Eric Buyse (27 March 1940 – 26 April 2019) was a Belgian

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player. He played as left-footed

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, and

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in a later stage of his career.

Career

Buyse played most of his career for

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; a successful era. He won

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in 1961 and third division in 1968. He also became twice top scorer of the team, and has until today scored the 10th most goals for Cercle. After his career with the green and black

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side, Buyse became

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of VG Oostende after the VG Oostende coach quickly was fired in the 1970–71 season. Buyse remained player-coach until 1976, the last 4 years with

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lower league side Excelsior Zedelgem. After his playing career, Buyse returned to Cercle Brugge. He eventually quit football with a short managerial spell at Exc. Zedelgem.

Death

Buyse died in April 2019, aged 79.OVERLIJDENSBERICHT ERIC BUYSE
– Cercle Brugge

References

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Cerclemuseum.be
1940 births 2019 deaths People from Menen Footballers from West Flanders Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Belgian men's footballers Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Belgian Pro League players Player-coaches Belgian football managers 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub