Cleyn 1942–43: Van Craen & Ceuleers 1943–44: Goossens 1945–46: De Cleyn 1946–47: Mermans 1947–48: Mermans 1948–49: Thirifays 1949–50: Mermans 1950–51: Dehert 1951–52: Mannaerts 1952–53: Coppens 1953–54: Van den Bosch 1954–55: Coppens 1955–56: Mathonet 1956–57: Willems 1957–58: Van Gool & Vliers 1958–59: Wégria 1959–60: Wégria 1960–61: Wégria 1961–62: Stockman 1962–63: Wégria 1963–64: Van Himst 1964–65: Colonval 1965–66: Van Himst 1966–67: Mulder 1967–68: Van Himst & Claessen 1968–69: Nagy 1969–70: Emmerich 1970–71: Kostedde 1971–72: Lambert 1972–73: Rensenbrink & Riedl 1973–74: Ladinszky 1974–75: Riedl 1975–76: Posthumus 1976–77: Van Der Elst 1977–78: Nickel 1978–79: Albert 1979–80: Vandenbergh 1980–81: Vandenbergh 1981–82: Vandenbergh 1982–83: Vandenbergh 1983–84: Claesen 1984–85: Martens 1985–86: Vandenbergh 1986–87: Gudjohnsen 1987–88: Severeyns 1988–89: Krncevic 1989–90: Farina 1990–91: Vandenbergh 1991–92: Weber 1992–93: Weber 1993–94: Weber 1994–95: Vidmar 1995–96: Stanić 1996–97: Špehar 1997–98: Strupar 1998–99: Koller 1999–2000: Årst & Brogno 2000–01: Radzinski 2001–02: Sonck 2002–03: Sonck & Roussel 2003–04: Pieroni 2004–05: Jestrović 2005–06: Dosunmu 2006–07: Sterchele 2007–08: Akpala 2008–09: Ruiz 2009–10: Lukaku 2010–11: Perišić 2011–12: Perbet 2012–13: Bacca 2013–14: Harbaoui 2014–15: Mitrović 2015–16: Perbet 2016–17: Teodorczyk 2017–18: Harbaoui 2018–19: Harbaoui 2019–20: Mbokani 2020–21: Onuachu 2021–22: Undav 2022–23: Cuypers

Belgian Pro League top scorers

1895–96: Hickson
1896–97: Hickson
1897–98: König
1898–99: König
1899–1900: Atkinson-Grimshaw
1900–01: Potts
1901–02: Potts
1902–03: Vanderstappen
1903–04: Vanderstappen
1904–05: De Veen
1905–06: De Veen
1906–07: Vertongen
1907–08: Vertongen
1908–09: Kevorkian
1909–10: Vertongen
1910–11: Six
1911–12: Bunyan
1912–13: Brébart
1913–14: Bunyan
1919–20: Vlamynck
1920–21: Thys
1921–22: Thys
1922–23: Meyskens
1923–24: Jooris
1924–25: Taeymans
1925–26: Grimmonprez
1926–27: Fabry
1927–28: Braine
1928–29: Braine
1929–30: De Vidts
1930–31: Secrétin
1931–32: Delmez
1932–33: Ulens
1933–34: Van Landeghem
1934–35: Mondelé
1935–36: Lambrechts
1936–37: Collet
1937–38: Mondelé
1938–39: Wagner
1939–40: Voorhoof (unofficial)
1941–42: De Cleyn
1942–43: Van Craen & Ceuleers
1943–44: Goossens
1945–46: De Cleyn
1946–47: Mermans
1947–48: Mermans
1948–49: Thirifays
1949–50: Mermans
1950–51: Dehert
1951–52: Mannaerts
1952–53: Coppens
1953–54: Van den Bosch
1954–55: Coppens
1955–56: Mathonet
1956–57: Willems
1957–58: Van Gool & Vliers
1958–59: Wégria
1959–60: Wégria
1960–61: Wégria
1961–62: Stockman
1962–63: Wégria
1963–64: Van Himst
1964–65: Colonval
1965–66: Van Himst
1966–67: Mulder
1967–68: Van Himst & Claessen
1968–69: Nagy
1969–70: Emmerich
1970–71: Kostedde
1971–72: Lambert
1972–73: Rensenbrink & Riedl
1973–74: Ladinszky
1974–75: Riedl
1975–76: Posthumus
1976–77: Van Der Elst
1977–78: Nickel
1978–79: Albert
1979–80: Vandenbergh
1980–81: Vandenbergh
1981–82: Vandenbergh
1982–83: Vandenbergh
1983–84: Claesen
1984–85: Martens
1985–86: Vandenbergh
1986–87: Gudjohnsen
1987–88: Severeyns
1988–89: Krncevic
1989–90: Farina
1990–91: Vandenbergh
1991–92: Weber
1992–93: Weber
1993–94: Weber
1994–95: Vidmar
1995–96: Stanić
1996–97: Špehar
1997–98: Strupar
1998–99: Koller
1999–2000: Årst & Brogno
2000–01: Radzinski
2001–02: Sonck
2002–03: Sonck & Roussel
2003–04: Pieroni
2004–05: Jestrović
2005–06: Dosunmu
2006–07: Sterchele
2007–08: Akpala
2008–09: Ruiz
2009–10: Lukaku
2010–11: Perišić
2011–12: Perbet
2012–13: Bacca
2013–14: Harbaoui
2014–15: Mitrović
2015–16: Perbet
2016–17: Teodorczyk
2017–18: Harbaoui
2018–19: Harbaoui
2019–20: Mbokani
2020–21: Onuachu
2021–22: Undav
2022–23: Cuypers

