Arthur Ruysschaert (born 21 February 1910 in Bruges – died 10 January 1995 in Bruges) was a

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. His position on the field was striker. Ruysschaert made his debut at the highest level of

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on 18 April 1926, when he played with

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in a 3–2 home win against

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. With Cercle he won the league twice (

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), the

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once (1927) and the

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once (1938). Arthur Ruysschaert is the only player who is in the top 10 most appearances ever as well as in the top 10 most goals ever for Cercle Brugge. He ended his career with Belgian coast side VG Oostende. After his footballing career, Ruysschaert became youth coach at Cercle Brugge. He also became ad interim manager of Cercle during the 1953–54 season because of the

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Louis Versyp Louis Versyp, or Versijp, (5 December 1908 – 27 June 1988) was a Belgian football player and manager. He earned 34 caps and scored 8 goals for the Belgium national football team. He was part of Belgium's team for the 1928 Summer Olympics. Cl ...

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