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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Ernest Michel Braine | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 24 December 1978 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1922–1930 | Beerschot VAC | 142 | (141) |
| 1930–1936 | Sparta Prague | 106 | (120) |
| 1936–1943 | Beerschot VAC | 113 | (69) |
| 1943–1944 | La Forestoise | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 382 | (330) | |
| International career | |||
| 1925–1939 | Belgium | 54 | (26) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raymond Ernest Michel Braine (28 April 1907 – 24 December 1978) was a Belgian football striker.[1] He was also the first Belgian professional player, when he obtained a transfer to Sparta Prague in 1930. Braine played in 54 matches for the Belgium national football team and scored 26 times, making him Belgium's 5th top all-time scorer.
- ^ Jeřábek, Luboš (2007). Ceský a ceskoslovenský fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubu (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 978-80-247-1656-5.