The Club Brugge Amp Team debuted in its first matches under Club Brugge. They did so at the international indoor tournament in Cologne. The ambition in the future is to play more matches to get better and better.
Deserving 5th place
The tournament brought together many teams from Europe including Belgium, Germany, England and Georgia. Club Brugge was placed in a very tough group with Team Adjara, SG Nord-Ost and Fortuna Düsseldorf, the latter two being champion and vice-champion in Germany. Then they won against Antwerp and finally took 5th place.
Goalkeeper of the tournament
Club goalkeeper Arne Depree was awarded "Goalkeeper of the Tournament. "I feel very honored," Arne told us. "To be awarded immediately at the first tournament and also to make my debut at Club Brugge, that's very nice."
Weekly training
The team is part of the European Nobody Offside project, a collaboration of several clubs and federations promoting amputation soccer. Every week, the Club Brugge Amp Team trains on the practice fields at Jan Breydel. Coach Geert Depree: "For my players, this is wonderful: a big club getting behind such a project. Since we train weekly, you can only see the level rising."
If you are or know someone who would like to come try out, email foundation@clubbrugge.be!
NOBODY OFFSIDE
The 'Club Brugge Amp Team' project is part of the European project Nobody Offside, which together with the European Amputee Football Federation (EAFF), the European Football for Development Network (EFDN), the Spanish Fundación Real Betis Balompie, the Romanian Football Federation and the Dutch KNVB want to activate and involve persons with amputations from all over Europe in society.
This project has been funded by the European Union. However, the ideas and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA can be held liable for them.