Marc Millecamps (born 9 October 1950) is a Belgian retired

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who played as a

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Club career

During his career Millecamps played for

Waregem Waregem (; vls, Woaregem), sometimes known as Waereghem, is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality lies in the valley of the river Leie, between Kortrijk and Ghent. It is part of the arrondiss ...

, with whom he reached the semi-finals of the 1985–86 UEFA Cup, beating Italian club

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in the third round.

International career

Millecamps earned six caps for the Belgium national team, and participated in

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and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Personal life

He is the brother of fellow ex-footballer

Luc Millecamps Luc Millecamps (born 10 September 1951) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a defender. During his career he played for K.S.V. Waregem. He earned 35 caps for the Belgium national team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 ...

Honours

Player

KSV Waregem *

Belgian Cup The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...

: List of Belgian Cup finals, 1973–74; runner-up 1981–82 * Belgian Supercup, Belgian Super Cup: 1982 *

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: 1985–86 (

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) *

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: 1985 Belgium *

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: runner-up 1980 * Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980

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* * * 1950 births Living people People from Waregem Men's association football midfielders Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1980 players 1982 FIFA World Cup players Belgian Pro League players K.S.V. Waregem players Belgian football managers K.S.V. Waregem managers Footballers from West Flanders {{belgium-footy-midfielder-stub