Pierre E. E. Braine (26 October 1900 – 6 November 1951) was a Belgian international

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. A

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, he played club football for Beerschot VAC between 1919 and 1933. He also represented

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at the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1930 FIFA World Cup. Pierre's brother

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was also a Belgian international player.

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FIFA profile
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Beerschot profile
1900 births 1951 deaths Belgian footballers Belgium men's international footballers K. Beerschot V.A.C. players Olympic footballers for Belgium Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics 1930 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Antwerp {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub