Marc Degryse
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Marc Gabriel Degryse |
| Date of birth |
4 September 1965 (1965-09-04) (age 46) |
| Place of birth |
Roeselare, Belgium |
| Height |
1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Attacking Midfielder |
| Youth career |
|
VC Ardooie |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1983–1989 |
Club Brugge |
179 |
(95) |
| 1989–1995 |
Anderlecht |
170 |
(66) |
| 1995–1996 |
Sheffield Wednesday |
34 |
(8) |
| 1996–1998 |
PSV |
31 |
(4) |
| 1998–1999 |
Gent |
29 |
(10) |
| 1999–2002 |
Germinal Beerschot |
97 |
(27) |
| Total |
|
542 |
(211) |
| National team |
| 1984–1996 |
Belgium |
63 |
(23) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
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Marc Gabriel Degryse (born 4 September 1965 in Roeselare), nicknamed Le Lutin d'Ardooie ("The Imp of Ardooie") and The Little One,[1] is a former Belgian footballer, who played as a forward.
[edit] Club career
Degryse played with equal success in the Belgian First Division with giants Club Brugge KV and R.S.C. Anderlecht, six years apiece, moving to the latter in 1989 for a then-record €2.25 million,[1] and proceeding to win five leagues combined, three in a row.
He then moved for £1.5 million to Sheffield Wednesday, but left after just one season (having scored eight goals in the Premier League, where the South Yorkshire club finished 15th and were just three places clear of relegation), moving to Holland with PSV Eindhoven, where he often struggled with injuries. During his time at Wednesday, he and teammate Orlando Trustfull had a cameo role in Sheffield based film The Full Monty but the scenes did not make the final cut.
Degryse retired in 2002, after spells back in Belgium with K.A.A. Gent and K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, having played 543 professional matches and scored 212 clubs. He returned to Club Brugge as a technical director the following year,[2][3] before he eventually resigned due to bad results in late January 2007, alongside longtime former teammate, coach Franky Van der Elst.
[edit] International career
On the national level, Degryse played 63 matches with the Belgium national football team, and scored 23 times. He was summoned for the squads at two FIFA World Cups: 1990 and 1994, scoring twice in seven outings.
His debut came just one day after his 19th birthday, in a friendly with Argentina.
[edit] Honours
[edit] Individual
[edit] References
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Degryse, Marc |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
footballer |
| Date of birth |
4 September 1965 |
| Place of birth |
Roeselare, Belgium |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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