Jef Mermans
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Mermans with Belgium in 1953 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Josephus Antoon Louisa Mermans | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Merksem, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 20 January 1996 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Wildert, Belgium | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1932–1937 | Tubantia FAC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1942 | Tubantia FAC | 93 | (65) |
| 1942–1957 | Anderlecht | 382 | (339) |
| 1957–1960 | Merksem SC | 81 | (41) |
| Total | 556 | (445) | |
| International career | |||
| 1945–1956 | Belgium | 56 | (28) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Josephus Antoon Louisa "Jef" Mermans (16 February 1922 – 20 January 1996), nicknamed "The Bomber", was a football striker from Belgium, who played much of his career at Anderlecht, with whom he won seven Belgian Championship titles and finished top scorer of this competition three times. He played 405 games and scored 369 goals for Anderlecht, making him the club's all time topscorer.
Mermans played 56 matches with the Belgium national football team, 2 of which were in the 1954 FIFA World Cup. He is also the 6th top scorer ever for the Belgium national team with 27 goals.