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2014 Belgian Cup Final
The 2014 Belgian Cup Final, named Cofidis Cup after the sponsor, was the 59th Belgian Cup final and took place on 22 March 2014 between Lokeren and Zulte Waregem. It was won by Lokeren with the only goal coming from Alexander Scholz. For Lokeren it was their second cup win in three years. Route to the final Match Summary Zulte Waregem had the best opportunities in a closed first half. Both Idrissa Sylla and Mbaye Leye saw their shot hit the post, while Lokeren only had one decent chance, the header of Nill De Pauw going wide. In the second half, the goal by Jens Naessens was correctly disallowed for offside. With just under an hour played, Alexander Scholz headed the ball into the top corner of the goal, which would remain the only goal of the game as Zulte Waregem did not manage to break through the Lokeren defence in the last half-hour, even though they saw most of the ball. Details External links * {{2013–14 in European football (UEFA) Belgian Cup finals C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013–14 Belgian Cup (also known as '' Cofidis Cup'' for sponsorship purposes) was the 59th season of the main knockout football competition in . It commenced on 26 July 2013 with the first matches of Round 1 and ended on 22 March 2014. The winners qualified for the The 2013–14 Belgian Cup; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ... german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nill De Pauw
Nill De Pauw (, born 6 January 1990) is a Congolese professional footballer who plays as a winger. A former youth international for Belgium, De Pauw represents the DR Congo national team. International career De Pauw was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to a Belgian father and Congolese mother, and moved to Belgium at a young age. He was a youth international for Belgium. On 9 October 2020, De Pauw represented the DR Congo national team in a friendly 3–0 loss to Burkina Faso. Honours Lokeren * Belgian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14 References External links * * 1990 births Living people Footballers from Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo men's footballers Democratic Republic of the Congo men's international footballers Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's youth international footballers Belgium men's under-21 international footballers Belgian sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent Democratic Republic of the Congo people o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Mertens
Gregory Mertens (2 February 1991 – 30 April 2015) was a Belgian professional football player. His usual position was central defender. He last played for Lokeren. Career Mertens moved from the reserves of K.A.A. Gent to the first team of Cercle Brugge in the 2010–11 winter transfer window, at the recommendation of manager Bob Peeters, who had been his coach at the Gent reserves the previous season. On 12 February 2011, Mertens made his senior debut for Cercle as an 89th-minute substitute for Hans Cornelis in a match against his former team R.S.C. Anderlecht. Cercle lost the match 1–0. On 23 May 2013, he scored his first hat trick against WS Woluwe. Death Mertens suffered a cardiac arrest during a reserve game for Lokeren against K.R.C. Genk on 27 April 2015. He was immediately taken to hospital where he was put in an artificially induced coma. He died on 30 April 2015 at around 16:30. Lokeren declared that Mertens had passed all fitness tests set by UEFA, and therefore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamdi Harbaoui
Hamdi Harbaoui ( ar, حمدي الحرباوي; born 5 January 1985) is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker. Club career Harbaoui started his career in his home country with Espérance Tunis. In the winter transfer window in season 2007–08, Harbaoui joined Belgian side Mouscron, who loaned him to Visé. After two successful seasons with Visé he was signed by OH Leuven, who were at that time playing in the Belgian Second Division. At OH Leuven, he immediately became a key player, scoring 25 goals during the 2010–11 season and thereby became the second division top scorer. Having helped OH Leuven to promotion to the Belgian Pro League, he signed with Lokeren. With Lokeren, he won the 2011–12 Belgian Cup, scoring the only goal in the cup final. In the 2013–14 season, still with Lokeren, he won the Belgian Cup again and also became the season's top scorer in the league with 22 goals in 33 games. In July 2014, Harbaoui moved to Qatar SC on a two-year contract, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sérgio Dutra Júnior
Sérgio Dutra Júnior (born 25 April 1988), known as Júnior Dutra, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Figueirense. Mainly plays as a winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder or a forward. Club career Born in Santos, São Paulo, Júnior Dutra joined Santos FC's youth setup in 1998 at the age of ten. Released in 2003, he had a three-year spell at Atlético Paranaense before joining Santo André. Júnior Dutra made his senior debut on 30 May 2008, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–0 Campeonato Paulista Série A2 away draw against Oeste; it was also the tournament's final. His professional debut occurred on 8 August, starting in a 3–2 home win against Ceará for the Série B championship. Júnior Dutra contributed with seven appearances, as his side achieved promotion to Série A after finishing second. He scored his first professional goal on 1 February 2009, netting the first in a 2–0 away win against São Paulo. Júnior Dutra m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game is to participate in the coin toss prior to kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shootout. Contrary to what is sometimes said, captains have no special authority under the Laws to challenge a decision by the referee. However, referees may talk to the captain of a side about the side's general behaviour when necessary. At an award-giving ceremony after a fixture like a cup competition final, the captain usually leads the team up to collect their medals. Any trophy won by a team wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killian Overmeire
