Georges Leekens was born on 18 May 1949 and is a Belgian football manager and former player.
10 Facts About Georges Leekens
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Georges Leekens managed numerous clubs in Belgium, the Netherlands, Turkey, Tunisia, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
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Georges Leekens won five Belgian leagues, a Belgian Cup and a Belgian Super Cup in 1980, one year before joining the Sint-Niklase in which he retired from football in 1984.
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Georges Leekens was sacked from his role as federal coach after a disappointing third place finish in the World Cup group stage after failing to qualify Belgium for the second round after drawing with Netherlands, Mexico and South Korea.
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On 11 May 2010, Georges Leekens signed a contract until 2012 to take over the Belgium national team for the second time.
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On 12 April 2011, it was announced that Georges Leekens's contract had been extended to 2014 after some promising results in the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign.
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On 27 March 2014, Georges Leekens signed a two-year contract with the Tunisian Football Federation to coach the Carthage Eagles.
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Georges Leekens was appointed by Tunisian club Etoile du Sahel as coach on 10 October 2018 after failing in the 2018 CAF Champions League to be his first experience with African clubs after a long period in European clubs and a short experience in Asian clubs with Al Hilal.
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In May 2020, nearly a year after his last coaching experience, Georges Leekens announced his retirement, to devote himself to his own affairs.
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Georges Leekens is the cousin of Louis Leekens, who was Belgian National Champion of gymnastics in 1966 and is leading the top sports school for gymnastics in Genk.