Goetinck was the first Belgian national team manager in history. Before him, a Scot, an Englishman and an Austrian held that title. He was manager at Club Brugge and national team manager at the first World Cup in Uruguay in 1930, and four years later in Italy. In Uruguay, he had the ungrateful task to get the team fit for the first match after two weeks of traveling by boat. Practice on the deck at 6 o’clock in the moring and on the beach after arrival, on the Pocitos beach, across from where the Belgians were staying. In Uruguay, as well as Italy, Belgium were eliminated in the first round. He had some revolutionary ideas for that era. He added separate fitness practices and let the young players at Club Brugge run in the dunes to increase their strength and explosiveness.

Period: 13/07/1930 – 27/05/1934

Official matches: 31

Big tournaments: 2 (1930 and 1934 World Cup)