Maurice Vertongen (7 May 1886 – 27 March 1968) was a Belgian

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who played as a

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. Vertongen became 3 times topscorer in the

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while playing for Brussels based clubs Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles and Union Saint-Gilloise. He made six appearances for the

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from 1907 to 1911.

Honours

Individual

* Belgian First Division top scorer: 1906-07 (29 goals), 1907-08 (23 goals), 1909-10 (36 goals)

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* 1886 births 1968 deaths Belgian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Belgium men's international footballers K.F.C. Rhodienne-De Hoek players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Place of birth missing {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub