Maurice Martens

Maurice Martens

Martens in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth	(1947-06-05) 5 June 1947
Place of birth	Aalst, Belgium
Position(s)	Left-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1971	Anderlecht
1971–1973	Racing White Brussels
1973–1983	R.W.D. Molenbeek
International career
1971–1980	Belgium	26	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Maurice Martens (born 5 June 1947) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a left-back. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1973 while at Racing White. He played 26 times and scored 2 goals for the Belgium national team between 1971 and 1980, starting in a 1–0 friendly win against Luxembourg on 7 November 1971. Having been a non-playing squad member at the 1970 World Cup. Martens was part of the team for the 1972 and 1980 European Championships but he did not play a match in the latter. He was transferred from Anderlecht to Racing White in the summer of 1970. Martens competed on the television show Superstars in 1976 (G.B. heat - 7th). He owned a sports shop whilst at R.W.D.

Honours

Anderlecht

• Belgian First Division: 1967–68
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runner-up: 1969–70

RWD Molenbeek

• Belgian First Division: 1974–75
• Amsterdam Tournament: 1975
• Jules Pappaert Cup: 1975

Belgium

• UEFA European Championship: runner-up 1980; third place 1972
• Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980

Individual

• Belgian Golden Shoe: 1973
• Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1972–73

External links

• Maurice Martens at WorldFootball.net