Gilbert Van Binst

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gilles Van Binst

| image = Anderlecht tegen HSV (finale Europa Cup II ) Manfred Kaltz en Gilbert van Binst, Bestanddeelnr 929-1738 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Van Binst and Manfred Kaltz (left) after the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1951|7|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Machelen, Belgium

| death_date = {{death date and age|2025|1|3|1951|7|5|df=yes}}

| death_place = Zaventem, Belgium

| height = 1.77 m{{Worldfootball.net|gilbert-van-binst}}

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1963–1965

| youthclubs1 = KFC Peutie

| youthyears2 = 1965–1966

| youthclubs2 = Vilvoorde FC

| youthyears3 = 1966–1968

| youthclubs3 = Anderlecht

| years1 = 1968–1980

| clubs1 = Anderlecht

| caps1 = 262

| goals1 = 28

| years2 = 1980–1981

| clubs2 = Toulouse

| caps2 = 26

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1981–1983

| clubs3 = Club Brugge

| caps3 = 31

| goals3 = 0

| totalcaps = 319

| totalgoals = 29

| nationalyears1 = 1972–1977

| nationalteam1 = Belgium

| nationalcaps1 = 15

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 1983–1984

| managerclubs1 = Club Brugge (Assistant)

| manageryears2 = 1985–1986

| managerclubs2 = Wallonia Namur

| manageryears3 = 1986–1988

| managerclubs3 = KWSC Lauwe

| manageryears4 = 1992

| managerclubs4 = SK Oostnieuwkerke

}}

Gilbert Van Binst (5 July 1951 – 3 January 2025) was a Belgian footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

Van Binst played for over a decade for Anderlecht, beginning his professional career with the club in 1968. He won numerous domestic and continental honours during his time with the club, most famously scoring two goals in the win over Austria Wien in the 1978 European Cup Winners' Cup Final.{{cite web|url=https://www.anderlecht-online.be/en/stars/52|title=Gilber Van Binst|website=Anderlecht Online|accessdate=14 April 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1977/intro.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503064813/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/ecwc/history/season%3D1977/intro.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 May 2010|title=1977/78: Two out of three for Anderlecht|website=UEFA|date=1 June 1978|accessdate=14 April 2020}} He would move to France to play for Toulouse for one season in 1980. He returned to Belgium in 1981, finishing his career by playing for Anderlecht's city rivals Club Brugge.

International career

Van Binst earned 15 caps for Belgium. He was a part of the squad that finished third at the 1972 European Championships on home soil.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7b2e9f5b99-c9b53a7f00ac-1000--belgium-beat-hungary-to-win-bronze-at-the-1972-euro/|title=Belgium beat Hungary to win bronze|website=UEFA|date=3 October 2003|access-date=14 April 2020}}

Death

Van Binst died in Zaventem on 3 January 2025, at the age of 73.{{cite news |title=Ex-Rode Duivel Gille Van Binst op 73-jarige leeftijd overleden na slepende ziekte |url=https://www.hln.be/rode-duivels/ex-rode-duivel-gille-van-binst-op-73-jarige-leeftijd-overleden-na-slepende-ziekte~aa2792f4/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fru.m.wikipedia.org%2F |access-date=3 January 2025 |publisher=HLN |date=3 January 2025}}

Honours

Anderlecht{{cite web|title=RSC Anderlecht {{!}} Palmares|url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares}}

Belgian First Division: 1971–72, 1973–74
Belgian Cup: 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76; runner-up 1976–77
Belgian League Cup: 1973, 1974
European Cup Winners' Cup: 1975–76, 1977–78; runner-up 1976–77{{cite web|title=Tijdperk-Vanden Stock: 20 landstitels, 8 bekers en 3 Europabekers|date=20 December 2017 |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2017/12/20/tijdperk-vanden-stock-20-landstitels-8-bekers-en-3-europabekers-1-3117040/}}
European Super Cup: 1976, 1978
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runner-up: 1969–70
Amsterdam Tournament: 1976{{cite web|title=Amsterdam Tournament|url=http://users.skynet.be/Crystal/specials/SP1.htm|access-date=28 October 2020|archive-date=31 August 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040831220642/http://users.skynet.be/Crystal/specials/SP1.htm|url-status=dead}}
Tournoi de Paris: 1977{{Cite web|title=Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs|url=http://www.psgweb.fr/tournoi-de-paris/|access-date=8 November 2020|language=fr-FR}}
Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977
Belgian National Sports Merit Award: 1978{{cite web|title=Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste|work=De Standaard |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20191107_04705232}}