Club Brugge Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging, known simply as Club Brugge, is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,042. They play in the Belgian Pro League, the top domestic league in Belgian football.
Pieter Robert Rensenbrink was a Dutch footballer and member of the Netherlands national team that reached two FIFA World Cup finals, in 1974 and 1978. A creative and prolific left winger or forward, he became a legend in Belgium while playing in the great Anderlecht sides of the 1970s. He is the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup's all-time top scorer, with 25 goals. A talented dribbler as well as a cool finisher and adequate passer, he only ever missed two penalties in his entire career. He was also the first winner of the Onze d'Or in 1976.
François Vercauteren, nicknamed "The Little Prince", is a Belgian former footballer who played as a left winger. He is currently the sports director of the Royal Belgian Football Association.
Georges Leekens is a Belgian football manager and former player. During his managerial career, he was in charge of four national teams: the Belgian, Tunisian, Algerian and Hungarian national football teams. He also managed numerous clubs in Belgium, the Netherlands, Turkey, Tunisia, Iran and Saudi Arabia.
Ernst Franz Hermann Happel was an Austrian football player and manager.
Gilbert Van Binst is a former Belgian football player who played as a defender.
René Vandereycken is a Belgian retired professional footballer and manager. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder. He was the head coach of the Belgium national team from 2006 to 2009.
Erwin Vandendaele is a Belgian former professional footballer who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1971 while at Club Brugge. He played 32 times for the Belgium national team between 1970 and 1977, starting in a 2–1 friendly defeat to France on 15 November 1970.
Raoul Lambert is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a striker. He finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 17 goals in 1972 while playing for Club Brugge. He also scored 18 goals in 33 matches with the Belgium national team between 1966 and 1977. Lambert made his international debut on 20 April 1966 in a 3–0 friendly win against France and he scored. He was in the team for the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the Euro 72.
Jan Johnsen Sørensen was a Danish professional footballer who played as a striker. He most notably played professionally for Belgian club Club Brugge as well as FC Twente, Feyenoord and Ajax in the Netherlands. He played 11 matches and scored three goals for the Denmark national team from 1977 to 1980.
Birger Quistorff Jensen was a Danish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, spending most of his career with Belgian club Club Brugge.
The 1978 European Cup final was an association football match between Liverpool of England and Club Brugge of Belgium on 10 May 1978 at Wembley Stadium, London, England. It was the final match of the 1977–78 season of Europe's premier cup competition, the European Cup. Liverpool were the reigning champions and were appearing in their second European Cup final. Club Brugge were appearing in their first European Cup final. The two sides had met once before in European competition, when they contested the 1976 UEFA Cup Final, which Liverpool won 4–3 on aggregate.
Geertruida Maria "Ruud" Geels was a Dutch professional footballer who played as a striker. He obtained 20 caps for the Netherlands national team, scoring eleven goals, in the 1970s. A prolific goalscorer, Geels was known for his heading skills. He is also known for being the first of only two footballers to play for the big three in Dutch football - Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord.
Fons Bastijns was a former international Belgian footballer.
Eduard Franz Krieger was an Austrian international footballer.
Leendert Barth is a Dutch former football player. He was mainly a back-up goalkeeper who played his entire career in Belgium.
Gino Maes is a Belgian former footballer who played as a left back. He spent the majority of his career with Club Brugge, for whom he played in the 1978 European Cup Final defeat to Liverpool. Maes also played for Cercle Brugge and SK Torhout.
Daniël De Cubber is a former Belgian footballer. He played as defensive midfielder.
Dirk Sanders is a former Belgian footballer who played as midfielder.
Jos Volders is a Belgian former footballer who played as a left back.
