Julien Cools
Belgian footballer · Belgium · On the map · Footballers · Born 1947 · age 79
Julien Cools is a Belgian former footballer who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1977 while at Club Brugge. He was discovered as a junior at SK Retie Branddonk of Antwerp and made his name with Beringen FC.
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Jan Tomaszewski Teammate at Beerschot A.C., 1979-1981
René Vandereycken Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1973-1979
Raoul Lambert Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1973-1979
Georges Leekens Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1973-1979- Birger Jensen Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1974-1979
Fons Bastijns Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1973-1979
Jos Volders Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1974-1979- Dirk Sanders Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1973-1978
Roger Van Gool Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1974-1976
Paul Courant Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1976-1979
Eric Gerets Teammate at Belgium national team, 1975-1980
Hugo Broos Teammate at Belgium national team, 1974-1980
Wilfried Van Moer Teammate at Belgium national team, 1974-1980- Lei Clijsters Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1973-1975
François Van der Elst Teammate at Belgium national team, 1974-1980
Ludo Coeck Teammate at Belgium national team, 1974-1980
Maurice Martens Teammate at Belgium national team, 1974-1980
Johnny Thio Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1973-1975
Ulrik le Fevre Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1973-1977- Jos Heyligen Teammate at Belgium national team, 1974-1980
- Gino Maes Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1976-1979
- Dany De Cubber Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1975-1979
- Geert Broeckaert Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1977-1979
- Jan Simoen Teammate at Club Brugge K.V., 1977-1979
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He was signed by FC Bruges in 1973 where his reputation for non-stop runner in the midfield made him an international regular. Cools helped FC Bruges to win the Belgian league titles in 1975-76, 76-77 and 77-78 plus the Belgian Cup in 1977. In Europe, Cools was a runner-up in the 1976 U.E.F.A.Cup Final and 1978 European Cup Final, Bruges losing both finals to Liverpool. He was rated by World Soccer Magazine as Bruges' best player in that 1978 Final. At 32 Cools left Bruges to join Beerschot where he enjoyed a new lease of life, becoming Captain of the national team. At the 1980 European Championship in Italy Cools played in all four of Belgium's games including the Final where they lost to West Germany. He was capped 35 times and scored two goals for the Belgium national team.
