Wilfried Puis

Wilfried Puis
Personal information
Date of birth	18 February 1943
Place of birth	Ostend, Belgium
Date of death	21 October 1981 (aged 38)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1960–1971	Anderlecht
1971–1972	Club Brugge
1972–1976	Lokeren
1976–1979	A.S. Oostende
1979–1980
National team
1962–1975	Belgium
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Wilfried Puis (18 February 1943 in Ostend – 21 October 1981) was a Belgian football player.

He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium national football team. Puis was praised for his speed, agility and goal kicks which made him and Paul Van Himst a perfect match. A year after he ended his football career, he died of cancer at the age of 38.

Club career[]

While playing for Anderlecht, he won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1964. In November 1971, Puis moved to rival Club Brugge. After one season, he was transferred to Lokeren.

International career[]

Puis was in the Belgium-Netherlands match in 1964 with 10 teammates from Anderlecht after the substitution of goalkeeper Delhasse by Jean-Marie Trappeniers. In total, he played 49 times for the national team between 1962 and 1975, starting in the second half of a 1–3 friendly defeat to Italy on 13 May 1962. Puis played in the 1970 World Cup.

Honours[]

Player[]

RSC Anderlecht

Belgian First Division: 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68
Belgian Cup: 1964–65
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runners-up: 1969–70

Club Brugge

Jules Pappaert Cup: 1972

Individual[]

Belgian Golden Shoe: 1964

References[]

External links[]

Wilfried Puis at WorldFootball.net
Profile & stats – Lokeren
Stats – Club Brugge

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