Club Brugge K.V.
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clubname = Club Brugge K.V. |
image = [[Image:Club_Brugge_KV.png|200px|Logo]] |
fullname = Club Brugge </br>Koninklijke Voetbalvereniging |
nickname = ''Blauw-Zwart'' (Blue-Black), ''Club'' |
founded = [[1891]] |
ground = [[Jan Breydel Stadium]],<br/>[[Bruges]] |
capacity = 29,997 |
chairman = {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Michel D'Hooghe]] |
manager = {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jacky Mathijssen]] |
mgrtitle= Head Coach |
Assistant-manager = {{flagicon|Belgium}}[[Jan Van Winckel]] |
league = [[Jupiler League]] |
season = [[Jupiler League 2007-08|2007-08]] |
position = Jupiler League, 3rd |
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|[[Image:Clubbruggetifo.jpg|thumb|right|235px|Tifo before the Champions League game Club Brugge-Rapid Wien (2005)]]
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'''Club Brugge K.V.''' is a [[football club]] from [[Bruges]] in [[Belgium]]. It was founded in [[1891 in football (soccer)|1891]] and is one of the top clubs in Belgium. Its home ground is the [[Jan Breydel Stadium]], which has a capacity of 29,997.
The clubs major rivals are [[R.S.C. Anderlecht]] from Brussels, and they share the Jan Breydel Stadium with [[Cercle Brugge K.S.V.]].
Club Brugge is the only Belgian club to have played the European Cup (forerunner of the current [[UEFA Champions League]]) final so far, they were beaten by [[Liverpool F.C.]] in [[1978 European Cup Final|1978]]. They also lost in the [[UEFA Cup 1975-76|1976]] [[UEFA Cup]] final to Liverpool.
==Honours==
*{{sport honours|[[Jupiler League|Belgian First Division]] champions|13|[[Jupiler League 1919-20|1919-20]], [[Jupiler League 1972-73|1972-73]], [[Jupiler League 1975-76|1975-76]], [[Jupiler League 1976-77|1976-77]], [[Jupiler League 1977-78|1977-78]], [[Jupiler League 1979-80|1979-80]], [[Jupiler League 1987-88|1987-88]], [[Jupiler League 1989-90|1989-90]], [[Jupiler League 1991-92|1991-92]], [[Jupiler League 1995-96|1995-96]], [[Jupiler League 1997-98|1997-98]], [[Jupiler League 2002-03|2002-03]], [[Jupiler League 2004-05|2004-05]]}}
*{{sport honours|[[Belgian Cup]] winners|10|[[Belgian Cup 1967-68|1967-68]], [[Belgian Cup 1969-70|1969-70]], [[Belgian Cup 1976-77|1976-77]], [[Belgian Cup 1985-86|1985-86]], [[Belgian Cup 1990-91|1990-91]], [[Belgian Cup 1994-95|1994-95]], [[Belgian Cup 1995-96|1995-96]], [[Belgian Cup 2001-02|2001-02]], [[Belgian Cup 2003-04|2003-04]], [[Belgian Cup 2006-07|2006-07]]}}
*{{sport honours|[[Belgian Supercup]] winners|13|1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005}}
*{{sport honours|[[UEFA Champions League|European Champion Clubs' Cup]] finalist|1|[[European Cup 1977-78|1977-78]]}}
*{{sport honours|[[UEFA Cup]] finalist|1|[[UEFA Cup 1975-76|1975-76]]}}
*{{sport honours|[[Bruges Matins (football)|Bruges Matins]] winners|14|1979, 1981, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007}}
*{{sport honours|[[Kirin Cup]] winners|1|1981}}
==Season 2008/09==
=== Current squad ===
''As of [[June 25]], [[2008]]:''
{{Football squad start}}
