Jules Verriest

Football player infobox


playername= Jules Verriest
fullname = Julien Daniël Verriest
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1946|5|19
cityofbirth = Bruges
countryofbirth = Belgium
height =
currentclub = Cercle Brugge
clubnumber =
position = defender-midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs = Cercle Brugge
years = 1965-1981
clubs = Cercle Brugge
R.E. Mouscron
SV Koekelare
caps(goals) = 456 (8)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Belgium
nationalcaps(goals) = 0 (0)
manageryears =
managerclubs = R.E. Mouscron
SV Koekelare
pcupdate = 27 May 2008
ntupdate = 27 May 2008

Jules Verriest (born May 19, 1946 in Bruges) is a retired Belgian football player, who played almost his complete career for Cercle Brugge. Verriest started his football activities as a youth player for Cercle Brugge. Verriest made his debut at the age of 19, in a 0-0 draw against Lierse. His last match for Cercle was on May 17, 1981, a 3-2 win against Beerschot.

In total, Verriest played 492 first team games - a club record - scoring 8 times. Verriest also got selected for Belgium's B-team. He used to play as a defender or midfielder.

After his career at Cercle Brugge, Jules Verriest played for Excelsior Mouscron and SV Koekelare, where he also coached.

In 2000, Jules Verriest was voted "Cercle Brugge Player of the Century" by the Cercle fans.

Trivia

* Jules Verriest has never been a professional football player, but worked for "Ebes", now known as "Electrabel".
* For the season 2006-2007, Jules Verriest often gives his opinion about Cercle Brugge matches in the popular Belgian newspaper "Het Laatste Nieuws".

References

* [http://www.cerclemuseum.be Cerclemuseum.be] nl icon