Birger Maertens

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Birger Maertens
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Personal information
Full name Birger Maertens
Date of birth (1980-06-28) 28 June 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Bruges, Belgium
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Varsenare
1994–2001 Club Brugge
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2008 Club Brugge 161 (1)
2008–2012 Heracles Almelo 93 (2)
2012–2015 Westerlo 87 (0)
Total341(3)
International career
1998 Belgium U18 8 (0)
1999 Belgium U19 2 (0)
2002 Belgium U21 5 (0)
2005 Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Birger Maertens (born 28 June 1980) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He obtained two caps for the Belgium national team.

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Club career

Club Brugge

Born in Bruges, Maertens joined Club Brugge KV in 1994. He played his first game on 9 August 2001 against Icelandic side IA Akranes (4–0) in the UEFA Cup.

Heracles Almelo

On 25 June 2008, Maertens joined the Dutch side Heracles Almelo. [1] He signed a contract until 2011. In 2009 Birger Maertens was voted 8th best overall player in the Eredivisie by Dutch football magazine Voetbal International. [2]

On 6 January 2012, it was announced he had left Heracles earlier than planned, for personal reasons, to return to his native Belgium, and would not see out the rest of his contract.

International career

On 12 October 2005, Maertens collected his first cap for the Belgium national team in the qualification stages for the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Lithuania (1–1).

Honours

Club Brugge

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References

  1. ↑ "Stats Centre: Birger Maertens Facts". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Er zijn meer dan zeven betere spelers in Nederland". Voetbal International.
  3. ↑ "RACING GENK - CLUB BRUGGE 0-2". clubbrugge.be. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "CLUB BRUGGE - LA LOUVIÈRE 1-1". clubbrugge.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  5. ↑ "Anderlecht beaten in the Supercup". anderlecht-online.be. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "SUPERCOUPE DE BELGIQUE. FIN". besoccer.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.


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