Anthony Portier (; born 1 June 1982) is a Belgian professional

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player who plays for Beerschot Wilrijk. His best position is central in defence. Portier started playing football at Gold Star Middelkerk, where he was discovered by a neighbouring Belgian coast team,

KV Oostende Koninklijke Voetbalclub Oostende, also called KV Oostende () or KVO, was a Belgian professional football club based in Ostend, West Flanders. The team was founded in 1904 as ''VG Oostende'' and had ''matricule'' number 31. The club was declare ...

where he eventually made it to the first team. Portier then moved on to

Cercle Brugge Cercle Brugge Koninklijke Sportvereniging () is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Their matricule number is 12. The club plays home games at the 29 ...

. He was transferred to the

Bruges Bruges ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is in the northwest of the country, and is the sixth most populous city in the country. The area of the whole city amoun ...

side a half season after his previous team KV Oostende had relegated from the

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Trivia

* Anthony Portier has a Cercle Brugge fan club named after him, ''De Portiervrienden'' (English: ''The Friends of Portier''). The fan club is located in

Middelkerke Middelkerke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the North Sea, west of Ostend. The municipality comprises the villages of Leffinge, Lombardsijde, Mannekensvere, Middelkerke proper, Schore, Sint-Pieters-K ...

, where Portier grew up.Supportersverenigingen
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References

Anthony Portier player info at the official Cercle Brugge site

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