#Benfica honor one of his own a legend goalkeeper Michel Preud'homme the #Belgium the Saint in front of 55,000 fans he was the Benfica keeper from 1994-99 retired at 40 yrs of age

 

Benfica

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Preud'homme moved to Portuguese club Benfica in 1994, making his debut on 21 August, against Beira-Mar. On 18 May 1996, Michel won his first trophy in Portuguese football as Benfica defeated Lisbon rivals Sporting CP 3–1 in the Taça de Portugal final.^[6]

For his outstanding performances and almost impossible saves, he was nicknamed "Saint Michel" by supporters of Benfica. On 10 August 1999, he played his last match, an off season friendly against Bayern Munich. After his retirement, at age 40, he became Benfica's director of international relations.

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Standard Liège^[42]

• Belgian First Division: 1981–82, 1982–83^[43]
• Belgian Cup: 1980–81
• Belgian Supercup: 1981, 1983
• European Cup Winners Cup runner-up: 1981–82
• Intertoto Cup Group Winners: 1980,^[44] 1982,^[45] 1984^[46]

KV Mechelen^[47]

• Belgian First Division: 1988–89^[43]
• Belgian Cup: 1986–87^[48]
• European Cup Winners Cup: 1987–88
• European Super Cup: 1988

Benfica

• Taça de Portugal: 1995–96^[6]

Belgium

• UEFA European Championship runner-up: 1980^[49]
• Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980^[50]