 Willems for Belgium in 1956 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1929-09-24)24 September 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 4 December 1986(1986-12-04) (aged 57) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1962 | K.A.A. Gent[1] | 210 | (157) |
| 1962–1963 | Racing Club Brussel | ||
| 1963–1965 | K.R.C. Gent-Zeehaven | ||
| 1965–1967 | SK Deinze | ||
| Total | 210 | (157) | |
| International career | |||
| 1956–1957 | Belgium | 3 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Maurice Willems (24 September 1929 – 4 December 1986) was a Belgianfootball player who finishedtop scorer of theBelgian First Division with 35 goals in 1957.
As a centerforward he scored a total of 185 goals forGent. This makes Maurice still one of the greatest goalscorers AA Gent has ever known. He is also one of the 5 players from AA Gent who managed to become national top scorer.[2]
He played 3 times with theBelgium national team between 1956 and 1957. Willems made his international debut on 14 October 1956 in a 2–3 friendly defeat to theNetherlands and he scored.
Born on 24 September 1929, he died on 4 December 1986, at the age of 57.[3]
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