Victor Mees
# Victor Mees

Victor Mees (26 January 1927 – 11 November 2012), nicknamed Vic or Vicky, was a Belgian footballer who played all of his career at Royal Antwerp.

## Club career

Mees was born in Antwerp. He made his first team debut at the age of 17, just after World War II. Mees, who had become a leader of the team, won its first Championship title in 1957, having won the Belgian Cup two years before.

## International career

Known as a gentleman footballer, Mees was at the time a pillar of the national team. In total, Mees made 68 appearances and he played in the 1954 World Cup.

## Awards

He won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1956 while at Antwerp. In 2002, he was voted Antwerp player of the century.

## Honours

### Player

Royal Antwerp

* Belgian First Division: 1956–57
* Belgian Cup: 1954–55

### Individual

* Belgian Golden Shoe: 1956
* Royal Antwerp Player of the Century (2002)
* Former Belgium's Most Capped Player: 1958–1973 (68 caps)
