Francis Severeyns (born 8 January 1968 in

Westmalle Westmalle is a village in the Belgian province of Antwerp which is part of the municipality of Malle. History See history of Malle. Tourism Westmalle is primarily known for the Trappist Abbey of Westmalle of the Order of Cistercians of the Stric ...

), nicknamed Cisse, is a Belgian former professional

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who played as a

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for Royal Antwerp,

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, KV Mechelen,

FC Tirol Innsbruck FC Tirol Innsbruck was an Austrian association football club from Innsbruck, Tyrol which existed between 1993 and 2002, when bankruptcy was declared. History It was – after the establishment of FC Swarovski Tirol in 1986 – the sec ...

and

K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot Koninklijke Beerschot Antwerpen Club (), simply known as Beerschot AC, was a Belgian football club based in southern Antwerp. Beerschot played in the Belgian Pro League from 1999–2000 (as Germinal Beerschot) until 2012–13, when they were ...

. He was the Jupiler League top scorer in 1988 with 24 goals. He played seven matches for the Belgium national team. Whilst at Antwerp he helped them to the

1993 European Cup Winners' Cup Final The 1993 European Cup Winners' Cup Final was a football match contested between Parma of Italy and Royal Antwerp of Belgium. The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London, England on 12 May 1993. It was the final match of the 1992–93 European ...

, in which he scored to tie the game at 1–1, although they went on to lose 3–1 to Parma. He also played for Royal Cappellen in the Third division A. Currently, he plays for KV Westmalle, in the Belgian Provincial leagues.

Honours

KV Mechelen * Amsterdam Tournament: 1989 *

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: 1990 * Belgian Cup: 1990–91 (finalists), 1991–92 (finalists) Antwerp *

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: runner-up 1992–93 Individual * Belgian Young Professional Footballer of the Year: 1987–88 * Belgian First Division top scorer: 1987–88 (24 goals)

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* 1968 births Living people Belgian footballers Belgium international footballers Belgian Pro League players Belgian Third Division players Serie A players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Association football forwards Royal Antwerp F.C. players K.V. Mechelen players Beerschot A.C. players K.V.C. Westerlo players FC Tirol Innsbruck players Pisa S.C. players Royal Cappellen F.C. players People from Malle Belgian expatriate footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate footballers in Italy Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate footballers in Austria Footballers from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub