Marc_Degryse
Marc Degryse
Belgian footballer
Marc Gabriel Degryse (born 4 September 1965), nicknamed Le Lutin d'Ardooie ("The Lutin/Imp of Ardooie") and The Little One,[1] is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Gabriel Degryse | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-09-04) 4 September 1965 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Roeselare, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VC Ardooie | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1989 | Club Brugge | 179 | (95) |
| 1989–1995 | Anderlecht | 170 | (66) |
| 1995–1996 | Sheffield Wednesday | 34 | (8) |
| 1996–1998 | PSV | 31 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Gent | 29 | (10) |
| 1999–2002 | Germinal Beerschot | 97 | (26) |
| Total | 540 | (209) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981 | Belgium U16 | 10 | (2) |
| 1981 | Belgium U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Belgium U18 | 9 | (2) |
| 1983–1984 | Belgium U19 | 7 | (6) |
| 1985–1987 | Belgium U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1984–1996 | Belgium | 63 | (23) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In a 19-year professional career he played mainly for Club Brugge and Anderlecht (six seasons apiece), making his senior debuts at 17 and scoring nearly 200 official goals both clubs combined to win a total of ten major titles. He also competed briefly in England for Sheffield Wednesday.
A Belgium international for 12 years, Degryse represented the nation in two World Cups.
Born in Roeselare, West Flanders, Degryse played with equal success in the Belgian Pro League with giants Club Brugge and Anderlecht, moving to the latter in 1989 for a then-record €2.25 million[1] and proceeding to win five national championships combined, three in a row.
He moved for £1.5 million to Sheffield Wednesday in the 1995 summer,[2] but left after just one season as an important unit in helping the English club's eventual escape from relegation, after a 15th-place finish. During his time in South Yorkshire, he and teammate Orlando Trustfull had a cameo role in Sheffield-based film The Full Monty, but the scenes did not make the final cut.
In the following two campaigns Degryse played in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven, where he often struggled with injuries. He retired in 2002 at the age of nearly 37, after spells back in his country with K.A.A. Gent and Germinal Beerschot, having played 540 professional matches and scored 209 goals.
Degryse returned to Club Brugge as a technical director the following year,[3][4] before he eventually resigned due to bad results in late January 2007, alongside longtime former teammate, coach Franky Van der Elst.
On the international level, Degryse played 63 matches with the Belgium national team and scored 23 goals. He was summoned for the squads at two FIFA World Cups: 1990 and 1994, netting twice in seven games.[5]
Degryse's debut came just one day after his 19th birthday, in a friendly with Argentina.
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Club Brugge | 1983–84 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | [6] | ||||
| 1984–85 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 42 | 22 | [6] | ||||
| 1985–86 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 42 | 20 | [6] | ||||
| 1986–87 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 15 | [6] | ||||
| 1987–88 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 0 | — | 47 | 24 | [6] | ||||
| 1988–89 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 13 | [6] | ||||
| Total | 179 | 95 | 26 | 7 | — | 21 | 1 | — | 226 | 103 | [6] | ||||
| Anderlecht | 1989–90 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 45 | 26 | [7] | |||
| 1990–91 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 0 | — | 42 | 14 | [7] | ||||
| 1991–92 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 4 | — | 39 | 9 | [7] | ||||
| 1992–93 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | — | 41 | 14 | [7] | ||||
| 1993–94 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 25 | 11 | [7] | ||||
| 1994–95 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 13 | [7] | ||||
| Total | 170 | 66 | 22 | 11 | — | 37 | 10 | — | 229 | 87 | [7] | ||||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1995–96 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 38 | 12 | [8] | |||
| PSV | 1996–97 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 5 | [9] | |||
| 1997–98 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | [9] | |||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 6 | [9] | |||
| Gent | 1998–99 | 29 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 10 | [10] | |||||
| Germinal Beerschot | 1999–2000 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | [10] | |||||
| 2000–01 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 8 | [10] | ||||||
| 2001–02 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 8 | [10] | ||||||
| Total | 97 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 26 | [10] | |||||||
| Career total | 540 | 209 | 51 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 244 | [10] | |||
International
| Country | Season | Competitive | Friendlies | Total | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Belgium | 1984–85 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1985–86 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1986–87 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1987–88 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 1988–89 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||
| 1989–90 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | |||
| 1990–91 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1991–92 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1992–93 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 1993–94 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 1994–95 | 6 | 4 | — | 6 | 4 | ||||
| 1995–96 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1996–97 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 42 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 63 | 23 | |||
- Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Degryse goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 November 1987 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Luxembourg | 2–0 | 3–0 | Euro 1988 qualifying | |
| 2 | 19 January 1988 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel |  Israel | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 29 April 1989 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1990 World Cup qualification | |
| 4 | 2–1 | ||||||
| 5 | 8 June 1989 | Terry Fox, Ottawa, Canada |  Canada | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |
| 6 | 23 August 1989 | Olympiastadion, Bruges, Belgium |  Denmark | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |
| 7 | 11 October 1989 | St. Jakob, Basel, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1990 World Cup qualification | [12] |
| 8 | 2 June 1990 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Mexico | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [13] |
| 9 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 10 | 12 June 1990 | Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy |  South Korea | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup | [14] |
| 11 | 27 March 1991 | Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium |  Wales | 1–0 | 1–1 | Euro 1992 qualifying | |
| 12 | 11 September 1991 | Neie Stadium, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 1992 qualifying | |
| 13 | 18 November 1992 | Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium | Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification | |
| 14 | 4 June 1994 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Zambia | 3–0 | 9–0 | Friendly | [15] |
| 15 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 16 | 8–0 | ||||||
| 17 | 8 June 1994 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium |  Hungary | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly | |
| 18 | 19 June 1994 | Citrus Bowl, Orlando, United States |  Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1994 World Cup | [16] |
| 19 | 7 September 1994 | Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium |  Armenia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 1996 qualifying | |
| 20 | 12 October 1994 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 1–0 | 1–3 | Euro 1996 qualifying | |
| 21 | 17 December 1994 | Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium |  Spain | 1–0 | 1–4 | Euro 1996 qualifying | [17] |
| 22 | 29 March 1995 | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain | Spain | 1–1 | 1–1 | Euro 1996 qualifying | [18] |
| 23 | 31 August 1996 | King Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium |  Turkey | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1998 World Cup qualification | [19] |
Club Brugge[20]
- Belgian First Division: 1987–88
- Belgian Cup: 1985–86
- Belgian Super Cup: 1986
- Bruges Matins: 1984[21]
Anderlecht[22]
- Belgian First Division: 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
- Belgian Cup: 1993–94
- Belgian Super Cup: 1993
- European Cup Winners' Cup: runner-up 1989–90[23]
PSV[24]
- Eredivisie: 1996–97
- Johan Cruyff Shield: 1996, 1997
- KNVB Cup: runner-up 1997–98[25]
Individual
- Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1987–88, 2000–01[26]
- Belgian Golden Shoe: 1991[27]
- Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1999–2000[28]
- Sheffield Wednesday Player of the Year: 1995–96[29]
- Belgian Fair Play Award: 2000–01, 2001–02[28]
- Goal of the Season: 2000
- Golden Shoe Lifetime Achievement Award: 2001[30]
- Platina Eleven (Best Team in 50 Years of Golden Shoe Winners) (2003)[31]
- Degryse leaves his Marc; UEFA.com, 17 May 2002
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- Clément in his element; UEFA.com, 4 February 2005
- Tottenham look to African future; BBC Sport, 19 December 2006
- Marc Degryse – FIFA competition record (archived)
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- "Marc Degryse". Anderlecht Online. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- "Games played by Marc Degryse in 1995/1996". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- "Marc Degryse" (in Dutch). PSV Web. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- "Marc Degryse". TV Cablenet. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- Stokkermans, Karel (31 March 2011). "Marc Degryse – Goals in international matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- Guyot, Laurent (12 October 1989). "Diables rouges au paradis" [Red devils in paradise] (PDF) (in French). Rero. p. 18. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- "La selección de Bélgica goleó 3–0 a México ayer" [Belgium national team routed Mexico 3–0 yesterday] (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 3 June 1990. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- Metcalf, Rupert (6 June 1994). "Weber warms up for finals with five-goal debut: Croatian exile in striking start for Belgium". The Independent. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- Moran, Malcolm (20 June 1994). "Belgium triumphs to survive hot spot". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- Ortiz, Fabián (18 December 1994). "La selección pone la super-directa" [National team engages in super-fast mode] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- Ortego, Enrique (30 March 1995). "1–1: A España le faltó tensión" [1–1: Spain lacked tension] (in Spanish). ABC. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- Hereng, Jacques; Piraux, Sylvain (2 September 1996). "La victoire c'est ce qu'on voulait! L'esprit de Crémone n'est pas mort! Belgique 2 Turquie 1" [Win is what we wanted! The spirit of Cremona is not dead! Belgium 2 Turkey 1] (in French). Le Soir. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- "Who will be our Player of the Year?". Owlstalk | Sheffield Wednesday News for SWFC fans. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "Sonck beste speler België". www.vi.nl. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- UEFA.com (15 January 2004). "Aruna voted Belgium's finest | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- Club Brugge archives (in Dutch)
- Marc Degryse at National-Football-Teams.com
- Marc Degryse at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Marc Degryse at Soccerbase
