Geoffrey Claeys

Football player infobox
playername = Geoffrey Claeys


fullname = Geoffrey Claeys
height = height|ft=6|in=1
nickname = Sir Geoff
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1974|10|5
cityofbirth = Brugge
countryofbirth = Belgium
currentclub = Retired
clubnumber =
position = Defence
years = 1992–96 1996–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–05 2005–06
2007|
clubs = Cercle Brugge Feyenoord Anderlecht Aalst (Loan) Lierse Excelsior Mouscron Melbourne Victory
Torhout 1992 KM
caps(goals) = 77 (6)
45 (0)
9 (0)
28 (1)
25 (3)
79 (6)
16 (0)
- (-)
nationalyears = 1996-1998
nationalteam = Belgium
nationalcaps(goals) = 3 (1)
pcupdate = November 13, 2006
ntupdate = November 13, 2006

Geoffrey Claeys (born October 5, 1974 in Brugge, Belgium) is a football player who last played for Melbourne Victory in the A-League as a central Defender. Claeys is a former Belgian international and was capped 10 times. He began his career at the Belgian club Cercle Brugge. He left the club in 1996 for Dutch Feyenoord, then he made an unsuccessful move to R.S.C. Anderlecht and was transferred to K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst on loan. He later played for Lierse and Royal Excelsior Mouscron, before moving to Melbourne Victory in 2005. Although he enjoyed a solid season in the Victory defence, he rarely figured in the 06-07 season.On the 21st of November 2006, Geoffrey Claeys retired from football. He was given a send off at half time against Newcastle Jets on November 26. However, in 2007, he went to play for Torhout 1992 KM, in the Belgian Third Division.

External links

* [http://www.vi.nl/vi/show/id=40053/dbid=177/typeofpage=40054/sc=5aa7eb Career stats]