Geoffrey Claeys

Geoffrey Claeys (born 5 October 1974) is a Belgian football manager and former player who manages FC Kleit-Maldegem.^[1] He is a former Belgian international.

Geoffrey Claeys

Personal information
Date of birth	(1974-10-05) 5 October 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Bruges, Belgium
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	FC Kleit-Maldegem (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1996	Cercle Brugge	77	(6)
1996–1998	Feyenoord	45	(0)
1998–1999	Anderlecht	9	(0)
1999–2000	→ Eendracht Aalst (loan)	28	(1)
2000–2001	Lierse	25	(3)
2001–2005	Excelsior Mouscron	79	(6)
2005–2006	Melbourne Victory	16	(0)
2007–2008	Torhout 1992 KM
2009	FC Veldegem
International career
1996–1998	Belgium	3	(1)
Managerial career
2012–2015	Deinze (assistant)
2015–2016	Deinze
2016–2019	Melbourne Victory (youth)
2019–	FC Kleit-Maldegem
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Claeys was born in Bruges, Belgium. He began his career at the Belgian club Cercle Brugge. He left the club in 1996 for Dutch side Feyenoord, then he made an unsuccessful move to Anderlecht and was transferred to Eendracht Aalst on loan. He later played for Lierse and Royal Excelsior Mouscron, before moving to Melbourne Victory in 2005. Although he enjoyed a solid season in the Victory defence, he rarely figured in the 2006–07 season.

On 21 November 2006, Claeys retired from football. In 2007, he returned to play for Torhout 1992 KM, in the Belgian Third Division before retiring soon after.

In 2009, he picked up football again, after his brother asked him to become his teammate at FC Veldegem. Veldegem plays in the provincial leagues of West Flanders.