Geoffrey Claeys Explained

Geoffrey Claeys
Fullname:Geoffrey Claeys
Birth Date:1974 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Bruges, Belgium
Currentclub:FC Kleit-Maldegem (Manager)
Position:Centre back
Years1:1992–1996
Years2:1996–1998
Years3:1998–1999
Years4:1999–2000
Years5:2000–2001
Years6:2001–2005
Years7:2005–2006
Years8:2007–2008
Years9:2009
Clubs4:Aalst (Loan)
Clubs9:FC Veldegem
Caps1:77
Caps2:45
Caps3:9
Caps4:28
Caps5:25
Caps6:79
Caps7:16
Goals1:6
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:1
Goals5:3
Goals6:6
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:1996–1998
Nationalteam1:Belgium
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1
Manageryears1:2012–2015
Managerclubs1:Deinze (assistant)
Manageryears2:2015–2016
Managerclubs2:Deinze
Manageryears3:2016–2019
Managerclubs3:Melbourne Victory (youth)
Manageryears4:2019–
Managerclubs4:FC Kleit-Maldegem

Geoffrey Claeys (born 5 October 1974 in Bruges, Belgium) is a retired football player and currently manager of FC Kleit-Maldegem.[1]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.voetbalvlaanderen.be/club/2499/ploeg/167094/leden FC Kleit-Maldegem profile