Frédéric Herpoel (; born 16 August 1974) is édéa Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
Herpoel was born in Mons. At the age of 7 he began to play for S.C. Havré and then moved to Anderlecht in 1988 where he played in the youth team. Between 1993 (his arrival in the senior squad) and 1997, Herpoel only played four Jupiler League games for the Brussels side.
Herpoel signed for Gent in 1997 and played regularly for them for over a decade, before joining Mons. Herpoel was selected 39 times for Belgium but he gathered only seven caps. He was in the team for the Euro 2000 as third goalie and the 2002 World Cup as second goalie. He was the second choice after Geert De Vlieger when Robert Waseige was the national team manager, and later after Silvio Proto when Aimé Anthuenis coached the national team, whereupon he decided to quit the national team in 2005, disappointed not to be chosen as the first choice goalkeeper.
Honours
Anderlecht
Belgian First Division: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1994–95
Belgian Cup: 1993–94, runner-up 1996–97
Belgian Super Cup: 1993, 1995
Belgium
FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup
Individual
Best AA Gent-Player of the Season: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 2002–03
Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year: 2004
Belgian Fair Play Award: 2006–07, 2007–08
References
External links
Biography from FHSPORT La marque de Frédéric Herpoel
Living people
1974 births
Footballers from Hainaut (province) Men's association football goalkeepers Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgian Pro League players R.S.C. Anderlecht players K.A.A. Gent players R.A.E.C. Mons (1910) players UEFA Euro 2000 players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Sportspeople from Mons