He was the best product to come out of the renowned Standard school of goalkeepers, which had produced Jean Nicolay and Christian Piot in the past. Michel Preud’homme developed into the best goalkeeper in the country at KV Mechelen. He projected authority at an international level as well. At the 1994 World Cup he was chosen best goalkeeper of the tournament and thus of the world, thanks to his remarkable match against The Netherlands. He was third goalkeeper at the European Championship in 1980 and the starting goalkeeper at the 1990 and 1994 World Cup.