For the Cameroonian footballer, see Emmanuel Mahi Ebem Godfroid.
Emmanuel Godfroid
Birth date16 August 1972 (age 54)
Birth placeHuy, Belgium
Height1.80 m
PositionLeft Midfielder
Youthclubs 1RFC Liège
Years 11991–1994
Years 21994–1998
Years 31998–2002
Years 42002–2004
Years 52004–2006
Years 62006–2010
Years 72010–2011
Years 82011–2013
Years 92013
Clubs 1RFC Liège
Clubs 2Royal Antwerp
Clubs 3Standard Liège
Clubs 4Rapid București
Clubs 5RFC Liège
Clubs 6RJS Bas-Oha[a]
Clubs 7Solière Sport
Clubs 8RFC Hannut
Clubs 9RAEC Sclayn
Caps 150
Caps 2106
Caps 329
Caps 452
Caps 529
Caps 663
Goals 19
Goals 215
Goals 35
Goals 48
Goals 53
Goals 612
Totalcaps329
Totalgoals52
Nationalyears 11992
Nationalteam 1Belgium U21
Nationalcaps 11
Nationalgoals 10
Manageryears 12011
Managerclubs 1RFC Hannut

Emmanuel "Manu" Godfroid (born 16 August 1972 in Huy, Belgium) is a Belgian former football player who played as a left midfielder.[1]

Club career

Godfroid was born on 16 August 1972 in Huy, Belgium.[2] He began playing football at RFC Liège, making his Belgian First Division debut on 11 January 1992, when coach Robert Waseige sent him in the 83rd minute to replace Zvonko Varga in a 2–2 draw against Cercle Brugge.[3] He scored his first goal in the competition on 20 March 1993 in a 3–0 home win over K. Boom F.C.[2][4] In the 1993–94 season, Godfroid scored a career-best eight goals, including a brace in a 2–2 draw against KV Mechelen.[2][5]

In 1994, Godfroid joined Royal Antwerp, where he started playing in European competitions, appearing in both legs of the 10–2 aggregate loss to Newcastle United in the 1994–95 UEFA Cup first round.[2][6] He also played four matches in the 1997 Intertoto Cup.[2][7] During his four-season spell, Godfroid played regularly for Royal Antwerp and managed to score a goal against each of the Big Three, which helped his side earn wins over Club Brugge and Standard Liège, and a draw against Anderlecht.[2][8]

In 1998, he went to play for Standard Liège and netted five goals in his first season, including one goal in a loss to Beveren, a brace in a 6–0 victory against the same team, and two goals in two 1–0 wins over Germinal Ekeren and Lommel.[2][9] However, in the following three seasons, Godfroid did not play a single match as he underwent several operations on his Achilles tendon.[2][10]

In 2002, Godfroid was signed by Rapid București at the request of coach Mircea Rednic.[2][10] His first achievement was winning the 2002 Supercupa României, as he played the entire match in the 2–1 victory against Dinamo București.[2][11] Subsequently, he made his Divizia A debut on 18 August 2002 in a 2–1 win over Sportul Studențesc București, in which he scored the winning goal.[2][10][12][13] In the following round, he scored another goal in a 5–2 victory against Oțelul Galați.[12][10] He went on to score three more goals in another three victories over Politehnica Timișoara, Argeș Pitești and Gloria Bistrița.[12] Those five goals scored in the 24 matches played under Rednic helped Rapid win the title, a performance earned while having compatriot Roberto Bisconti as a teammate.[2][10][14] In the same season, Godfroid played three matches in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup and scored a goal that helped the team get past Gorica in the qualifying round, but they were defeated by Vitesse Arnhem in the following round.[2][15] Afterwards, he played in both legs of the 3–2 aggregate loss to Anderlecht in the 2003–04 Champions League second qualifying round.[2][16] Godfroid made his last Divizia A appearance on 26 November 2004 in a 3–0 home win over Sportul Studențesc București, totaling 52 matches with eight goals in the competition.[2][17]

From 2006 to 2013, Godfroid played for teams in the Belgian lower leagues for teams such as RFC Liège, RJS Bas-Oha, Solière Sport, RFC Hannut and RAEC Sclayn.[2][10][18] At the last-mentioned team, he played alongside his son, Arnaud.[10]

International career

On 22 April 1992, Godfroid played one match for Belgium U21 in the 1994 European Under-21 Championship qualifiers, which ended in a 3–0 home win over Cyprus.[19]

Honours

Rapid București

Notes

  1. ^ The statistics for the 2008–09 season are unavailable.[2]

References

  1. ^ "An interview with Manuel Godfroid (Romanian)". Archived from the original on 2010-01-04. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
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  3. ^ "Emmanuel Godfroid. Belgian First Division 1991/92". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
    "RFC Liège vs. Cercle Brugge 2 – 2". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  4. ^ "Emmanuel Godfroid. Belgian First Division 1992/93". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  5. ^ "Emmanuel Godfroid. Belgian First Division 1993/94". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  6. ^ "Emmanuel Godfroid. UEFA Cup 1994/95". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  7. ^ "Emmanuel Godfroid. Intertoto Cup 1997". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  8. ^ "Emmanuel Godfroid. Belgian First Division 1996/97". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
    "Emmanuel Godfroid. Belgian First Division 1997/98". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  9. ^ "Emmanuel Godfroid. Belgian First Division 1998/99". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  10. ^ ""Adevărul" l-a găsit pe fostul rapidist Emanuel Godfroid, care joacă și la 41 de ani: "Mai trag un an-doi și apoi mă las"" ["Adevărul" found former fast player Emanuel Godfroid, who still plays at 41: "I'll play another year or two and then I'll quit"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  11. ^ "Romanian Super Cup – Season 2002". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  12. ^ "Emmanuel Godfroid. Divizia A 2002/03". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  13. ^ "Sportul Studențesc vs. Rapid București 1 – 2". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  14. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  15. ^ "Emmanuel Godfroid. UEFA Cup Qual. 2002/03". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
    "Emmanuel Godfroid. UEFA Cup 2002/03". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
    "Rapid București - Vitesse Arnhem. UEFA Cup 2002 - 2003 - First Round - 2nd Leg". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  16. ^ "Emmanuel Godfroid. Champions League Second Qual. 2003/04". WorldFootball. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  17. ^ "A ajuns funcționar în Belgia după ce a jucat la Rapid. Povestea fabuloasă a lui Emmanuel Godfroid: "Noaptea visez tobele fanilor și cântecele lor"" [He became a civil servant in Belgium after playing for Rapid. The fabulous story of Emmanuel Godfroid: "At night I dream of the fans' drums and their songs"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  18. ^ "Manu Godfroid tirera encore quelques cartouches en P3 namuroise" [Manu Godfroid will fire a few more shots in the Namur P3 league.] (in French). Walfoot.be. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2026.
  19. ^ "Emmanuel Godfroid profile". 11v11. Retrieved 26 May 2026.