Personal information | |||
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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.