Anthony Portier
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anthony Portier | ||
Date of birth | 1 June 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Ostend, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Beerschot Wilrijk | ||
Number | — | ||
Youth career | |||
– | KV Oostende | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2006 | KV Oostende | 92 | (5) |
2006–2013 | Cercle Brugge | 180 | (10) |
2013–2014 | RU Union | 29 | (2) |
2014– | Beerschot Wilrijk | 32 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2016 |
Anthony Portier (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑn.ˌtoː.ni ˈpɔr.tir]; born 1 June 1982 in Ostend) is a Belgian professional football player who plays for Beerschot Wilrijk. His best position is central in defence.
Portier started playing football at Gold Star Middelkerk, where he was discovered by a neighbouring Belgian coast team, KV Oostende where he eventually made it to the first team. Portier then moved on to Cercle Brugge. He was transferred to the Bruges side a half season after his previous team KV Oostende had relegated from the First division.
Trivia[]
- Anthony Portier has a Cercle Brugge fan club named after him, De Portiervrienden (English: The Friends of Portier). The fan club is located in Middelkerke, where Portier grew up.[1]
References[]
- Anthony Portier player info at the official Cercle Brugge site (in Dutch)
- Cerclemuseum.be (in Dutch)
- Notes
External links[]
- Anthony Portier at FootballDatabase.eu
Categories:
- Living people
- 1982 births
- Belgian footballers
- Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players
- K.V. Oostende players
- Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
- Association football defenders
- Belgian First Division A players
- Belgian First Division B players
- Sportspeople from Ostend
- K Beerschot VA players
- Belgian football defender stubs