Johan Walem

Personal information
Walem
Full name	Johan Walem
Date of birth	February 1, 1972
Place of birth	Soignies, Belgium
Nickname	Il Geometra (The Geometer)
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth clubs
1980-86 1986-91	Molenbeek Anderlecht
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
1991-97 1997-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-03 2003-04 2004-05	Anderlecht Udinese Parma Udinese Standard Liège Torino Catania	180 (17) 32 (5) 24 (0) 14 (0) 58 (4) 21 (2) 14 (0)
National team
1991-2002	Belgium	36 (2)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Johan Walem (born February 1, 1972 in Soignies, Belgium) is a former football midfielder and is now a TV consultant for Belgacom TV. He was one of the best Belgian midfielders of his generation, but he gained surprisingly few caps (36) for the national team, scoring two goals.

His former clubs are Molenbeek (as a youngster), Anderlecht, Udinese, Parma (on loan), Standard Liège, Torino and Catania. At Udinese, he was nicknamed Il Geometra (The Geometer) as he was very precise in his passes. His partnership with German striker Oliver Bierhoff was also praised at that time.

[edit] Honours

	Belgium squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 De Vlieger \| 2 Deflandre \| 3 De Boeck \| 4 Van Meir \| 5 Van Kerckhoven \| 6 Simons \| 7 Wilmots \| 8 Goor \| 9 Sonck \| 10 Walem \| 11 Verheyen \| 12 Van Der Heyden \| 13 Vandendriessche \| 14 Vermant \| 15 Peeters \| 16 Van Buyten \| 17 Englebert \| 18 Vanderhaeghe \| 19 Thijs \| 20 Strupar \| 21 Boffin \| 22 Mpenza \| 23 Herpoel \| Coach: Waseige