Gilbert Bodart

Gilbert Bodart

Personal information
Date of birth	2 September 1962
Place of birth	Ougrée, Belgium
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team	RJ Rochefort
Youth career
1972–1976	CS Verlaine
1976–1981	Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1981–1996	Standard Liège	445	(10)
1996–1997	Girondins Bordeaux	38	(0)
1997–1998	Standard Liège	25	(4)
1998–2000	Brescia Calcio	55	(0)
2000–2001	Ravenna Calcio	13	(0)
2001–2002	KSK Beveren	11	(0)
National team
1985–1995	Belgium	12	(0)
Teams managed
2002–2003	CS Visé
2003–2005	KV Oostende
2005	Eendracht Aalst
2005–2006	RAA La Louvière
2006–200?	KSK Wevelgem City
2008–	RJ Rochefort
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gilbert Bodart (born 2 September 1962 in Ougrée) is a Belgian football manager who was working for La Louvière in the Jupiler League until 21 February 2006.

He also is a former goalkeeper who played a long time with Standard Liège. Bodart also played 12 times with Belgium from 1986 to 1995. In 1996 the goalkeeper moved to the French team of Girondins de Bordeaux.

He played few matches with the national team as he was in competition with Jean-Marie Pfaff and then with Michel Preud'homme. Bodart was nevertheless part of the team in the 1986 World Cup of which Belgium reached the semifinals. He collected 12 caps in 55 selections.

Convictions and jail time

On 21 February 2006, he resigned from his post at La Louvière after allegations he was involved in a gambling scandal that rocked Belgian football.

On 21 August 2008, he was arrested for complicity to robbery at the Caves of Han-sur-Lesse where he had been working in public relations for a little over a month. On 28 August, unrelated money counterfeiting charges were added.

He was released from jail on 31 December 2008, but his judgment for these two cases is still pending.

References

• (French) Some stats