{{Football squad player|no=1|nat=Belgium|name=[[Stijn Stijnen]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=2|nat=Belgium|name=[[Laurent Ciman]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=3|nat=USA|name=[[Jared Jeffrey]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=4|nat=Belgium|name=[[Bernt Evens]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=5|nat=Canada|name=[[Michael Klukowski]] <sup>1</sup>|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=6|nat=Belgium|name=[[Philippe Clement]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=7|nat=Belgium|name=[[Koen Daerden]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=8|nat=Morocco|name=[[Nabil Dirar]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=9|nat=Serbia|name=[[Dušan Đokić]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=10|nat=Belgium|name=[[Wesley Sonck]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=11|nat=Belgium|name=[[Jonathan Blondel]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=13|nat=Belgium|name=[[Geert De Vlieger]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=14|nat=Belgium|name=[[Jeroen Simaeys]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad mid}}
{{Football squad player|no=16|nat=South Africa|name=[[Elrio van Heerden]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=17|nat=Belgium|name=[[Robbe Van Ruyskensvelde]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=18|nat=Croatia|name=[[Ivan Leko]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=19|nat=Peru|name=[[Daniel Chávez]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=20|nat=Venezuela|name=[[Ronald Vargas]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=21|nat=Belgium|name=[[Jorn Vermeulen]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=22|nat=Belgium|name=[[Karel Geraerts]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=25|nat=Belgium|name=[[Salou Ibrahim]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=26|nat=Belgium|name=[[Yves Lenaerts]]|pos=GK}}
{{Football squad player|no=27|nat=Belgium|name=[[Roy Meeus]]|pos=MF}}
{{Football squad player|no=28|nat=Belgium|name=[[Brecht Capon]]|pos=FW}}
{{Football squad player|no=29|nat=Belgium|name=[[Gertjan De Mets]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad player|no=30|nat=Paraguay|name=[[Antolin Alcaraz]]|pos=DF}}
{{Football squad end}}
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Notes:
# Has dual citizenship (second is [[Poland|Polish]]).
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=== Transfers ===
==== Players in ====
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Bernt Evens]] (defender, from [[KVC Westerlo]])
* {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Ronald Vargas]] (midfielder, from [[Caracas FC]])
* {{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Nabil Dirar]] (striker, from [[KVC Westerlo]])
* {{flagicon|US}} [[Jared Jeffrey]] (midfielder, from [[IMG Soccer Academy]])
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Geert De Vlieger]] (goalkeeper, from [[S.V. Zulte Waregem]])
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Laurent Ciman]] (defender, from [[Sporting Charleroi]])
==== Players out ====
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Joos Valgaeren]] (defender, termination contract, to [[FC Emmen]])
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Birger Maertens]] (defender, termination contract, to [[Heracles Almelo]])
* {{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Brian Priske]] (defender, to [[Vejle BK]])
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Sven Vermant]] (midfielder, termination contract, to [[FC Knokke]])
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gaëtan Englebert]] (midfielder, termination contract, to [[FC Tours]])
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Timothy Dreesen]] (defender, on loan to [[Lierse S.K.]])
