Wilfried VAN MOER | 1969-1972 & 1979-1982 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

VAN MOER PES STATS | 1969-1972 & 1979-1982

Il Codino Wilfried VAN MOER | 1969-1972 & 1979-1982 Clubs: Standard de Liège (1969-1972) Number: 10 Position: AMF*, CMF Nationality: Belgian Age: 24-27 (01/03/1945) Foot: R Side: B Length: 1.68 m Weight: 68 kg Attack: 78 Defence: 65 Balance: 80 Stamina: 88 Top Speed: 80 Acceleration: 81 Response: 85 Agility: 80 Dribble Accuracy: 84 Dribble Speed: 78 Short Pass Accuracy: 85 Short Pass Speed: 83 Long Pass Acc.: 84 Long Pass Speed: 82 Shot Accuracy: 75 Shot Power: 83 Shot Technique: 76 Free Kick Accuracy: 77 Curling: 76 Header: 74 Jump: 72 Technique: 88 Aggression: 79 Mentality: 83 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 86 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 6 Weak Foot frequency: 6 SPECIAL HABILITIES *Reaction *Passing PLAYER INDEX CARDS P10 – Box to Box S01 – Reaction Wilfried van Moer (born March 1, 1945, Beveren-Waas) was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe three times, first in 1966 while at Antwerp then in 1969 and in 1970 while at Standard Liège. Prior to 1966 Van Moer played with Beveren. He went back to his first club after a spell at Beringen in the early 1980s. He played 57 times and scored 9 goals for the national team between 1966 and 1982, starting in a 1-0 friendly win against Switzerland on October 22, 1966. Van Moer was in the team for the 1970 and 1982 World Cups and for the Euro 1980 in which Belgium finished second. Van Moer began with home town club (Beveren-Waas), then in the third tier of the Belgian League. A move to Royal Antwerp in 1965 was influenced not only by a chance to play in the 1st Division, but by the fact he was already working in that city as an electrician. At the end of '66 he won his first Golden Shoe Award, having won his first international cap earlier that year. It was during his 3 years at Antwerp under the guidance of coach Harry Game, that Van Moer, against his wishes, was moved from a wide right role to central midfield, preparing him to eventually succeed to another of Belgium's most celebrated players Jef Jurion, in the national team. Following relegation for Antwerp in 1968, a protracted move to Standard Liège ensued, Van Moer resisting the interest of 1. FC Köln to remain in Belgium, and also Club Brugge KV, with whom he had made a personal agreement. The 150,000 Euros fee for the now established international was at the time a Belgian record. Wonderful domestic success followed at Standard, winning the championship in '69, '70 and '71 and making it a hat-trick of Golden Shoes by winning the award in both '69 and '70. Internationally he was a regular too, appearing in the 1970 World Cup Finals and scoring twice in the only game his country won in Mexico, 3-0 vs. El Salvador. Van Moer also played a key role in helping his country qualify for the semi-finals of the European Championship two years later. After Belgium had defended stubbornly in a goalless quarter final, 1st leg in Italy, he scored the opening goal midway through the first-half in the return at Anderlecht's Parc Astrid. But then something was to happen, putting the Belgian’s career on hold. On the stroke of half-time, Bertini's lunge resulted in a broken leg for Van Moer, a bitter-sweet day for the home nation who ultimately celebrated a 2-1 victory. Although he recovered, the leg-break and other injuries restricted his international appearances over the next 3 seasons. Wilfried VAN MOER | 1979-1982 Clubs: KSK Beveren (1980-1982) Number: 10 Position: CMF* Nationality: Belgian Age: 34-37 (01/03/1945) Foot: R Side: B Length: 1.68 m Weight: 68 kg Attack: 75 Defence: 72 Balance: 79 Stamina: 84 Top Speed: 77 Acceleration: 77 Response: 87 Agility: 79 Dribble Accuracy: 84 Dribble Speed: 77 Short Pass Accuracy: 87 Short Pass Speed: 81 Long Pass Acc.: 86 Long Pass Speed: 80 Shot Accuracy: 73 Shot Power: 82 Shot Technique: 74 Free Kick Accuracy: 77 Curling: 78 Header: 74 Jump: 72 Technique: 87 Aggression: 76 Mentality: 91 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 90 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 6 Weak Foot Accuracy: 6 Weak Foot frequency: 6 SPECIAL HABILITIES *Tactical Dribble *Playmaking *Passing PLAYER INDEX CARDS P08 – Pinpoint Pass P10 – Box to Box P14 – Enforcer By October 1979, aged 34, without an appearance for The Red Devils for four and a half years, international football couldn't have been further from his thoughts. But wily Belgian coach Guy Thys had other ideas. Van Moer was an inspired choice for a Belgian side who had forgotten how to win, as they prepared to take on Portugal in a ‘do or die’ EC qualifier. Van Moer again came up trumps with the first goal in a 2-0 win. Van Moer also performed key roles in home and away victories over Scotland, which propelled Belgium to qualification for the Finals tournament in Italy. Striker Horst Hrubesch may have scored two goals to secure final victory for West Germany, but for many the outstanding player of an unspectacular tournament was the Belgian central midfielder with the seemingly boundless energy. He ran the show in most every game he played, scheming, prompting and holding the ball, never wasteful his performances were as dynamic as they were inspirational as Belgium went all the way to their only major Final. Van Moer was arguably the most influential player in the tournament and indeed at 35, his performances earned him 4th place (equalling the best ever showing by a Belgian) in the European Footballer of the Year poll. Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Bernd Schuster and Michel Platini finished ahead of him. Van Moer’s international career went on for another 2 two years, long enough to appear in another World Cup Finals series. Named captain in the absence of Eric Gerets, for the 2nd Phase game against Poland his international career ended when replaced by François Van der Elst at half-time. Belgium trailed by two at the interval and went on to lose 0-3, Poland's inspiration coming from Boniek who was the only player to score. As for his club career, he had left Standard in 1976 and played for the Limburg first division team FC Beringen for a few seasons (he owned a café in the Limburg capital Hasselt). In 1980, after his career had been rekindled, he made a surprise transfer to his original team SK Beveren (which had become Belgian champion in 1979) _________________ Wilfried VAN MOER | 1969-1972 & 1979-1982 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)