Marc Emmers

Marc Emmers
Emmers for KV Mechelen in 1988
Personal information
Full name Marc Jozef Emmers
Date of birth (1966-02-25) 25 February 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Hamont-Achel, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1987 Thor Waterschei 98 (14)
1987–1992 KV Mechelen 155 (33)
1992–1997 R.S.C. Anderlecht 60 (3)
1997 AC Perugia 7 (0)
1998–1999 AC Lugano 36 (3)
1999–2000 KFC Diest 9 (2)
Total 365 (55)
International career
1988–1994 Belgium 37 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marc Jozef Emmers (born 25 February 1966 in Hamont-Achel) is a retired Belgian footballer.

His former clubs include KV Mechelen, R.S.C. Anderlecht and AC Lugano. With K.V. Mechelen, he won the Belgian Cup in 1987, the European Cup Winner's Cup and the European Super Cup in 1988 and the Belgian First Division title in 1989. After his transfer to R.S.C. Anderlecht in the mid-1990s, he won the Belgian First Division title three times from 1994 to 97.

Emmers was a versatile player who was mainly played out as a midfielder. Through his career, he played at the position of libero, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder and right-back.

International career

Emmers also played for Belgium and was in the squad for two World Cups. At the 1990 World Cup, he played all three group stage matches, and in 1994, he participated in another three games.

Personal life

Emmers is the father of the Belgian footballer Xian Emmers.[1]

Honours

Player

KV Mechelen[2]

Anderlecht

Source:[7]

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Le fils de Marc Emmers en route pour l'Inter Milan". RTBF Sport. 18 March 2015.
  2. ^ "KV Mechelen | Geschiedenis". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Belgium - List of Cup Finals".
  4. ^ "Amsterdam Tournament".
  5. ^ "Uitslagen van de Joan Gamper Trophy".
  6. ^ "Le Trophée Pappaert".
  7. ^ "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
  8. ^ "Homme de la saison belge".
  9. ^ "Winnaars Gouden Schoen".


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