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unusual facts about Belgian Pro League



Alessio Staelens

Cercle lost the game by two goals of John Jairo Ruiz, but in spite of this result for Cercle this meant they remained in the Belgian Pro League because of their large point advantage.

Dennis Praet

Not long after, on 30 October, he also made his debut in the Belgian Pro League as a substitute for Fernando Canesin while playing against Lierse SK.

Didier Ovono

Didier Janvier Ovono Ebang (born January 23, 1983) is a Gabonese football goalkeeper who currently plays for Oostende in the Belgian Pro League.

Frederik Boi

In 2011, Boi, regarded as a Cercle Brugge monument, transferred to the newly promoted First Division side OH Leuven, where he appeared frequently during his first season and scored two goals in a 3-1 win against Club Brugge.

Gert Verheyen

In 1992 Verheyen signed with Club Brugge KV, where he would remain for the next 14 years, rarely missing a game and netting in double digits in ten of those campaigns, with the side collecting four leagues and two cups.

Henri Meert

He has been the goalkeeper of Sporting Anderlecht in the entire 1950s; eight times he took home the Belgian Championship with the Mauves.

Jean-Pierre Vande Velde

His major success was guiding Dender EH from the Belgian Third Division into the Belgian Pro League between 2005 and 2007.

Jonathan Aspas

With the new technical staff of R.E. MouscronMiroslav Đukić (coach) and Amedeo Carboni (technical director) – playing a major part in his signing, Aspas moved to the Belgian League for the 2009–10 campaign.

Juan Lozano

He still won the Footballer of the Year award for the season, as Anderlecht won three leagues in a row, but would never return to his previous form.

Jupiler

Jupiler is the main sponsor of the Belgian Pro League, the highest Belgian football division, as well as the second division in the Netherlands, the Eerste Divisie.

Jürgen Colin

His debut came on 22 August 2001 in a 3–2 home win against FC Den Bosch, and he went on to play three more matches before he was sent on loan to K.R.C. Genk, with whom he won the 2001–02 edition of the Belgian League.

K.F.C. Rhodienne-Verrewinkel

It took part to the first Belgian league the same year and won 6 titles of Belgian Champion and 1 Cup until the first world war.

Lander Van Steenbrugghe

In the summer of 2013, after just being promoted with Oostende to the Belgian Pro League, Van Steenbrugghe moved to Eendracht Aalst.

Leandro Grimi

After the arrival of Evaldo Fabiano from S.C. Braga in the 2010 off-season, Grimi became a fringe player for Sporting, appearing in only four official matches during 2010–11 (two in the league, for a total of 253 minutes), and being loaned in the very last day of the 2011 summer transfer window to K.R.C. Genk in the Belgian Pro League.

Liam Chilvers

He spent the first half of the 2002–03 season on loan at Belgian Pro League club K.S.K. Beveren, who had a partnership with Arsenal at the time; John Halls, Graham Stack, and Steve Sidwell also were sent on loan to the Belgian side.

Michy Batshuayi

Michy Batshuayi Tunga (born 2 October 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a striker for Standard Liège in the Belgian Pro League.

Miroslav Đukić

On 11 June 2009 he signed for R.E. Mouscron in Belgium, replacing Enzo Scifo and being joined at the top division team by former Valencia teammates Amedeo Carboni and Juan Sánchez, who acted as sporting director and technical director, respectively; all left shortly after, as the club folded due to severe economical problems.

Mohammed Tchité

Mohammed 'Meme' Tchité (born 31 January 1984) is a Belgian-Burundian footballer who plays for Club Brugge K.V. in the Belgian First Division, as a striker.

Pedro Santa Cecilia

On 11 October 2012, after rescinding his contract with the club and having appeared in only one Pro League game, Pedro signed for Auckland City FC in New Zealand, joining several compatriots including manager Ramon Tribulietx.

Philippe Léonard

He won the Belgian Cup in 1993, only 19, having scored in the final (Standard 2 – R. Charleroi SC 0), and also helped the side to two runner-up league places (1992–93 and 1994–95), each time bowing out to R.S.C. Anderlecht.

Robson Severino da Silva

Robson Severino da Silva (born 10 July 1983), simply known as Robson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Oud-Heverlee Leuven in the Belgian Pro League, as a central defender.

Sergio Dutra Junior

Sergio Dutra Junior, or simply Junior Dutra (born April 25, 1988), is a Brazilian footballer currently playing for Lokeren in the Belgian Pro League.

Waasland-Beveren

In 2011–12, they finished second in the Belgian second tier league and promoted to the Belgian Pro League for the 2012-13 season.


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