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unusual facts about Club Brugge



Christian Brüls

Partly because of his strong performances for the young Red Devils, he attracted the interest of some Belgian top-clubs, including Club Brugge, Germinal Beerschot and Gent.

Dalibor Mitrović

Mitrović began his career at Radnički Niš in 1997/98 but joined the then Eerste Klasse champions Club Brugge the following season.

Dieter Van Tornhout

Dieter Van Tornhout (born 18 March 1985) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a forward for K.S.V. Roeselare, on loan from Antwerp, having previously played for Club Brugge, Sparta Rotterdam, Roda JC, Enosis Neon Paralimni, Nea Salamis Famagusta and Kilmarnock.

Ernest Lluch

At a UEFA soccer match with Club Brugge later that week, FC Barcelona came onto the pitch wearing black armbands in honor of Lluch, who had also been a fervent supporter of the team.

Fernand Boone

Fernand Boone (1 August 1934 – 11 September 2013) was a Belgian football goalkeeper who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1967 while at Club Brugge.

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.

Frederik Boi made himself immortal for the Cercle fans, scoring the only goal in the victory against city rivals Club Brugge on 17 December 2006.

GKS Katowice

Over the years fans of GKS got to witness their team take on the likes of Sportul Studentsc Bucharest, Rangers, Club Brugge, Galatasaray, Benfica, Aris, Girondins Bordeaux and twice Bayer Leverkusen.

Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo

After four years in the youth team, Yulu-Matondo started playing for the first team of Club Brugge in 2005.

Johan Devrindt

He played for Anderlecht, Dutch oufit PSV Eindhoven, Club Brugge, Lokeren, Winterslag and La Louviere before hanging up his boots after suffering relegation with second division Tienen.

Lorenz Kindtner

After playing at the AIS and Sunshine George Cross, Kindtner played almost a decade in Belgium, playing for a number of teams including Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge.

Marc Degryse

In a 19-year old professional career he played mainly for Club Brugge and Anderlecht (six seasons apiece), making his senior debuts at 17 and scoring nearly 200 official goals both clubs combined to win a total of ten major titles.

Masis Voskanyan

Born in Abovyan, Voskanyan has played club football in Belgium for Club Brugge and Roeselare.

Maxime Lestienne

As a youth product of Mouscron Lestienne made his debut at the highest level of Belgian football on 20 December 2008, in a 5–1 home victory against Club Brugge, as an 80th minute replacement for Asanda Sishuba.

Nastja Čeh

In the 1996–97 season he moved from Drava to Maribor, later spending one season at NK Olimpija before returning to Maribor and then moving on to Club Brugge.

Norberto Höfling

He left the club after six years, due to a dispute with Fernand Goyvaerts, then the star player of Club Brugge, to coach the Dutch team Feyenoord.

Oscar Hiljemark

After the 2011 season, Hiljemark was being scouted and chased by Genoa and Club Brugge, but Elfsborg ignored the bids, as they want him for a few more seasons before he leaves.

Scott Nisbet

He scored what was described as a lucky goal against Club Brugge on March 17, 1993 in the 1992-93 UEFA Champions League, when his deflected effort towards goal went over the Brugge goalkeeper Dany Verlinden before going into the net.

Stefan Šćepović

In July 2010 he signed a contract with Belgian club Club Brugge, as he immediately wanted to play.

Thomas Meunier

A few days earlier, Club Brugge had just missed out on the transfers of Dalibor Veselinović and Jelle Van Damme and therefore wanted to make sure Meunier would not become the third near miss.


see also

1972–73 in Belgian football

Club Brugge KV reached the second round by eliminating Åtvidabergs FF of Sweden (won 5-3 away, lost 1-2 at home) but RR White lost to Grupo Desportivo Cuf of Portugal in the first round (lost 0-1 at home, 0-2 away).

Jeanvion Yulu-Matondo

He scored a goal for Club Brugge in the UEFA Champions League against Juventus.