# Marc Degryse

Marc Gabriel Degryse (born 4 September 1965), nicknamed Le Lutin d'Ardooie ("The Lutin/Imp of Ardooie") and The Little One, is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a forward.
In a 19-year professional career he played mainly for Club Brugge and Anderlecht (six seasons apiece), making his senior debuts at 17 and scoring nearly 200 official goals both clubs combined to win a total of ten major titles. He also competed briefly in England for Sheffield Wednesday.
A Belgium international for 12 years, Degryse represented the nation in two World Cups.

## Club career

Born in Roeselare, West Flanders, Degryse played with equal success in the Belgian Pro League with giants Club Brugge and Anderlecht, moving to the latter in 1989 for a then-record €2.25 million and proceeding to win five national championships combined, three in a row.
He moved for £1.5 million to Sheffield Wednesday in the 1995 summer, but left after just one season as an important unit in helping the English club's eventual escape from relegation, after a 15th-place finish. During his time in South Yorkshire, he and teammate Orlando Trustfull had a cameo role in Sheffield-based film The Full Monty, but the scenes did not make the final cut.
In the following two campaigns Degryse played in the Netherlands with PSV Eindhoven, where he often struggled with injuries. He retired in 2002 at the age of nearly 37, after spells back in his country with K.A.A. Gent and Germinal Beerschot, having played 540 professional matches and scored 209 goals.
Degryse returned to Club Brugge as a technical director the following year, before he eventually resigned due to bad results in late January 2007, alongside longtime former teammate, coach Franky Van der Elst.

## International career

On the international level, Degryse played 63 matches with the Belgium national team and scored 23 goals. He was summoned for the squads at two FIFA World Cups: 1990 and 1994, netting twice in seven games.
Degryse's debut came just one day after his 19th birthday, in a friendly with Argentina.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total | Ref | Ref |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Ref | Ref |
| Club Brugge | 1983–84 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | |
| Club Brugge | 1984–85 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 22 | |
| Club Brugge | 1985–86 | 31 | 16 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 20 | |
| Club Brugge | 1986–87 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 15 | |
| Club Brugge | 1987–88 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 24 | |
| Club Brugge | 1988–89 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 13 | |
| Club Brugge | Total | 179 | 95 | 26 | 7 | — | — | 21 | 1 | — | — | 226 | 103 | |
| Anderlecht | 1989–90 | 31 | 18 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | 45 | 26 | |
| Anderlecht | 1990–91 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 14 | |
| Anderlecht | 1991–92 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | 39 | 9 | |
| Anderlecht | 1992–93 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | 41 | 14 | |
| Anderlecht | 1993–94 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 11 | |
| Anderlecht | 1994–95 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 13 | |
| Anderlecht | Total | 170 | 66 | 22 | 11 | — | — | 37 | 10 | — | — | 229 | 87 | |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1995–96 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 12 | |
| PSV | 1996–97 | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 5 | |
| PSV | 1997–98 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| PSV | Total | 31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 6 | |
| Gent | 1998–99 | 29 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 10 | |
| Germinal Beerschot | 1999–2000 | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | |
| Germinal Beerschot | 2000–01 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 8 | |
| Germinal Beerschot | 2001–02 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 8 | |
| Germinal Beerschot | Total | 97 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | 26 | |
| Career total | Career total | 540 | 209 | 51 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 64 | 11 | 2 | 2 | | 244 | |

### International

| Country | Season | Competitive | Competitive | Friendlies | Friendlies | Total | Total | Ref | Ref |
| Country | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Ref | Ref |
| Belgium | 1984–85 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Belgium | 1985–86 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Belgium | 1986–87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Belgium | 1987–88 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | |
| Belgium | 1988–89 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| Belgium | 1989–90 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | |
| Belgium | 1990–91 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Belgium | 1991–92 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| Belgium | 1992–93 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |
| Belgium | 1993–94 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | |
| Belgium | 1994–95 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 4 | |
| Belgium | 1995–96 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Belgium | 1996–97 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | Career total | 42 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 63 | 23 | |
    Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Degryse goal.
List of international goals scored by Marc Degryse :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 11 November 1987 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Luxembourg | 2–0 | 3–0 | Euro 1988 qualifying |
| 2 | 19 January 1988 | Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel | Israel | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 29 April 1989 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Czechoslovakia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 29 April 1989 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 8 June 1989 | Terry Fox, Ottawa, Canada | Canada | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 23 August 1989 | Olympiastadion, Bruges, Belgium | Denmark | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 7 | 11 October 1989 | St. Jakob, Basel, Switzerland | Switzerland | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1990 World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 2 June 1990 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Mexico | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 2 June 1990 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Mexico | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 10 | 12 June 1990 | Marcantonio Bentegodi, Verona, Italy | South Korea | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1990 FIFA World Cup |
| 11 | 27 March 1991 | Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium | Wales | 1–0 | 1–1 | Euro 1992 qualifying |
| 12 | 11 September 1991 | Neie Stadium, Luxembourg, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 1992 qualifying |
| 13 | 18 November 1992 | Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium | Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1994 World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 4 June 1994 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Zambia | 3–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
| 15 | 4 June 1994 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Zambia | 4–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
| 16 | 4 June 1994 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Zambia | 8–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
| 17 | 8 June 1994 | Heysel Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | Hungary | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 18 | 19 June 1994 | Citrus Bowl, Orlando, United States | Morocco | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1994 World Cup |
| 19 | 7 September 1994 | Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium | Armenia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 20 | 12 October 1994 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 1–0 | 1–3 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 21 | 17 December 1994 | Constant Vanden Stock, Brussels, Belgium | Spain | 1–0 | 1–4 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 22 | 29 March 1995 | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain | Spain | 1–1 | 1–1 | Euro 1996 qualifying |
| 23 | 31 August 1996 | King Baudouin, Brussels, Belgium | Turkey | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1998 World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Club Brugge
* Belgian First Division: 1987–88
* Belgian Cup: 1985–86
* Belgian Super Cup: 1986
* Bruges Matins: 1984
Anderlecht
* Belgian First Division: 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95
* Belgian Cup: 1993–94
* Belgian Super Cup: 1993
* European Cup Winners' Cup: runner-up 1989–90
PSV
* Eredivisie: 1996–97
* Johan Cruyff Shield: 1996, 1997
* KNVB Cup: runner-up 1997–98
Individual
* Man of the Season (Belgian First Division): 1987–88, 2000–01
* Belgian Golden Shoe: 1991
* Belgian Professional Footballer of the Year: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1999–2000
* Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Player of the Year: 1995–96
* Belgian Fair Play Award: 2000–01, 2001–02
* Goal of the Season: 2000
* Golden Shoe Lifetime Achievement Award: 2001
* Platina Eleven (Best Team in 50 Years of Golden Shoe Winners) (2003)