Cor Gillis

Cor Gillis
Cor Gillis
Personal information
Date of birth 31 March 1989 (1989-03-31) (age 22)
Place of birth Anderlecht, Belgium
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club K.V. Mechelen
Number 32
Youth career
-2006 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006-2008 Anderlecht 1 (0)
2009- K.V. Mechelen
National team
2006-2007 Belgium U-17 25 (0)
2008- Belgium U-20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2008.
† Appearances (Goals).

Cor Gillis (born 31 March 1989 in Anderlecht) is a Belgian association football player who currently plays for K.V. Mechelen.

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Career

Coming from the Anderlecht youth squad, Cor Gillis started his professional career in the 2006-2007 for the Belgian champions. He suffered an injury in his debut for the team and had to return in the next season with only 1 cap.

Altogether he has made around 1900 minutes of play for the Belgian Champs in the Belgian league. He also starred in the UEFA Cup.

Gillis made a substitute appearance of 1 minute against Bayern in the UEFA Cup last year. Roda JC had him over on trial 2 times, but 2 times they decided to not grant him a contract because he doesn't add additional value to their squad.[1]

In 2008, Cor didn't even have a contract at Anderlecht, he was there simply as a youth player who sometimes trained with the first squad, although he was a member of their reserve team. He was hoping for some playing minutes in the Belgian cup, but never played as Anderlecht bought a new defender.

Then went from R.S.C. Anderlecht to K.V. Mechelen on 27 January 2009.[2]

International

The 2007-2008 season saw him make more appearances with Anderlecht which I believe is around 5 appearances and made his way into the Belgian U-17's (now in the Belgian U-20's). He later made another 9 appearances, gaining 14 caps in the 2007/2008 season.

This season, he has made another 10 caps, making his total appearances up to a total over 25.

Cor Gillis was the captain for the Belgians U-17 and was regarded as a great prospect then, but now it looks he is passed by numerous other Belgian talents.

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.anderlecht-online.be/article.php?id=10126&from=archives&lang=dui
  2. ^ http://www.kvmechelen.be/website/nieuws/nieuws.php?bericht_ID=3088&taal=nl&menu=team


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