Denis Viane is a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 footballer who plays for Cercle Brugge. He usually plays as defender (central or full-back), although he can also play as a midfielder.

Denis began his career at VKSO Zerkegem. In 1990 he signed for Cercle Brugge. He made his debut on the 15 October 1997, in a home defeat in a cup match

Belgian Cup

The Belgian Cup is the main knockout football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgian Football Association. The first cup was held in 1911-12. The most successful cup club is Club Brugge KV with 10 titles followed by RSC Anderlecht and R Standard de Liège...

 against Exc. Mouscron

R.E. Mouscron

R.E. Mouscron was a Belgian association football club from the municipality of Mouscron, Hainaut. In December 2009 they were declared bankrupt and suspended operations soon after marking the end of professional football in Mouscron.-History:...

. He was captain of the team from 2001 until July 2007, when new Cercle Brugge manager Glen De Boeck

Glen De Boeck

Glen De Boeck is a Belgian former football player and current manager of VVV-Venlo. During his career he played as central defender, mostly in the books of Anderlecht.-Career:...

 named Jimmy De Wulf

Jimmy De Wulf

Jimmy De Wulf is a Belgian professional football player. De Wulf plays as a central defender.De Wulf's career took off when Belgian top teams Club Brugge and Standard Liège discovered him at the age of 12, playing for his local team SV Blankenberge...

 as captain.

In 2004, Denis lost his girlfriend Nele, who died of leukemia

Leukemia

Leukemia or leukaemia is a type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of immature white blood cells called "blasts". Leukemia is a broad term covering a spectrum of diseases...

. The team was cut up by her death, managing only to get 2 points out of the following 9 matches.

After being rather unsure of a place in the starting eleven in the 2006-07 season

Jupiler League 2006-07

The 2006-07 season of the Belgian First Division began on July 28, 2006 and concluded on May 19, 2007. The championship was decided in the penultimate round on May 12, 2007, when Anderlecht moved five points clear of runners-up Genk to retain the title and win their 29th League Championship...

, Viane took his position back in 2007-08, forcing a.o. team captain

Captain (sports)

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 Jimmy De Wulf to the bench

Technical area

A technical area in association football, is where a manager, other coaching personnel and substitutes are allowed to occupy during a match.The area, where people may stand or sit, includes the dugout, bench and a marked zone adjacent to the pitch....

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