Eric Buyse
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Buyse | ||
| Date of birth | 27 March 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Lauwe, Belgium | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder-Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| WS Lauwe | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| WS Lauwe | |||
| 1959-1970 | Cercle Brugge | 253 | (49) |
| 1970-1972 | VG Oostende | ||
| 1972-1976 | Excelsior Zedelgem | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| Belgium | 0 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1970-1972 | VG Oostende | ||
| 1972-1976 | Excelsior Zedelgem | ||
| 1976-1978 | Cercle Brugge (youth coach) | ||
| 1978-1984 | Cercle Brugge (assistant manager) | ||
| – | Excelsior Zedelgem | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2009. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Eric Buyse (born 27 March 1940 in Lauwe) is a Belgian former football player. He played as left-footed forward, and midfielder in a later stage of his career.
Buyse played most of his career for Cercle Brugge; a successful era. He won second division in 1961 and third division in 1968. He also became twice top scorer of the team, and has until today scored the 10th most goals for Cercle.
After his career with the green and black Bruges side, Buyse became player-coach of VG Oostende after the VG Oostende coach quickly was fired in the 1970-71 season. Buyse remained player-coach until 1976, the last 4 years with West Flanders lower league side Excelsior Zedelgem.
After his playing career, Buyse returned to Cercle Brugge. He eventually quit football with a short managerial spell at Exc. Zedelgem.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by.svg.png){kind=small} Gilbert Bailliu |
Cercle Brugge top scorer 1966 — 19671 1alongside Roger Blieck |
Succeeded by Roger Blieck |
External links
- Eric Buyse at Cerclemuseum.be (Dutch)