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Alandson Jansen Da Silva]] (striker, to [[Standard de Liège]])
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Alexandre Jansen Da Silva]] (defender, to [[Standard de Liège]])
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Sven De Volder]] (goalkeeper, to [[Excelsior Moeskroen]])
* {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Štěpán Kučera]] (defender, on loan to [[Sparta Prague]])
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Glenn Verbauwhede]] (goalkeeper, on loan to [[KV Kortrijk]])
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Olivier De Cock]] (defender, contract adjourned)
==Noted players==
{|
|valign="top"|
{{flagicon|Australia}} '''[[Australia]]'''
* [[Frank Farina]]
* [[Paul Okon]]
{{flagicon|Austria}} '''[[Austria]]'''
* [[Eddie Krieger]]
{{flagicon|Belgium}} '''[[Belgium]]'''
* [[Fons Bastijns]]
* [[Fernand Boone]]
* [[Hugo Broos]]
* [[Pierre Carteus]]
* [[Jan Ceulemans]]
* [[Philippe Clement]]
* [[Julien Cools]]
* [[Eric Deflandre]]
* [[Marc Degryse]]
* [[Gaëtan Englebert]]
* [[Nordin Jbari]]
* [[Raoul Lambert]]
* [[Georges Leekens]]
* [[Walter Meeuws]]
* [[Pascal Plovie]]
* [[Wilfried Puis]]
* [[Alex Querter]]
* [[Pascal Renier]]
* [[Timmy Simons]]
* [[Lorenzo Staelens]]
* [[François Sterchele]]
* [[Johnny Thio]]
* [[Joos Valgaeren]]
* [[Franky Van der Elst]]
* [[Roger Van Gool]]
* [[René Vandereycken]]
* [[Gert Verheyen]]
* [[Dany Verlinden]]
* [[Sven Vermant]]
{{flagicon|Croatia}} '''[[Croatia]]'''
* [[Boško Balaban]]
* [[Tomislav Butina]]
* [[Robert Špehar]]
* [[Mario Stanic]]
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|valign="top"|
{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} '''[[Czech Republic]]'''
* [[Anton Ondrus]]
* [[David Rozehnal]]
{{flagicon|Denmark}} '''[[Denmark]]'''
* [[Kenneth Brylle]]
* [[Birger Jensen]]
* [[Ulrik Le Fèvre]]
* [[Anders Nielsen]]
* [[Brian Priske]]
* [[Jan Sørensen]]
[[Image:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg|20px|Kongolese]] '''[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]'''
* [[Hervé Nzelo-Lembi]]
{{flagicon|Egypt}} '''[[Egypt]]'''
* [[Nader El-Sayed|Nader El-Sayed]]
{{flagicon|England}} '''[[England]]'''
* [[Ray Clarke]]
* [[Roger Davies]]
{{flagicon|France}} '''[[France]]'''
* [[Jean-Pierre Papin]]
{{flagicon|Germany}} '''[[Germany]]'''
* [[Rolf Rüssmann]]
{{flagicon|Ghana}} '''[[Ghana]]'''
* [[Eric Addo]]
{{flagicon|Hungary}} '''[[Hungary]]'''
* [[László Bálint]]
* [[László Disztl]]
{{flagicon|Israel}} '''[[Israel]]'''
* [[Ronny Rosenthal]]
{{flagicon|Lithuania}} '''[[Lithuania]]'''
* [[Edgaras Jankauskas]]
{{flagicon|Netherlands}} '''[[Netherlands]]'''
* [[René Eijkelkamp]]
* [[Ruud Geels]]
* [[Peter Houtman]]
* [[Rob Rensenbrink|Robbie Rensenbrink]]
* [[Ronald Spelbos]]
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|valign="top"|
{{flagicon|Nigeria}} '''[[Nigeria]]'''
* [[Daniel Amokachi]]
* [[Manasseh Ishiaku]]
{{flagicon|Norway}} '''[[Norway]]'''
* [[Rune Lange]]
* [[Bengt Saeternes]]
{{flagicon|Peru}} '''[[Peru]]'''
* [[Andres Mendoza]]
{{flagicon|Poland}} '''[[Poland]]'''
* [[Antoni Szymanowski]]
{{flagicon|Romania}} '''[[Romania]]'''
* [[Alin Stoica]]
{{flagicon|Senegal}} '''[[Senegal]]'''
* [[Khalilou Fadiga]]
{{flagicon|Slovenia}} '''[[Slovenia]]'''
* [[Nastja Ceh]]
{{flagicon|Spain}} '''[[Spain]]'''
* [[Javier Portillo]]
{{flagicon|YUG}} '''[[Yugoslavia]]'''
* [[Zoran Filipović]]
* [[Aleksandar Ilić]]
|}
==Coaches==
{|
|valign="top"|
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Hector Goetinck]] (1930-1933)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Gerard Delbeke]] (1933-1934 and 1939-1945)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Arthur Volckaert]] (1934-1936)
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Karl Schrenk]] (1936-1938)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Robert De Veen]] (1938-1939)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Louis Versyp]] (1945-1950)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[William Kennedy (soccer player)|William Kennedy]] (1950-1951)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Félix Schavy]] (1951-1957)
* {{flagicon|Romania}} [[Norberto Höfling]] (1957-1963 en 1967-1968)
* {{flagicon|Chile}} {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Juan Schwanner]] (1963)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Henri Dekens]] (1963-1965)
