Rik Pauwels

Rik Pauwels was a Belgian football manager and player.

Biography

A goalkeeper, Pauwels played for Tubantia Borgerhout V.K.|Tubantia Borgerhout] and was a player-coach for. He served as an assistant for K. [Berchem Sport] and KSK Beverem before his first head coaching role at K. Waterschei S.V. [Thor Genk|Waterschei Thor] in 1981, with whom he won the Belgian Cup in 1982. He returned to KSK Beverem several times before leaving for good in January 1990. He replaced Leo Canjels at K Boom FC later that year before his retirement with Racing Mechelen in 1994.
Pauwels died on 23 September 2025, at the age of 88.