Geoffrey Claeys
Geoffrey Claeys (born 5 October 1974 in Brugge, Belgium) is a retired football player and currently manager of FC Kleit-Maldegem.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Geoffrey Claeys | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Brugge, Belgium | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Kleit-Maldegem (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Cercle Brugge | 77 | (6) |
| 1996–1998 | Feyenoord | 45 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Anderlecht | 9 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Aalst (Loan) | 28 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Lierse | 25 | (3) |
| 2001–2005 | Excelsior Mouscron | 79 | (6) |
| 2005–2006 | Melbourne Victory | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Torhout 1992 KM | ||
| 2009 | FC Veldegem | ||
| National team | |||
| 1996–1998 | Belgium | 3 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2015 | Deinze (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Deinze | ||
| 2016–2019 | Melbourne Victory (youth) | ||
| 2019– | FC Kleit-Maldegem | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Biography
Claeys is a former Belgian international and was capped 10 times. He began his career at the Belgian club Cercle Brugge. He left the club in 1996 for Dutch Feyenoord, then he made an unsuccessful move to R.S.C. Anderlecht and was transferred to K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst on loan. He later played for Lierse and Royal Excelsior Mouscron, before moving to Melbourne Victory in 2005. Although he enjoyed a solid season in the Victory defence, he rarely figured in the 06–07 season. On 21 November 2006, Geoffrey Claeys retired from football. However, in 2007, he went to play for Torhout 1992 KM, in the Belgian Third Division. He retired soon after, however.
In 2009, he picked up football again, after his brother asked him to become his teammate at FC Veldegem. Veldegem plays in the provincial leagues of West Flanders.
References
- FC Kleit-Maldegem profile, voetbalvlaanderen.be