Anthony Portier

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Anthony Portier
Personal information
Full name	Anthony Portier
Date of birth	June 1, 1982 (1982-06-01) (age 26)
Place of birth	Ostend, Belgium
Height	183 cm
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	Cercle Brugge
Number	3
Youth clubs
	GS Middelkerke KV Oostende
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1998-2006 2006-	KV Oostende Cercle Brugge	92 (5) 66 (4)
National team2
	Belgium	0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 May 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Anthony Portier (born June 1, 1982 in Oostende) is a Belgian professional football player. His best position is central in defence.

Portier started playing football at GS Middelkerke, where he was discovered by a neighbouring Belgian coast team, KV Oostende where he eventually made it to the first team. Portier then moved on to Cercle Brugge. He was transferred to the Bruges side a half season after his previous team KV Oostende had relegated from the First division.

[edit] Trivia

• Anthony Portier has a Cercle Brugge fan club named after him, De Portiervrienden (English: The Friends of Portier). The fan club is located in Middelkerke, where Portier grew up. ^[1]

[edit] References

• Anthony Portier player info at the official Cercle Brugge site (Dutch)
• Cerclemuseum.be (Dutch)

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Supportersverenigingen

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