Jules Verriest
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Jules Verriest is a retired Belgian football player, who played almost his complete career for Cercle Brugge. Verriest started his football activities as a youth player for Cercle Brugge. Verriest made his debut at the age of 19, in a 0-0 draw against Lierse. His last match for Cercle was on May 17, 1981, a 3-2 win against Beerschot
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In total, Verriest played 492 first team games - a club record - scoring 8 times. Verriest also got selected for Belgium's B-team. He used to play as a defender or midfielder.
After his career at Cercle Brugge, Jules Verriest played for Excelsior Mouscron
and SV Koekelare, where he also coached.
In 2000, Jules Verriest was voted Cercle Brugge Player of the Century by the Cercle fans.
K. Beerschot V.A.C.
Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Club is a former Belgian football club from Antwerp. The club was founded in 1899 when most players of R. Antwerp F.C. left the club. It played in the 1920 Olympic Games Stadium named the "Kiel". After many financial problems over the years, the club was...
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In total, Verriest played 492 first team games - a club record - scoring 8 times. Verriest also got selected for Belgium's B-team. He used to play as a defender or midfielder.
After his career at Cercle Brugge, Jules Verriest played for Excelsior 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:...
and SV Koekelare, where he also coached.
In 2000, Jules Verriest was voted Cercle Brugge Player of the Century by the Cercle fans.
Trivia
- Jules Verriest has never been a professional football player, but worked for Ebes, now known as ElectrabelElectrabelElectrabel is a Belgium-based energy corporation. It is a subsidiary of GDF Suez.-History:Electrabel was established in 1905. Its actual name originates from 1990, after the regrouping of the companies Intercom, Ebes and Unerg....
. - For the season 2006-2007Jupiler League 2006-07The 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...
, Jules Verriest often gives his opinion about Cercle Brugge matches in the popular Belgian newspaper Het Laatste NieuwsHet Laatste NieuwsHet Laatste Nieuws is a Dutch language newspaper based in Brussels, Belgium. It was founded by Julius Hoste Sr. on 7 June 1888. It is now part of De Persgroep, and has a circulation of 292,410 copies, making it the most popular newspaper in Flanders and Belgium.- Comics :During World War II, The...
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