Maurice Martens (born 5 June 1947 in Aalst) is a

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former left-back football player who won the

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in 1973 while at

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. He played 26 times and scored 2 goals for the

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between 1971 and 1980, starting in a 1–0 friendly win against

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on 7 November 1971. Having been a non-playing squad member at the 1970 World Cup. Martens was part of the team for the

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and 1980 European Championships but he did not play a match in the latter. He was transferred from Anderlecht to Racing White in the summer of 1970. Martens competed on the television show Superstars in 1976 (G.B. heat - 7th). He owned a sports shop whilst at R.W.D.

Honours

Player

RSC Anderlecht *

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: 1967–68 * Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1969-70 (

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)

RWD Molenbeek

: 1974–75 *

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: 1975 *

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: 1975

International

Belgium

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(

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) *

: 1980 (

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) * Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980

Individual

: 1973 * Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1972–73

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* 1947 births Living people Sportspeople from Aalst, Belgium Footballers from East Flanders Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers Belgian Pro League players R.S.C. Anderlecht players R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909) players 1970 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1972 players UEFA Euro 1980 players Men's association football defenders {{Belgium-footy-defender-stub