André Saeys (born 20 February 1911 in

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- 22 March 1988 in Sint-Andries) was a

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football player. He was a striker. He played numerous seasons at the highest level of Belgian football and was also capped 9 times for

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. Saeys made his debut for

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in a match against Berchem Sport. Cercle won the match 0–2. He won the league with Cercle one season later. In 1935, André Saeys went to RC Wetteren, where he would stay one season. Beerschot became Saeys's next team. With the purple-white Antwerp side, Saeys won the league again twice, in 1938 and 1939. Saeys made his debut for Belgium in a match against

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on 9 April 1933. Belgium lost the match 1–3. Saeys made the Belgian goal.

External links

Cerclemuseum.be
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