Égide Forthomme in Elsaute: yes, but not the one you think…

Perfect namesake of the (former) coach well-known in the Verviers region, Égide Forthomme has been a physiotherapist for the Etoile Elsautoise A team since 2001.

Égide the physiotherapist is none other than the first cousin of Égide the trainer. Are you following? In any case, we will try to introduce you to the lesser known Aegis… “A goalkeeper by training, I started in the first team at Elsaute in 1974 under the orders of Marcel Pachen, former player of Standard de Liège. I was only 16 years old and I was a reserve. For the anecdote, the holder at the time was Nicolas François, who is none other than the grandfather of Maxime, current goalkeeper of the Elsaute pennant team. In 1979, I joined the ranks of the SRU, where I. I participated in the rise in promotion Subsequently, I played for two more years at Theux (formerly Franchimont) but because of my professional activity as a physiotherapist, I had to stop playing football. says, not without a certain nostalgia, Égide Forthomme. It was therefore in 2001 that our interlocutor took his place on the small Elsauto bench, as a trainer. “I am present at every match, both at home and away. I make most of the trips with the delegate Georges Thimister. We are the same age and I think we will end our careers together”laughs Égide.