- Roger Claeys
Football player infobox
playername= Roger Claeys
fullname = Roger Claeys
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1924|3|6
cityofbirth =Sint-Michiels ,Bruges
countryofbirth =Belgium
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =Cercle Brugge
years = 1939-1957
1957-1959
clubs =Cercle Brugge
SK Roeselare
caps(goals) = 354 (46)
nationalyears =
nationalteam = Belgium
nationalcaps(goals) = 0 (0)
manageryears = 1957-1959
managerclubs = SK Roeselare
pcupdate = 3 February 2008
ntupdate = 3 February 2008Roger Claeys (born
March 6 ,1924 ) is a Belgian former football player. Claeys was usually fielded asmidfielder . Apart from playing football, Claeys worked as abutcher .Claeys made his début for the first team of
Cercle Brugge at the age of 14 in a match against VG Oostende. This was only an unofficial début, as the match was played in an emergency competition, organised due toWorld War II . He scored the winning goal: 2-1. The other goal was scored Marcel Vanhalme, age 15 at that time, and just like Claeys only called up for the first team due to injuries.Claeys would make his official début against Lierse on
September 14 ,1941 in a 0-1 loss.Roger Claeys is the player with the 4th most appearances for Cercle Brugge. He would also be captain of the team for a long time.Claeys scored his first official goal in 1943 in a 2-7 surprise win over
Standard Liège . Claeys was the direct opponent ofJean Capelle , his footballteen idol .After his Cercle Brugge career, Claeys became
player-coach of SK Roeselare. He would remain in this position for two seasons, when he quit football.Further reading
*Roland Podevijn, "Cercle Brugge 1899-1989", K.S.V. Cercle Brugge, 1989, p. 84-109
External links
* [http://www.cerclemuseum.be Cerclemuseum.be] nl icon
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