Robert Waseige

Robert Waseige (26 August 1939 – 17 July 2019) 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 Belgium before Euro 2000 and led Belgium to the second round at the 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 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, 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 Belgian Second Division: 1964–65

Player-manager KFC Winterslag Belgian Third Division: 1971–72

Individual Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 1984–85 (RFC Liège), 1993–94 (Charleroi), 1994–95 (Standard Liège) Honorary Citizen of Liège, Belgium: 2012