* {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Czechoslovakia}} [[Ladislav Dupal]] (1965-1967)
* {{flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia}} [[Milorad Pavić (footballer)|Milorad Pavić]] (1967-1969)
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Frans De Munck]] (1969-1971)
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Leo Canjels]] (1971-1973)
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jaak De Wit]] (1973-1974)
* {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Ernst Happel]] (1974-1978)
* {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Andreas Beres]] (1978-1979)
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|valign="top"|
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Mathieu Bollen]] (1979)
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Han Grijzenhout]] (1979-1980)
* {{flagicon|France}} [[Gilbert Gress]] (1980-1981)
* {{flagicon|Luxembourg}} [[Spitz Kohn]] (1981)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Henri Coppens]] (1981-1982)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Raymond Mertens]] (1981-1982)
* {{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Georg Kessler]] (1982-1984)
* {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Henk Houwaert]] (1984-1989)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Georges Leekens]] (1989-1991)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Hugo Broos]] (1991-1997)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Erik Gerets]] (1997-1999)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[René Verheyen]] (1999-2000)
* {{flagicon|Norway}} [[Trond Sollied]] (2000-2005)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jan Ceulemans]] (2005-2006)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Emilio Ferrera]] (2006-2007)
* {{flagicon|Macedonia}} [[Cedomir Janevski]] (2007)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Jacky Mathijssen]] (current coach)
|}
==Presidents==
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Philippe Delescluze]] (1891-1900)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Albert Seligmann]] (1900-1902)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Alfons De Meulemeester]] (1903-1914)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Albert Dyserynck]] (1919-1931)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Fernand Hanssens]] (1932-1937)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Emile De Clerck]] (1937-1959)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[André De Clerck]] (1959-1973)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Fernand De Cleck]] (1973-1999)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Michel Van Maele]] (1999-2003)
* {{flagicon|Belgium}} Dr. [[Michel D'Hooghe]] (2003- )
==European record==
:''As of [[December 19]], [[2006]]:''
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<tr>
<th style="background:#efefef;">Competition</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">A</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">B</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">C</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">D</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">E</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">F</th>
<th style="background:#efefef;">G</th>
</tr>
<tr><td>[[UEFA Champions League]] </td><td>14</td><td>77</td><td>32</td><td>16</td><td>29</td><td>106</td><td>93</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[Cup Winners' Cup]] </td><td>6</td><td>28</td><td>15</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>41</td><td>33</td></tr>
<tr><td>[[UEFA Cup]] </td><td>20</td><td>103</td><td>49</td><td>18</td><td>36</td><td>192</td><td>137</td></tr>
</table>
A = appearances, B = matches played, C = won, D = drawn, E = lost, F = goals for, G = goals against.
==External links==
* [http://www.clubbrugge.be Official website] {{nl icon}} / {{fr icon}} / {{en icon}}
* [http://www.supportersfederatieclubbrugge.be Official Fan Federation] {{nl icon}}
* [http://www.blue-army.com Blue Army - Fan Association & Fan-zine] {{nl icon}}
* [http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Club=50043/domestic.html UEFA page] {{en icon}}
* [http://www.xtratime.org/forum/showthread.php?t=216435 Club Brugge KV XtraTime Fanpage] {{en icon}}
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