Victor Mees Explained

Victor Mees
Birth Date:26 January 1927
Birth Place:Schoten, Belgium
Death Place:, Belgium
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1944–1964
Clubs1:Royal Antwerp
Caps1:555
Goals1:36
Nationalyears1:1949–1960
Nationalteam1:Belgium
Nationalcaps1:68
Nationalgoals1:3

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]

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vic Mees, Soulier d'Or 1956 et Diable Rouge à 68 reprises, est mort . rtl.be. 2012-11-12. fr.
  2. http://www.gva.be/sport/voetbal/voetbal-binnenland/aid1277463/vic-mees-85-overleden-2.aspx Ex-Rode Duivel Vic Mees (85) overleden
  3. Web site: FC Antwerp Palmares.
  4. Web site: Winnaars Gouden Schoen.
  5. Web site: Vertonghen wordt zevende recordinternational van de Rode Duivels.