André Saeys (born 20 February 1911 in Sint-Andries - 22 March 1988 in Sint-Andries) was a Belgian football player. He was a striker. He played numerous seasons at the highest level of Belgian football and was also capped 9 times for Belgium.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Saeys | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Andries (Bruges), Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 22 March 1988 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Sint-Andries (Bruges), Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cercle Brugge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1928–1935 | Cercle Brugge | 154 | (53) |
| 1935–1936 | RRC Wetteren-Kwatrecht | ||
| 1936–1941 | Beerschot | ||
| 1941–1942 | Cercle Brugge | 18 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1933–1942 | Belgium | 9 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2008 | |||
Saeys made his debut for Cercle Brugge in 1928 in a match against Berchem Sport. Cercle won the match 0–2. He won the league with Cercle one season later.
In 1935, André Saeys went to RC Wetteren, where he would stay one season. Beerschot became Saeys's next team. With the purple-white Antwerp side, Saeys won the league again twice, in 1938 and 1939.
Saeys made his debut for Belgium in a match against the Netherlands on 9 April 1933. Belgium lost the match 1–3. Saeys made the Belgian goal.
External links
edit- Cerclemuseum.be (in Dutch)
- André Saeys at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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