Club Brugge K.V.
Club Brugge K.V. is a football club from Bruges in Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,997.
The clubs major rivals are R.S.C. Anderlecht from Brussels, and they share the Jan Breydel Stadium with Cercle Brugge K.S.V..
Club Brugge is the only Belgian club to have played the European Cup (forerunner of the current UEFA Champions League) final so far, they were beaten by Liverpool F.C. in 1978. They also lost in the 1976 UEFA Cup final to Liverpool.
Honours
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- 1919-20, 1972-73, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1977-78, 1979-80, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98, 2002-03, 2004-05
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- 1967-68, 1969-70, 1976-77, 1985-86, 1990-91, 1994-95, 1995-96, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2006-07
- Belgian Supercup winners: 13
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- 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
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- 1977-78
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- 1975-76
- Bruges Matins winners: 15
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- 1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
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- 1981
European record
- As of November, 2008:
A = appearances, B = matches played, C = won, D = drawn, E = lost, F = goals for, G = goals against.
Current squad
As of November, 2008.
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 1 |
 |
GK |
Stijn Stijnen |
| 2 |
|
DF |
Laurent Ciman |
| 3 |
 |
MF |
Jared Jeffrey |
| 4 |
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DF |
Bernt Evens |
| 5 |
 |
DF |
Michael Klukowski 1 |
| 6 |
|
DF |
Philippe Clement |
| 7 |
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MF |
Koen Daerden |
| 8 |
 |
MF |
Nabil Dirar |
| 9 |
 |
FW |
Dušan Đokić |
| 10 |
|
FW |
Wesley Sonck |
| 11 |
|
MF |
Jonathan Blondel |
| 13 |
|
GK |
Geert De Vlieger |
| 14 |
|
DF |
Jeroen Simaeys |
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|
| No. |
|
Position |
Player |
| 15 |
 |
FW |
Joseph Akpala |
| 16 |
 |
MF |
Elrio van Heerden |
| 17 |
|
MF |
Robbe Van Ruyskensvelde |
| 18 |
 |
MF |
Ivan Leko |
| 19 |
 |
FW |
Daniel Chávez |
| 20 |
 |
MF |
Ronald Vargas |
| 21 |
|
DF |
Jorn Vermeulen |
| 22 |
|
MF |
Karel Geraerts |
| 26 |
|
GK |
Yves Lenaerts |
| 27 |
|
MF |
Roy Meeus |
| 28 |
|
FW |
Brecht Capon |
| 29 |
|
DF |
Gertjan De Mets |
| 30 |
 |
DF |
Antolin Alcaraz |
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Notes:
- Has dual citizenship (second is Polish).
Transfers in 2008/09
| No. |
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Position |
Player |
|
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DF |
Laurent Ciman (from Charleroi) |
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GK |
Geert de Vlieger (from Waregem) |
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DF |
Bernt Evens (from KVC Westerlo) |
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MF |
Nabil Dirar (from KVC Westerlo) |
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
|
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MF |
Jared Jeffrey (from Dallas Texans) |
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MF |
Ronald Vargas (from Caracas FC) |
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FW |
Joseph Akpala (from Charleroi) |
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Transfers out 2008/09
| No. |
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Position |
Player |
|
|
DF |
Olivier De Cock (out of contract) |
|
 |
DF |
Brian Priske (to Vejle) |
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DF |
Joos Valgaeren (to FC Emmen) |
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DF |
Birger Maertens (to SC Heracles Almelo) |
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
|
|
MF |
Sven Vermant (to FC Knokke) |
|
|
MF |
Gaëtan Englebert (to FC Tours) |
|
 |
FW |
Ibrahim Salou (to MSV Duisburg) |
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Out on loan
| No. |
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Position |
