Victor Mees
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 January 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Schoten, Belgium | ||
Date of death | 11 November 2012 | (aged 85)||
Place of death | , Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1944–1964 | Royal Antwerp | 555 | (36) |
National team | |||
1949–1960 | Belgium | 68 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Victor Mees (26 January 1927 – 11 November 2012), nicknamed Vic or Vicky, was a Belgian footballer who played all of his career at Royal Antwerp.[1]
Club career[]
Mees was born in Antwerp. He made his first team debut at the age of 17, just after World War II. Mees, who had become a leader of the team, won its first Championship title in 1957, having won the Belgian Cup two years before.
International career[]
Known as a gentleman footballer, Mees was at the time a pillar of the national team. In total, Mees made 68 appearances and he played in the 1954 World Cup.
Awards[]
He won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1956 while at Antwerp. In 2002, he was voted Antwerp player of the century.[2]
Honours[]
Player[]
Royal Antwerp[3]
- Belgian First Division: 1956–57
- Belgian Cup: 1954–55
Individual[]
- Belgian Golden Shoe: 1956[4]
- Royal Antwerp Player of the Century (2002)[2]
- Former Belgium's Most Capped Player: 1958–1973 (68 caps)[5]
References[]
- ^ "Vic Mees, Soulier d'Or 1956 et Diable Rouge à 68 reprises, est mort" (in French). rtl.be. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ex-Rode Duivel Vic Mees (85) overleden - Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch)
- ^ "FC Antwerp | Palmares".
- ^ "Winnaars Gouden Schoen".
- ^ "Vertonghen wordt zevende recordinternational van de Rode Duivels".
External links[]
- Victor Mees – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Victor Mees at WorldFootball.net
- Profile - FC Antwerp
Categories:
- 1927 births
- 2012 deaths
- Footballers from Antwerp
- Belgian footballers
- Belgium international footballers
- 1954 FIFA World Cup players
- Royal Antwerp F.C. players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Association football midfielders
- Belgian football midfielder stubs