Arthur Ruysschaert

Arthur Ruysschaert

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Ruysschaert
Date of birth	(1910-02-21)21 February 1910
Place of birth	Bruges, Belgium
Date of death
Place of death	Bruges, Belgium
Position(s)	forward
Youth career
	Cercle Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926-1944	Cercle Brugge	365	(105)
	VG Oostende
International career‡
	Belgium	0	(0)
Managerial career
	Cercle Brugge (youth coach)
1953-1954	Cercle Brugge (ad interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 June 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 June 2008

Arthur Ruysschaert (born 21 February 1910 in Bruges - died 10 January 1995 in Bruges) was a Belgian footballer. His position on the field was striker.

Ruysschaert made his debut at the highest level of Belgian football on 18 April 1926, when he played with Cercle Brugge in a 3-2 home win against RSC Anderlecht. With Cercle he won the league twice (1927, 1930), the cup once (1927) and the second division once (1938).

Arthur Ruysschaert is the only player who is in the top 10 most appearances ever as well as in the top 10 most goals ever for Cercle Brugge.

He ended his career with Belgian coast side VG Oostende. After his footballing career, Ruysschaert became youth coach at Cercle Brugge. He also became ad interim manager of Cercle during the 1953-54 season because of the suspension of Louis Versyp.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Alphonse Decorte Roger Proot	Cercle Brugge top scorer 1934 — 19351 1alongside Maurice Blieck and Willy Van Loo	Succeeded by Maurice Blieck

External links

• Cerclemuseum.be (Dutch)