Marc De Clerck

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Marc De Clerck
Personal information
Full name Marc De Clerck
Date of birth (1949-12-27) 27 December 1949 (age 73)
Place of birth Belgium
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1974 Ghent
1974–1976 FC Twente
1976–1979 SC Heracles
1979–1980 Go Ahead Eagles
1980–1981 Aberdeen 1 (0)
1981–1982 SC Heracles
1982–1983 De Graafschap
Managerial career
KRC Gent-Zeehaven
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marc De Clerck (born 27 December 1949) is a Belgian former footballer, who played as a goalkeeper for Ghent, FC Twente, Go Ahead Eagles, Aberdeen and SC Heracles.

De Clerck made his professional debut in season 1970/71 for Ghent. In the summer of 1974 he signed for FC Twente, but then moved to SC Heracles in 1976. After three seasons with SC Heracles, he moved to Go Ahead Eagles for the 1979–80 season.

In August 1980, De Clerck signed for Aberdeen in the Scottish Premier Division. [1] In his debut for the club, a Scottish League Cup tie against Berwick Rangers, he scored a goal from a long clearance. [2] He injured his ankle in his next game, a league match against Kilmarnock, and failed to regain his place in the side on regaining his fitness. [3] After one year in Scotland De Clerck moved back to Heracles on a free transfer. [3] He later played for De Graafschap and Belgian club KRC Harelbeke before retiring as a player.

De Clerck later managed KRC Gent-Zeehaven.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ferguson signs up Belgian - and new aide". The Glasgow Herald. 15 August 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "On This Day". Aberdeen F.C. official website. 30 August 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2011. The story of a foreign goalkeeper making his debut in England and scoring for Aberdeen! The Dons completed the formality of beating Berwick in the League Cup, but the game was remembered for an astonishing goal from Aberdeen debutant Marc De Clerck. The Belgian keeper was making his first appearance for Aberdeen and his huge clearance bounced once and over Berwick goalkeeper Davidson and into goal. The Dons won 4-0, completing a 12-1 aggregate win.
  3. 1 2 Wallace, Sean (15 July 2020). "Former Aberdeen keeper Marc de Clerck recalls the debut goal which wrote his name into Dons folklore". Evening Express. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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