Maurice Willems

Maurice Willems (24 September 1929 – 4 December 1986) was a Belgian football player who finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 35 goals in 1957.

Maurice Willems

Willems for Belgium in 1956
Personal information
Date of birth	(1929-09-24)24 September 1929
Place of birth	Belgium
Date of death	4 December 1986(1986-12-04) (aged 57)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1962	K.A.A. Gent[1]	210	(157)
1962–1963	Racing Club Brussel
1963–1965	K.R.C. Gent-Zeehaven
1965–1967	SK Deinze
Total		210	(157)
International career
1956–1957	Belgium	3	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

As a center forward he scored a total of 185 goals for Gent. This makes Maurice still one of the greatest goalscorers AA Gent has ever known. He is also one of the 5 players from AA Gent who managed to become national top scorer.^[2]

He played 3 times with the Belgium national team between 1956 and 1957. Willems made his international debut on 14 October 1956 in a 2–3 friendly defeat to the Netherlands and he scored.

Born on 24 September 1929, he died on 4 December 1986, at the age of 57.^[3]

Honours

Club

KAA Gent

• Belgian First Division runners-up: 1954–55^[4]

Individual

• Belgian First Division top scorer: 1956–57 (35 goals)^[5]