Sandy Martens
Encyclopedia
Sandy Martens is a Belgian
football
player currently playing for KSV Oudenaarde. He is a former Belgium international, with a record of 3 goals in 11 games. He was a successful player for FC Bruges between 1998 and 2003 but has suffered from various injuries recently. A former striker
, he now plays as a right back.
Martens started off his career with Olsa Brakel, a club in Belgium's fourth division. In 1993 he moved to AA Gent (First Division, Jupiler League). In his first match, at home against SK Beveren, he scored immediately, making him a crowd's favourite. He remained one of the leading players in Gent until 1999.
In 1999 Martens moved to Club Brugge. It was also the period in which he turned Belgian international. He debuted for het Belgium national team on 27 March 1999 for Belgium-Bulgaria. His last international apparition was in Belgium-Croatia
in August 2003.
Martens is most notably known for previously having the unique identification number (unique id) of 0 in Sports Interactive
's Football Manager
series. For FM 2012, he was moved to id number 1.
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Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player currently playing for KSV Oudenaarde. He is a former Belgium international, with a record of 3 goals in 11 games. He was a successful player for FC Bruges between 1998 and 2003 but has suffered from various injuries recently. A former striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
, he now plays as a right back.
Martens started off his career with Olsa Brakel, a club in Belgium's fourth division. In 1993 he moved to AA Gent (First Division, Jupiler League). In his first match, at home against SK Beveren, he scored immediately, making him a crowd's favourite. He remained one of the leading players in Gent until 1999.
In 1999 Martens moved to Club Brugge. It was also the period in which he turned Belgian international. He debuted for het Belgium national team on 27 March 1999 for Belgium-Bulgaria. His last international apparition was in Belgium-Croatia
Croatia national football team
The Croatia national football team represents Croatia in international football. The team is controlled by the Croatian Football Federation, the governing body for football in the country, and has been managed since 2006 by former player Slaven Bilić...
in August 2003.
Martens is most notably known for previously having the unique identification number (unique id) of 0 in Sports Interactive
Sports Interactive
Sports Interactive Limited is a computer games development company currently based in Old Street, Central London and owned by the Japanese software and video game company Sega. It is the developer of the popular games Football Manager, NHL Eastside Hockey Manager and Championship Manager Quiz, and...
's Football Manager
Football Manager
Football Manager is a series of football management simulation games developed by Sports Interactive and published by Sega. The game began its life in 1992 as Championship Manager; however, following the break-up of their partnership with original publishers Eidos Interactive, Sports Interactive...
series. For FM 2012, he was moved to id number 1.
Career statistics
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|1994-95
Belgian First Division 1994-95
R.S.C. Anderlecht won the title of the 1994/95 season.-Relegated teams:These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:*K.V. Oostende*R.F.C. Liégeois-Final league table:-Top goal scorers:...
||rowspan="5"|Gent||rowspan="5"|First Division||31||10||||||||||||||||
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|1995-96
Jupiler League 1995-96
Club Brugge won the title of the 1995/96 season.-Relegated teams:These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:*R.F.C. Seraing*K.S.K. Beveren*K.S.V. Waregem-Final league table:-Top goalscorers:...
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|1996-97
Jupiler League 1996-97
-Relegated teams:These teams were relegated to the second division at the end of the season:*KV Mechelen*Cercle Brugge-Final league table:...
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|1997-98
Jupiler League 1997-98
The 1997/98 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 8, 1997 and May 10, 1998. Club Brugge became champions.-Promoted teams:These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:*Beveren...
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|1998-99
Jupiler League 1998-99
The 1998/99 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 21, 1998 and May 16, 1999. Racing Genk became champions.-Promoted teams:These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:*Oostende...
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|1999-00
Jupiler League 1999-2000
The 1999/2000 season of the Jupiler League was held between August 6, 1999 and May 11, 2000. Sporting Anderlecht became champions.-Promoted teams:These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:...
||rowspan="5"|Club Brugge||rowspan="5"|First Division||29||4||||||||||||||||
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|2000-01
Jupiler League 2000-01
The 2000/01 season of the Jupiler League began on August 12, 2000 and ended on May 20, 2001. Anderlecht became champions.-Promoted teams:These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:*Antwerp...
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|2001-02
Jupiler League 2001-02
The 2001/02 season of the Jupiler League began on August 11, 2001 and ended on May 5, 2002. Racing Genk became champions.-Promoted teams:These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:...
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|2002-03
Jupiler League 2002-03
The 2002/03 season of the Jupiler League began on August 9, 2002 and ended on May 25, 2003. Club Brugge became champion.-Promoted teams:These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:*K.V. Mechelen...
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|2003-04
Jupiler League 2003-04
The 2003/04 season of the Belgian First Division was held between August 8, 2003 and May 15, 2004. Sporting Anderlecht became champions on April 24, 2004.-Promoted teams:These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:...
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|2003-04
Jupiler League 2003-04
The 2003/04 season of the Belgian First Division was held between August 8, 2003 and May 15, 2004. Sporting Anderlecht became champions on April 24, 2004.-Promoted teams:These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:...
||rowspan="4"|Gent||rowspan="4"|First Division||11||0||||||||||||||||
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|2004-05
Jupiler League 2004-05
The 2004-05 season of the Belgian First Division began on August 6, 2004 and ended on May 23, 2005. Club Brugge became champion on May 15, 2005 after a decisive game against long-time rival Anderlecht. The season was full of suspense as the champion and the relegated teams were only known on the...
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|2005-06
Jupiler League 2005-06
The 2005/06 season of the Belgian Jupiler League began on August 5, 2005 and ended on May 5, 2006. Anderlecht won the title on the last day of competition.-Promoted teams:These teams were promoted from the second division at the start of the season:...
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|2006-07
Jupiler League 2006-07
The 2006-07 season of the Belgian First Division began on July 28, 2006 and concluded on May 19, 2007. The championship was decided in the penultimate round on May 12, 2007, when Anderlecht moved five points clear of runners-up Genk to retain the title and win their 29th League Championship...
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|2007-08||rowspan="2"|Beveren
K.S.K. Beveren
Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren was a Belgian association football club from the town of Beveren in East Flanders. It was famous for its goalkeeping school that has produced such players as Jean-Marie Pfaff, Filip De Wilde, Geert De Vlieger, Erwin Lemmens, and Tristan Peersman, all of whom have...
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Belgian Second Division
The Belgian Second Division is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system after the Belgian Pro League. It was created by the Belgian Football Association in 1905. Between 2008 and 2010 it was named EXQI League after a television channel owned by the league main sponsor,...
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