Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 January 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Belgium | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1944–1964 | Royal Antwerp | ||
National team | |||
1949–1960 | Belgium | 68 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
Victor Mees (born 26 January 1927 in Antwerp), nicknamed Vic or Vicky, was a Belgian footballer who played much of his career at Royal Antwerp.
He made his first team debut at the age of 17, just after the World War II. Mees, who had become a leader of the team, won its first Championship title in 1957, having won the Belgian Cup two years before.
Known as a gentleman footballer, Mees was at the time a pillar of the national team. In total, Mees made 68 appearances and he played in the 1954 World Cup.
He won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1956 while at Antwerp.
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