Player |
|
|
GK |
Glenn Verbauwhede (on loan to KV Kortrijk until July, 2009) |
|
 |
DF |
Stepan Kucera (on loan to Sparta Prague until July, 2009) |
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| No. |
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Position |
Player |
|
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DF |
Timothy Dreesen (on loan to Lierse SK until July, 2009) |
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Noted players
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 Australia
 Austria
Belgium
- Fons Bastijns
- Fernand Boone
- Hugo Broos
- Pierre Carteus
- Jan Ceulemans
- Philippe Clement
- Julien Cools
- Paul Courant
- Eric Deflandre
- Marc Degryse
- Gaëtan Englebert
- Nordin Jbari
- Raoul Lambert
- Georges Leekens
- Walter Meeuws
- Pascal Plovie
- Wilfried Puis
- Alex Querter
- Pascal Renier
- Timmy Simons
- Lorenzo Staelens
- François Sterchele
- Johnny Thio
- Joos Valgaeren
- Franky Van der Elst
- Roger Van Gool
- René Vandereycken
- Gert Verheyen
- Dany Verlinden
- Sven Vermant
Croatia
- Boško Balaban
- Tomislav Butina
- Josip Šimić
- Robert Špehar
- Mario Stanić
Czech Republic
- Anton Ondrus
- David Rozehnal
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Denmark
- Kenneth Brylle
- Birger Jensen
- Ulrik Le Fèvre
- Anders Nielsen
- Brian Priske
- Jan Sørensen
 DR Congo
- Elos Elonga-Ekakia
- Hervé Nzelo-Lembi
 Egypt
 England
 France
 Germany
Ghana
 Hungary
- László Bálint
- László Disztl
- Lajos Kü
- Istvan Magyar
 Israel
 Lithuania
- Tomas Danilevicius
- Edgaras Jankauskas
 Macedonia
 Netherlands
- René Eijkelkamp
- Ruud Geels
- Peter Houtman
- Henk Houwaert
- Robbie Rensenbrink
- Nico Rijnders
- Ronald Spelbos
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Nigeria
- Daniel Amokachi
- Manasseh Ishiaku
 Norway
- Rune Lange
- Bengt Saeternes
Peru
 Poland
- Tomasz Dziubinski
- Antoni Szymanowski
 Romania
 Senegal
- Khalilou Fadiga
- Tew Mamadou
 Slovenia
 Slovakia
 Spain
 Sweden
- Kurt Axelsson
- Peter Nilsson
 Ukraine
 Yugoslavia
- Darko Anić
- Zoran Filipović
- Aleksandar Ilić
- Milan Lesnjak
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Coaches
- Hector Goetinck (1930-1933)
- Gerard Delbeke (1933-1934 and 1939-1945)
- Arthur Volckaert (1934-1936)
- Karl Schrenk (1936-1938)
- Robert De Veen (1938-1939)
- Louis Versyp (1945-1950)
 William Kennedy (1950-1951)- Félix Schavy (1951-1957)
- Norberto Höfling (1957-1963 & 1967-1968)
 Juan Schwanner (1963)- Henri Dekens (1963-1965)
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 Ladislav Dupal (1965-1967)
- Milorad Pavić (1967-1969)
- Frans De Munck (1969-1971)
- Leo Canjels (1971-1973)
- Jaak De Wit (1973-1974)
- Ernst Happel (1974-1978)
- Andreas Beres (1978-1979)
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- Mathieu Bollen (1979)
- Han Grijzenhout (1979-1980)
- Gilbert Gress (1980-1981)
 Spitz Kohn (1981)- Henri Coppens (1981-1982)
- Raymond Mertens (1981-1982)
- Georg Kessler (1982-1984)
- Henk Houwaert (1984-1989)
- Georges Leekens (1989-1991)
- Hugo Broos (1991-1997)
- Erik Gerets (1997-1999)
- René Verheyen (1999-2000)
- Trond Sollied (2000-2005)
- Jan Ceulemans (2005-2006)
- Emilio Ferrera (2006-2007)
- Čedomir Janevski (2007)
- Jacky Mathijssen (current coach)
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Presidents
- Philippe Delescluze (1891-1900)
- Albert Seligmann (1900-1902)
- Alfons De Meulemeester (1903-1914)
- Albert Dyserynck (1919-1931)
- Fernand Hanssens (1932-1937)
- Emile De Clerck (1937-1959)
- André De Clerck (1959-1973)
- Fernand De Cleck (1973-1999)
- Michel Van Maele (1999-2003)
- Dr. Michel D'Hooghe (2003- )
External links
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Club Brugge – current squad |
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1 Stijnen • 2 Ciman • 3 Jeffrey • 4 Evens • 5 Klukowski • 6 Clement • 7 Daerden • 8 Dirar • 9 Đokić • 10 Sonck • 11 Blondel • 13 De Vlieger • 14 Simaeys • 15 Akpala • 16 van Heerden • 17 Van Ruyskensvelde • 18 Leko • 19 Chávez • 20 Vargas • 21 Vermeulen • 22 Geraerts • 26 Lenaerts • 27 Meeus • 28 Capon • 29 De Mets • 30 Alcaraz •
Manager: Mathijssen
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