Léopold Anoul Explained

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.

Honours

RFC Liège[2]

Standard Liège[3]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20071017115031/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=9/teams/team=43935.html 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland
  2. Web site: 28 July 2024 . FCF Liège - Histoire . fcliege.be/fr.
  3. Web site: Standard de Liège Palmares . https://web.archive.org/web/20160206084928/http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/michel-preud-homme_prs89281/person.shtml . 6 February 2016 . 6 February 2016 . Eurosport.