Tomasz Radzinski is a former professional soccer player who played as a striker and winger. He featured for clubs including North York Rockets in Canada, Germinal Ekeren, Anderlecht, Lierse and Waasland-Beveren in Belgium, Everton and Fulham in England and Skoda Xanthi in Greece. Born in Poland, he represented Canada at international level having moved there as a teenager, receiving 46 full caps between 1995 and 2009.
Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club, simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 until 2012–13, when they were relegated not only through their league position, but also lost their professional licence through financial issues, being officially declared bankrupt on 21 May 2013 – one week after the season had ended.
Wesley Sonck is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who manages the Belgium U19 national team. He played as a striker for Molenbeek, Ninove, Germinal Ekeren, Germinal Beerschot, Genk, Ajax, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Club Brugge. He was capped by Belgium at international level.
Aimé Anthuenis is a Belgian former professional football player and manager. He managed the Belgium national football team between 2002 and 2005.
Éric Deflandre is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Alexandre "Alex" Czerniatynski is a Belgian former footballer who played as a striker.
Nicolas "Nico" Van Kerckhoven is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a left-back His former clubs include Lierse and FC Schalke 04, and K.V.C. Westerlo. Van Kerckhoven was part of the Belgium national team for the 1998 and 2002 World Cups.
Michaël Johan Stefan (Mike) Verstraeten is a Belgian politician and a former football player. His former clubs include Germinal Ekeren and R.S.C. Anderlecht. Capped for the Belgium national team, Verstraeten played one game at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
The 1997–98 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 8, 1997, and May 10, 1998. Club Brugge became champions.
Tomasz Zdebel is a Polish-German former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was active in his active career in Germany, Belgium and Turkey. From 2000 to 2003, he played for the Poland national team.
Didier Dheedene is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a left back and central defender. At club level he played for Royal Cappellen, K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot in Antwerp, Austria WIen, 1860 Munich and Anderlecht. He played twelve times for the Belgium national team.
Cvijan Milošević is a Yugoslav retired football player. He was capped once for the Yugoslavia national team.
Jozef 'Jos' Daerden is a Belgian football manager and a former player. He works as an assistant manager of K.R.C. Genk.
Ervin Kovács is a Hungarian former football player.
Gunther Jozef Hofmans is a former Belgian professional footballer who spent his entire career in Belgium playing as an attacking midfielder and striker for Germinal Ekeren and Germinal Beerschot. He also represented the Belgium national team, winning one cap. He currently works as a team manager for Royal Antwerp, since 2011, having previously worked in the same position, at one of his previous clubs, Germinal Beerschot, from 2008 to 2011.
The 1998 Belgian Cup final, took place on 1 June 1997 between Germinal Ekeren and Anderlecht. It was the 42nd Belgian Cup final. Germinal Ekeren came back from a 0-2 deficit to force extra time and eventually came out 4-2 winners.
The 1997 Belgian Super Cup was a football match which was played on 6 August 1997, between the winner of the 1996–97 Belgian First Division, Lierse, and the winner of the 1996–97 Belgian Cup, Germinal Ekeren. Lierse won the match 1-0, their first Super Cup victory.
Claus Eftevaag is a retired Norwegian football defender.
Herman Helleputte is a Belgian former football player and manager who played as a defender. A one-club man while playing for Lierse, he is also best known for managing that club.
Urbain Haesaert is a Belgian football scout and former football manager. Haesaert started coaching at Lokeren. Together with Josef Vacenovský, he reached the quarter-finals of the 1980–81 UEFA Cup with Lokeren, and was vice-champion of Belgium, placing second behind Anderlecht in the 1980–81 Belgian First Division.
