Marc Degryse
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Gabriel Degryse | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Roeselare, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VC Ardooie | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1983–1989 | Club Brugge | 179 | (95) |
| 1989–1995 | Anderlecht | 170 | (66) |
| 1995–1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | (8) |
| 1996–1998 | PSV | 31 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Gent | 29 | (10) |
| 1999–2002 | Germinal Beerschot | 97 | (27) |
| Total | 542 | (211) | |
| National team | |||
| 1981 | Belgium U16 | 10 | (2) |
| 1981 | Belgium U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Belgium U18 | 9 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (6) |
| 1985–1987 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1984–1996 | Belgium | 63 | (23) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Marc Gabriel Degryse (born 4 September 1965), nicknamed Le Lutin d'Ardooie ("The Imp of Ardooie") and The Little One,[1] is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a forward.
In a 19-year old professional career he played mainly for Club Brugge and Anderlecht (six seasons apiece), making his senior debuts at 17 and scoring nearly 200 official goals both clubs combined to win a total of ten major titles. He also competed briefly in England for Sheffield Wednesday.
A Belgian international for 12 years, Degryse represented the nation in two World Cups.
Club career
Born in Roeselare, West Flanders, Degryse played with equal success in the Belgian Pro League with giants Club Brugge KV and R.S.C. Anderlecht, moving to the latter in 1989 for a then-record €2.25 million[1] and proceeding to win five national championships combined, three in a row.
He moved for £1.5 million to Sheffield Wednesday in the 1995 summer, but left after just one season as an important unit in helping the English club's eventual escape from relegation, after a 15th-place finish. During his time in South Yorkshire, he and teammate Orlando Trustfull had a cameo role in Sheffield-based film The Full Monty, but the scenes did not make the final cut.
In the following two campaigns Degryse played in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven, where he often struggled with injuries. He retired in 2002 at the age of nearly 37, after spells back in his country with K.A.A. Gent and K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, having played 542 professional matches and scored 211 goals.
Degryse returned to Club Brugge as a technical director the following year,[2][3] before he eventually resigned due to bad results in late January 2007, alongside longtime former teammate, coach Franky Van der Elst.
International career
On the international level, Degryse played 63 matches with the Belgian national team and scored 23 goals. He was summoned for the squads at two FIFA World Cups: 1990 and 1994, netting twice in seven games.[4]
Degryse's debut came just one day after his 19th birthday, in a friendly with Argentina.
Honours
Team
- Belgian League: 1987–88, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
- Belgian Cup: 1985–86, 1993–94
- Belgian Supercup: 1985, 1993, 1995
- Dutch League: 1996–97
- Dutch Supercup: 1996, 1997
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 1989–90
Individual
- Belgian Golden Shoe: 1991
- Belgian League: Footballer of the Year 1988, 1990, 1995, 2000
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Degryse leaves his Marc; UEFA.com, 17 May 2002
- ↑ Clément in his element; UEFA.com, 4 February 2005
- ↑ Tottenham look to African future; BBC Sport, 19 December 2006
- ↑ Marc Degryse – FIFA competition record
External links
- Club Brugge archives (Dutch)
- Marc Degryse at National-Football-Teams.com
- National team data
- Marc Degryse career stats at Soccerbase
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