Maurice Martens
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 June 1947 | ||
Place of birth | Aalst, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1971 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | ||
1971–1973 | Racing White Brussels | ||
1973–1983 | R.W.D. Molenbeek | ||
National team | |||
1971–1980 | Belgium | 26 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Maurice Martens (born 5 June 1947 in Aalst) was a Belgian football player, left-back, who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1973 while at Racing White. He played 26 times and scored 2 goals for the national team between 1971 and 1980, starting in a 1–0 friendly win against Luxembourg on 7 November 1971. Having been a non-playing squad member at the 1970 World Cup. Martens was part of the team for the 1972 and 1980 European Championships but he did not play a match in the latter. He was transferred from Anderlecht to Racing White in the summer of 1970. Competed on T.V.'s Superstars in 1976 ( G.B. heat -7th ). He owned a sports shop whilst at R.W.D.
Honours[]
Player[]
RSC Anderlecht[1]
- Belgian First Division: 1967–68
- Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1969-70 (runners-up)
RWD Molenbeek[]
- Belgian First Division: 1974–75[2]
- Amsterdam Tournament: 1975[3]
- Jules Pappaert Cup: 1975[4]
International[]
Belgium[]
- UEFA European Championship: 1972 (third place)[5]
- UEFA European Championship: 1980 (runners-up)[6]
- Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980[7]
Individual[]
- Belgian Golden Shoe: 1973[8]
References[]
External links[]
- Maurice Martens at WorldFootball.net
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Aalst, Belgium
- Belgian footballers
- Belgium international footballers
- Belgian First Division A players
- R.S.C. Anderlecht players
- R.W.D. Molenbeek players
- 1970 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 1972 players
- UEFA Euro 1980 players
- Association football defenders
- Belgian football defender stubs