Marc Degryse

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Marc Degryse
Personal information
Full name Marc Degryse
Date of birth September 4, 1965 (1965-09-04) (age 42)
Place of birth    Roeselare, Belgium
Playing position Attacking Midfielder, Forward
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1983-1989
1989-1995
1995-1996
1996-1998
1998-1999
1999-2002
Club Brugge
Anderlecht
Sheffield Wednesday
PSV
Gent
Germinal Beerschot
Total
181 0(96)
170 0(66)
034 00(8)
031 00(4)
029 0(10)
097 0(27)
542 (211)   
National team
1984-1996 Flag of Belgium Belgium 063 0(23)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 18:52, 27 November 2007 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Marc Degryse (born September 4, 1965 in Roeselare), nicknamed Le Lutin d'Ardooie ("The Imp of Ardooie") was a Belgian football striker and he was technical director at Club Brugge before he resinged after bad results. On the club level, he played for V.C. Ardooie (as a young player), Club Brugge (1983-89), R.S.C. Anderlecht (89-95), Sheffield Wednesday (95-96), PSV Eindhoven (96-98), K.A.A. Gent (98-99) and K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot (99-02). He played 543 matches as a professional in those various clubs, scoring 212 goals.

On the national level, he played in 63 matches with the Belgium national football team and scored 23 times. As a member of the national team, he took part in the World Cups of 1990 and 1994 where he scored 2 goals in 7 matches. Degryse won several awards in Belgium: the Golden Shoe once and the Footballer of the Year award four times.

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Preceded by
Franky Van Der Elst
Belgian Golden Shoe
1991
Succeeded by
Philippe Albert