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Sandy Martens
Sandy Martens (born 23 December 1972 in Opbrakel, East Flanders) is a retired Belgian football player. He is a former Belgium international, with a record of 3 goals in 11 games. He was a successful player for FC Bruges between 1998 and 2003 but suffered from various injuries later in his career. Originally a striker, he later played as a right back. Career Martens started off his career with Olsa Brakel, a club in Belgium's fourth division. In 1993, he moved to AA Gent (First Division, Jupiler League). In his first match, at home against SK Beveren, he scored immediately, making him a crowd's favourite. He remained one of the leading players in Gent until 1999. In 1999 Martens moved to Club Brugge. It was also the period in which he turned Belgian international. He debuted for the Belgium national team on 27 March 1999 against Bulgaria. His last international appearance was against Croatia in August 2003. Before 2012, Martens had the unique identification number of 0 in Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opbrakel
Opbrakel is a village and ''deelgemeente'' (sub-municipality) of the municipality of Brakel, Belgium, Brakel. It is located in the Denderstreek in the province of East Flanders in Belgium. It used to be an independent municipality until 1971 when it was merged into Brakel. Overview The area used to be covered in forest, but only the to the south of Opbrakel has remained. The forest has become a nature area and varies in height from 65 to 130 metres. The village was first mentioned in 866 as villa Braglo, and is a Germanic forest name. Opbrakel used to be a ''heerlijkheid'', and used to have a castle named Herenhof which was demolished in 1863. In 1885, a railway station opened on the Zottegem to Ronse railway line. The railway line closed in 1963. The grist mill Verrebeekmolen was built between 1789 and 1803. In 1909, an electro motor was installed in the windmill, and by 1938 the windmill was no longer in operation. It was repaired between 1996 and 1997. It is in service every ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |