Philippe Albert told Flashscore that his chip in Newcastle United's 5-0 win over Manchester United on 20 October 1996 was inspired by Peter Schmeichel's tendency to come off his line.
Albert explains the decision
Albert said: "As soon as I controlled the ball, my first touch, I knew that I would try a chip because Schmeichel was always coming off his line to reduce the angle."
Flashscore said Albert scored the fifth goal in the 84th minute after Darren Peacock, David Ginola, Les Ferdinand and Alan Shearer had given Newcastle a four-goal lead.
Work done in training
Albert said: "You have to have a little bit of luck. I used to train that type of chip in training, against Shaka and Pavel."
Flashscore described Albert as a former Belgium international, a former Fulham star and a former defender, and said he was 59 years old.
What Albert saw after the chip
Albert said: "Yes, I saw him looking up at the ball with his arms raised, as if to say, 'What a goal! What a chip! There was nothing I could do about it,'"
Albert also said players from Newcastle and Manchester United had drinks together after the match.
The goal still returns every season
Albert said: "Yes, it still feels like yesterday. It will be like this until my last hour or my last day. I'm so proud."
He also said: "When you do something like this for a club like Newcastle United against a club like Man United, you know you are that it is writing history. I wrote history on the day."
Albert said footage of the goal is shared on social media every 20 October and that he sees it maybe 15, 20 times every season.