Pol Anoul | |
Fullname: | Léopold René Jean Victor Anoul |
Birth Date: | 19 August 1922 |
Birth Place: | Saint-Nicolas, Liège, Belgium |
Death Place: | Liège, Belgium |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 1939–1942 |
Years2: | 1942–1957 |
Years3: | 1957–1960 |
Clubs1: | Saint-Nicolas FC |
Clubs2: | RFC Liège |
Clubs3: | Standard Liège |
Caps1: | ? |
Caps2: | 361 |
Caps3: | 38 |
Goals1: | ? |
Goals2: | 134 |
Goals3: | 6 |
Totalcaps: | 399 |
Totalgoals: | 140 |
Nationalyears1: | 1947–1954 |
Nationalteam1: | Belgium |
Nationalcaps1: | 48 |
Nationalgoals1: | 20 |
Léopold "Pol" Anoul (19 August 1922 - 11 February 1990) was a Belgian footballer.
During his club career he played for Royal FC Liégeois (1942–1957) and Standard Liège (1957–1960). From 1947 to 1954, he earned 48 caps and scored 20 goals for the Belgium national football team, including 3 goals in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[1]
His nickname was "l'homme de Colombes" (the man from Colombes) after a wonderful goal he scored for Belgium against France in the stadium of Colombes near Paris.
RFC Liège[2]
Standard Liège[3]