Killian Overmeire (born 6 December 1985) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career A youth exponent of Lokeren, Overmeire was active at the club from 2003 until 2020, where the club was declared bankrupt. He went on to play more than 400 league games for Lokeren. After the bankruptcy, Overmeire moved to Lokeren-Temse where he only made one cup appearance, before retiring from football in April 2021. He has since run two businesses with a partner. Honours Lokeren * Belgian Cup: 2011–12, 2013–14 References External links * See also *List of one-club men List of one-club men may refer to: * List of one-club men in association football * List of one-club men in rugby league * List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise * List of NBA players who have spent ... 1985 births Living people Belgian footballers Belgium international footballers Belgium youth international footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Vanaken
Hans Vanaken (born 24 August 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge, whom he captains, and the Belgium national team. Vanaken is well known in Belgium for his prolific goal scoring ability despite playing in midfield. Club career Early career Vanaken began his career at the youth team of Lommel United before leaving the club to join the PSV Eindhoven academy in 2002 when the former declared bankruptcy. He returned to a revamped Lommel in 2008 and made his senior debut for the club in the Belgian Second Division in 2010. He caught the eye of a number of top division clubs after a string of standout performances for Lommel and joined Lokeren in 2013. He made top flight debut for Lokeren on 28 July 2013, when he scored two goals in a 3–2 win against defending champions Anderlecht. Vanaken was instrumental in Lokeren's run to the final of the 2013–14 Belgian Cup, playing in six of their seven match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koen Persoons
Koen Persoons () (born 12 July 1983) is a Belgian former professional footballer who is the Head of Football for the Club Brugge youth academy outfit Club NXT. He is a defensive midfielder. Career Persoons made his first team debut with Eendracht Aalst. When the team went bankrupt, he signed for Aalst rivals FC Denderleeuw, who became FCV Dender after their merge with Verbroedering Denderhoutem. He became popular quite quickly, and was even nicknamed ''Biglia'' by his coach Jean-Pierre Vande Velde. Even though Dender became Belgian Second Division champions in 2007, Persoons chose to sign for KV Mechelen who were also playing in Second Division. As KV Mechelen won the playoffs a few weeks later, they promoted toger with Dender to the highest level of Belgian football. Persoons retired from his playing career at the end of the 2021-22 season. Post-playing Career On 5 June 2022, Club Brugge announced that Persoons had been appointed Head of Football for the club's youth setup, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denis Odoi
Denis Frimpong Odoi (born 27 May 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for Belgian First Division A side Club Brugge. A right-footed full-back who can play on both sides, he is nicknamed the ''Professor'' because of his maturity and discipline on the field of play. Born in Belgium, and a one-time representative of the Belgium national team, he represents the Ghana national team. Club career Oud-Heverlee Leuven Born in Leuven, Belgium, Odoi began playing football when he was five years old, leading to join K. Stade Leuven and played there for five years. When Odoi was ten years old, he moved to join Anderlecht. However, Odoi said: "When I was almost eleven, Anderlecht came to get me. That was great, but the transfers from Kessel-Lo, where I live, to Anderlecht and back were not without obstacles, I remember. Traveling went a lot smoother when Genk incorporated me a few years later." During his time at Genk, he met Steven Defour and became good friends with him. After a ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mijat Marić
Mijat Marić (born 30 April 1984) is a Swiss former footballer of Croatian descent, who played as a defender. Career Marić started his career at AC Lugano of Ticino, an Italian speaking region. After the bankrupt of the club, he joined FC Malcantone Agno. In summer 2003 he joined FC St. Gallen of Swiss Super League. He played 2 matches for the club before left on loan to FC Luzern until December 2007. In March 2007, he signed a 3-year contract with Bari on free transfer, effective on 1 July 2008. After not getting to playing any matches for Bari at Serie B, he left for K.A.S. Eupen of Belgian Second Division. He played one year in K.A.S. Eupen and was voted for the best player in second tier of Belgium football. In August 2018, Maric returned to Lugano after 10 years playing abroad. Honours Lokeren *Belgian Cup: 2011–12 Belgian Cup, 2011–12, 2014 Belgian Cup Final, 2013–14 Lugano *Swiss Cup The Swiss Cup (; ; ; ) is a football cup tournament that has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgios Galitsios
Georgios Galitsios ( el, Γεώργιος Γκαλίτσιος; born 6 July 1986) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a right back. He is a right-sided defender who has made a number of appearances for Greece's youth teams. More of an endurance player than a virtuoso, he is distinguished by exceptional leg strength. Club career AEL He played an important role and became a vital player for AEL during his years with the club, including Larissa's appearances in the UEFA Cup group stages during the 2007–08 season, attracting interest from Greece's bigger teams. He is the son of Giannis Galitsios, who was also a star player for his hometown team, Larissa, in the 1980s. Scored first league goal on 7 October 2007 in Larissa's 3–3 home draw with Levadiakos, followed it with another against Panathinaikos the following month. He ever-present in club's six-game UEFA Cup run, which included elimination of Blackburn Rovers FC. He made a positive impact in his first Superl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
