Philippe Albert

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Phillipe Albert
Personal information
Full name	Phillipe Albert
Date of birth	10 August 1967 (1967-08-10) (age 41)
Place of birth	Bouillon, Belgium
Playing position	Defender
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986–1988 1988–1991 1991–1994 1994–1999 1998–1999 1999–2000	Charleroi KV Mechelen Anderlecht Newcastle United → Fulham (loan) Charleroi Total	065 00(7) 087 00(5) 050 00(9) 096 00(8) 013 00(2) 014 00(1) 325 0(32)
National team2
1987–1997	Belgium	041 00(5)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:33, 15 May 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23:33, 15 May 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Philippe Albert (born 10 August 1967 in Bouillon) is a former Belgian football defender. He played with R. Charleroi S.C., KV Mechelen, R.S.C. Anderlecht and Newcastle United in England. Albert was a regular in his national team where he played in the 1994 World Cup.

He was a cult hero at Newcastle United due to his less-than-defensive tendencies in "the Entertainers" central defence, his most famous moment arguably being when he scored an audacious chip over Peter Schmeichel in a 5–0 win over Manchester United.

Fans at Newcastle created a terrace chant for the player, singing "Phillipe, Phillipe Albert, everyone knows his name" to the words of the song used in the soundtrack to the 1970s children's TV series The Adventures of Rupert Bear.

Albert won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1992, the year when he was transferred from Mechelen to Anderlecht.

At the 1994 World Cup, he played in all four of Belgium's matches, scoring in the opening match against Netherlands and in the second round match against Germany, which Belgium lost 3–2.

On leaving Newcastle in 1999, Albert returned to Belgian club Charleroi but lasted just one season before retiring from playing.

He is now working as a pundit for Belgian TV whilst also having close connections with Newcastle.

Albert also runs a successful fruit and vegetable company in Belgium.

v • d • e Belgium squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Preud'homme • 2 Gerets • 3 Albert • 4 Clijsters • 5 Versavel • 6 Emmers • 7 Demol • 8 Van Der Elst • 9 Degryse • 10 Scifo • 11 Ceulemans • 12 Bodart • 13 Grün • 14 Claesen • 15 De Sart • 16 De Wolf • 17 Plovie • 18 Staelens • 19 Van Der Linden • 20 De Wilde • 21 Wilmots • 22 Vervoort • Coach: Thys

v • d • e Belgium squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Preud'homme • 2 Medved • 3 Borkelmans • 4 Albert • 5 Smidts • 6 Staelens • 7 Van Der Elst • 8 Nilis • 9 Degryse • 10 Scifo • 11 Czerniatynski • 12 De Wilde • 13 Grün • 14 De Wolf • 15 Emmers • 16 Boffin • 17 Weber • 18 Wilmots • 19 Van Meir • 20 Verlinden • 21 Van Der Heyden • 22 Renier • Coach: Van Himst

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