Because a number of other Belgian top football players that year for the first time put their nose in the window, that period is referred to as the birth of the “golden generation”, who will make an ultimate attempt at the world title in December.
Kevin De Bruyne and Thibaut Courtois are world stars today, but that magical year at Genk was the beginning of their ascension to heaven. For some of their teammates it was a high point that they could not surpass later on.
The Genk striker duo Ogunjimi-Vossen kept Romelu Lukaku on the bench with the Red Devils and Anthony Vanden Borre made his first comeback that year at Genk.
That year was also a turning point in their careers for other Belgian footballers, such as Romelu Lukaku, Axel Witsel and Steven Defour: the start of the famous “golden generation”.
“Championship Year” tells the story of the players who made it, but also those who didn’t make it. What makes one person the best in the world, while the other has never lived up to its potential?
What is the story behind the scenes of KRC Genk’s title and of the guys who won it against all odds, after what may have been the most blood-curdling and turbulent title match ever?
“Kampioenenjaar” is a production by Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, the production house that previously also made “Het Scheldepeloton” and “VDB. I’m not god” for Canvas.
