Louis Saeys, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Louis Saeys

Belgian footballer

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1887

Place of Birth: Bruges, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 02-Jun-1952

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Louis Saeys

  • Louis Saeys (26 November 1887 – 2 June 1952) was a Belgian football striker.
  • He has played 24 times for the Belgian team and has the 7th most goals for Cercle Brugge.
  • Saeys would probably have been Cercles leading top scorer of all time and player with most appearances if war hadn't broken out, which stopped the Belgian football competition for 5 seasons. Saeys played for no other team than Cercle throughout his career.
  • He made his début for the first team in the 1903–04 season.
  • Saeys would rapidly become one of the key players for the green and black side, despite his young age.
  • Four years later, he would be called up for the first time to play for his country.
  • In the 1910–11 season, Saeys became national champions with the green and black side.
  • Louis Saeys was part of the team that played the cup final in 1913.
  • The match was lost 3–2 against Union SG, after extra time.
  • It was the first time that extra time was added, as the score after 90 minutes still was 2–2.
  • Belgian football officials decided on the spot that an extra 30 minutes would have to be played. When World War I broke out, Saeys was appointed coach of Cercle aged just 26.
  • From the start of his career until 1914, Saeys was one of the more important goal scorers for Cercle.
  • After the war, his goal scoring ability never quite matched his earlier success.
  • But he still remained one of the most important players in the green and black eleven.
  • Saeys left football as player after the 1926–27 season, a season in which Cercle captured their second national title.
  • He remained in his coaching position until 1928, and returned for one season in 1941.

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