Geoffrey Claeys

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Personal information
Geoffrey Claeys
Full name	Geoffrey Claeys
Date of birth	October 05, 1974
Place of birth	Brugge, Belgium
Height	185 cm
Nickname	Sir Geoff
Playing position	Defence
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992–96 1996–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–05 2005–06	Cercle Brugge Feyenoord Anderlecht Aalst (Loan) Lierse Excelsior Mouscron Melbourne Victory	77 (6) 45 (0) 9 (0) 28 (1) 25 (3) 79 (6) 16 (0)
National team²
????-??	Belgium	10 (?)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 13, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of November 13, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Geoffrey Claeys (born October 5, 1974 in Brugge, Belgium) is a football player who last played for Melbourne Victory in the A-League. He wore the number 5 shirt, and was a central Defender.

Claeys is a former Belgian international and was capped 10 times. He began his career at the Belgian club Cercle Brugge where some predicted for him a bright future. 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 leadup to the 06-07 season; Claeys was told by coach Ernie Merrick that he would not feature during the 06-07 season, and he eventually adopted a coaching role around the club. On the 21st of November Geoffrey Claeys retired from football. He was given a send off at half time against Newcastle Jets on November 26.