Victor Mees

Victor Mees
Personal information
Date of birth 26 January 1927 (1927-01-26) (age 85)
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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