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4 unusual facts about Philippe Léonard


Philippe Léonard

After playing most notably for Standard Liège and Monaco, he rarely appeared for his following four teams (including Standard again) in a 16-year professional career.

Whist at Monaco, he scored in the semifinal of the UEFA Champions League against Juventus FC, in a 4–6 aggregate loss, being the only Belgian player to score at this stage of the competition.

He won the Belgian Cup in 1993, only 19, having scored in the final (Standard 2 – R. Charleroi SC 0), and also helped the side to two runner-up league places (1992–93 and 1994–95), each time bowing out to R.S.C. Anderlecht.

There, alongside Régis Genaux and Michaël Goossens, he was part of The Three Musketeers generation (with Roberto Bisconti playing a smaller role), hailed for their sporting talent but with a troublesome character.



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