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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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