Richard Orlans
 Orlans w. Belgian team (1956) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Jérome Orlans | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghent, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) |
Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1946–1949 | ARA La Gantoise | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949–1961 | ARA La Gantoise | ||
| 1961–1962 | Cercle Brugge | ||
| 1962–1964 | Anderlecht | ||
| 1964–1969 | Zwevegem Sport | ||
| 1969–1971 | Roeselare | ||
| International career | |||
| 1955–1958 | Belgium | 21 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1964–1969 | Zwevegem Sport (player-coach) | ||
| 1969–1971 | Roeselare (player-coach) | ||
| 1971–1972 |
AS Oostende | ||
| 1972 | Mouscron | ||
| 1972–1974 | Zwevegem Sport (player-coach) | ||
| 1974–1976 | K.A.A. Gent | ||
| 1976–1978 |
RRC Gent | ||
| 1982 |
Zaïre | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Jérome Orlans (born 6 October 1931) is a Belgian former
He is also the father of football manager Patrick Orlans.[4][5]
Career
First Division
Born in Ghent, Orlans joined K.A.A. Gent in 1946 at the age of 15 and played in all of the youth teams. In 1949 he debuted as a midfielder in the first team of the team. He acquired a place in the permanent team in the 1950–51 season and finished in second position in the league in 1955 and three times in third position (1954, 1957 and 1958). He remained a player until 1961.
In between 1955 and 1958, the strongest era of K.A.A. Gent, Orlans played 21 games for the
In 1961 Orlans went to the newly promoted team of
The strong performances of Orlans for Cercle caught the eye of coach
Lower levels
Later on, Orlans played at a lower level for the team of SK Roeselare in the Third Division (1964–1965). He performed as a player-coach for the team of Zwevegem Sport in the Third Division (1965–1969) and afterwards again at SK Roeselare (1969–71).
After he obtained his coaching certificate at the coaching school at the
In 1974, Orlans became the coach of K.A.A. Gent, which in the meantime had fallen to the
References
- ^ "Richard Orlans". Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Richard Orlans". footballdatabase. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "Richard Orlans". National Football Teams. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ ""Gesel van Hongarije" wil bevestiging van overwinning uit 1956". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 25 June 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Gentenaar Olivier Orlans blaast boks en Oostende Koerse nieuw leven in". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 23 August 2013. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
External links
- Richard Orlans website
- "KAA Gent". kaagent.be. Retrieved 2015-07-25.