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- ↑ "Photo and date at rwdm-fcbrussels.be". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
- ↑ Player caps at the site of the URBSFA Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Player page at fifa.com