v t e Belgium squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup
1 Gernaey 2 Dries 3 Van Brandt 4 Huysmans 5 Carré 6 Mees 7 Vliers 8 Houf 9 Coppens 10 Anoul 11 Mermans (c) 12 Geerts 13 Dirickx 14 Van Kerkhoven 15 H. Van den Bosch 16 P. Van den Bosch 17 Ausloos 18 Van Der Linden 19 Backaert 20 Maertens 21 Van Steen 22 Van Hoywegen Coach: Livingstone

Henri Coppens managerial positions

v t e Beerschot AC managers
K. Beerschot V.A.C. managers	Bingley (1913–14) Janssens (1914–18) Valence (1918–20) Delausnay (1920–23) Dick (1923–29) Pelsmaecker (1929–31) Roberts (1931–36) Wesely (1936–42) Janssens (1942–46) Copping (1946–47) Stijnen (1947–52) Gommers (1952–53) Jones (1953–55) Berkessy (1955–57) Ratinckx (1957) De Vos (1957–60) Sarosi (1960–61) D'Hollander (1961–62) Béres (1962–66) Van Boxelaer (1966–67) Van Beneden (1967–69) Vliers (1969–70) Béres (1970–72) Geeraerts (1972–74) Nollet (1974) Coppens (1974–78) Geeraerts (1978) Knobel (1978–79) Novák (1979–80) Knobel (1980) Nollet (1980–82) Coppens (1982–84) Nasdalla (1984) Koudijzer (1984–86) Davidovic (1986–87) Smolders (1987–88) Hughes (1988–89) Heylens (1989–90) Koudijzer (1990–91) Kuusela (1991) Mallants (1991–92) Desaeyere (1992–95) Peeters (1995–96) Storme (1996–97) Hulshoff (1997) Noë (1997–99)
K.F.C. Germinal Ekeren managers	Beers (1988–90) Desaeyere (1990) Haesaert (1990–93) Anthuenis (1993–94) Helleputte (1994–96) Gzil (1996–97) Helleputte (1997–99)
K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot managers	Van der Elst (1999–2003) Brys (2003–05) Daerden (2005–06) Brys (2006–07) Van Veldhoven (2007–08) Anthuenis (2008–09) Daerden (2009–10) De Boeck (2010) Mathijssen (2010–11)
Beerschot AC managers	Mathijssen (2011–12) Koster (2012) De Corte (2012–13) Mathijssen (2013)