Victor Mees facts for kids
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 January 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Schoten, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 11 November 2012 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | , Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1944–1964 | Royal Antwerp | 555 | (36) |
| International career | |||
| 1949–1960 | Belgium | 68 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Victor Mees (born January 26, 1927 – died November 11, 2012) was a famous Belgian footballer. People often called him Vic or Vicky. He spent his entire playing career with one team, Royal Antwerp.
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His Amazing Football Career
Victor Mees was born in Antwerp, a city in Belgium. He started playing for the main Royal Antwerp team when he was just 17 years old. This was right after World War II ended.
Playing for Royal Antwerp
Vic quickly became a very important player and a leader for his team. In 1955, he helped Royal Antwerp win the Belgian Cup. This is a big football competition in Belgium. Two years later, in 1957, he led his team to win their first ever Championship title. This was a huge achievement for the club! He played an amazing 555 games for Royal Antwerp, scoring 36 goals.
Playing for Belgium
Victor Mees was also a key player for the Belgian national team. He was known as a "gentleman footballer" because he always played fairly. He represented his country 68 times in total. He even played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup, which is one of the biggest football tournaments in the world.
Awards and Achievements
Victor Mees won several important awards during his career:
- In 1956, he won the Belgian Golden Shoe. This award goes to the best football player in Belgium each year.
- In 2002, many years after he stopped playing, he was voted the "Royal Antwerp Player of the Century." This shows how much fans remembered and respected him.
- For a while, he held the record for the most games played for the Belgian national team, with 68 caps.
Victor Mees is remembered as a true legend of Belgian football.
