Gerard Plessers (born 30 March 1959) is a retired Belgian footballer. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered
During his career he played for R. Standard de Liège, Hamburger SV, KV Kortrijk, KRC Genk and KVV Overpelt Fabriek. Royal Standard de Liège, usually referred to as Standard de Liège, is a Belgian football club from the city of Liège. Hamburger SV is a German multi Sport club ("Traditionsverein" based in Hamburg, its largest branch is the football department. KV Kortrijk is a Belgian Football club from Kortrijk. They play in the Jupiler League. KRC Genk, usually referred to as Racing Genk is a Belgian Football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. He earned 13 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The 1980 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Italy. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11.