Editing Jan Ceulemans (section)

==Career==
Ceulemans was born in [[Lier, Belgium]]. His first of three World Cup appearances was at the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]], where Belgium beat the defending champions Argentina 1–0 in the opening game of the tournament at [[Camp Nou]] en route to reaching the second round. Among Ceulemans' finest achievements was captaining his national side to fourth place in the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]], scoring three goals in the tournament including a spectacular diving header against Spain in the quarter-finals. His performance earned the nickname "Captain Courageous".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.planetworldcup.com/LEGENDS/ceulemans.html|title=Jan Ceulemans |publisher=Planetworldcup|access-date=12 October 2015}}</ref> He retired from international competition after the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]]; Jan scored the third goal in a 3–1 win over Uruguay but Belgium was eliminated by England in the round of sixteen, with the winning goal being scored by [[David Platt (footballer)|David Platt]] in the 119th minute in extra time. Jan had struck the post during the game.

Professionally, he stayed at [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] for 13 years, endearing himself to his country when he turned down an offer from Italian club [[A.C. Milan]]. He remains the only football player to have posed with the A.C. Milan board for the press that never actually became an A.C. Milan player.<ref>Belga sport (2012) Afl. 4 – Jan Ceulemans</ref>

After retiring as a player due to knee injury, he became a manager at [[K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst|KSC Eendracht Aalst]] in 1992. He won promotion to [[Belgian First Division]] and even a qualification for [[UEFA Cup]]. He moved in 1998 to [[K.V.C. Westerlo]] where he also qualified for UEFA Cup. In 2005, he is back at 'his' [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] where he would be manager for three years but after several bad results he was fired in April 2006. For the 2007–08 season, he returned to K.V.C. Westerlo. He currently lives in [[Westerlo]].

Ceulemans was named by [[Pelé]] as one of the [[FIFA 100|top 125 greatest living footballers]] in March 2004.