- Louis Saeys
Football player infobox
playername= Louis Saeys
fullname = Louis Saeys
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date|1887|11|26
cityofbirth =Bruges
countryofbirth =Belgium
dateofdeath = death date and age|1952|6|2|1887|11|26
cityofdeath =Bruges
countryofdeath =Belgium
position = attacker
youthyears =
youthclubs =Cercle Brugge
years = 1903-1927
clubs =Cercle Brugge
caps(goals) = 302 (101)
nationalyears = 1907-?
nationalteam = Belgium
nationalcaps(goals) = 24 (9)
manageryears = 1914-1928
1941-1942
managerclubs =Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge
pcupdate = 15 January 2008
ntupdate = 15 January 2008Louis Saeys (
November 26 ,1887 –June 2 ,1952 ) was a Belgian footballstriker . He has played 24 times for the Belgian team and has the 7th most goals for Cercle Brugge. Saeys would probably have been Cercles leading top scorer of all time and player with most appearances if war hadn't broken out, which stopped the Belgian football competition for 5 seasons.Saeys played for no other team than Cercle throughout his career. He made his début for the first team in the 1903-04 season. Saeys would rapidly become one of the key players for the green and black side, despite his young age. Four years later, he would be called up for the first time to play for his country. In the 1910-11 season, Saeys became national champions with the green and black side. Louis Saeys was part of the team that played the cup final in 1913. The match was lost 3-2 against
Union SG , afterextra time . It was the first time that extra time was added, as the score after 90 minutes still was 2-2. Belgian football officials decided on the spot that an extra 30 minutes would have to be played.When World War I broke out, Saeys was appointed coach of Cercle. From the start of his career until 1914, Saeys was one of the more important goal scorers for Cercle. After the war, his goal scoring ability never reached his earlier peaks anymore. But he still remained one of the most important players in the green and black 11. Saeys left football as player after the 1926-27 season, a season in which Cercle captured their second national title. He would remain in his coaching position until 1928, and would return for one season in 1941.
References
*Roland Podevijn, "Cercle Brugge 1899-1989", K.S.V. Cercle Brugge, 1989
External links
* [http://www.cerclemuseum.be Cerclemuseum.be] nl icon
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