He was an exceptionally talented winger whose qualities led to him being called the Belgian Stanley Matthews, named after the legendary winger of English club Blackpool. As a dribbler, man with accelerations and changing tempo, Lemberechts was the star player of the mighty FC Mechelen (now KV Mechelen) of the fifties. He scored 14 goals in 42 matches for the national team. He became the only Belgian selected to play in a European team in Glasgow against Great Britain in 1947.