Robert Waseige


Robert Waseige was a Belgian football manager and player.

Career

While managing R.F.C. [de Liège] he helped them win the 1989–90 Belgian Cup. He became the coach of football team|Belgium] before Euro 2000 and led Belgium to the second round at the 2002 [FIFA World Cup|2002 World Cup].
He then left the national team, having signed a contract with Standard Liège prior to the 2002 World Cup tournament. After a deceiving start in the Belgian [First Division A|Belgian First Division] he was fired by the club and replaced by caretaker manager Dominique D'Onofrio. He later managed Algeria. Waseige also managed several other clubs: Winterslag, FC Liège, Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen|Lokeren], Charleroi S.C.|Charleroi], FC Brussels and Sporting CP in Portugal. As a player, he wore the shirts of FC Liège, RW Brussels and Winterslag. He was for some time a consultant for BeTV, a Belgian private TV channel. He died in a hospital in Liège on 17 July 2019. He was suffering from heart and kidney problems.

Honours

Player

RW Brussels

Player-manager

KFC Winterslag

Manager

KFC Winterslag
RFC Liège
Belgium

Individual