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Gregory Mertens

1991 - 2015

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Gregory Mertens (2 February 1991 – 30 April 2015) was a Belgian professional football player. His usual position was central defender. He began his senior career with Cercle Brugge and was under contract with Lokeren before he suffered a fatal cardiac arrest during a reserve game in 2015. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Gregory Mertens is the 11,690th most popular soccer player (down from 11,189th in 2024), the 1,052nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 1,038th in 2019) and the 207th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gregory Mertens ranks 11,690 out of 21,273. Before him are Matthew Upson, Alberto Paloschi, Moses Simon, Alan Curbishley, Ashraf Kasem, and Nixon Perea. After him are Manu Koné, Edgar Manucharyan, Dennis Lawrence, Ryan Kent, Aziz Behich, and Osmar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1991, Gregory Mertens ranks 450. Before him are Joffrey Lauvergne, Ryu Hye-young, Trevor Bauer, Rodrigo Battaglia, Joey Graceffa, and Kwon Ri-se. After him are Dmytro Pidruchnyi, Odise Roshi, Mads Mensah Larsen, Bibi Aisha, Melissa Hoskins, and Eden Sher. Among people deceased in 2015, Gregory Mertens ranks 581. Before him are Flip Saunders, Alexis Vastine, Ronnie Carroll, Jean-Luc Sassus, Olga Syahputra, and Jerome Kersey. After him are Suniti Solomon, Márton Fülöp, Richie Benaud, Greg Plitt, Tim Drummond, and Yao Beina.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Gregory Mertens ranks 1,052 out of 1,190. Before him are Cédric Mathy (1970), Yves Lampaert (1991), Denis Odoi (1988), Tiesj Benoot (1994), Pascal Renier (1971), and Björn Vleminckx (1985). After him are Omar El Kaddouri (1990), Dylan Teuns (1992), Loena Hendrickx (1999), Mike Verstraeten (1967), Jonathan Borlée (1988), and Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (1989).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Gregory Mertens ranks 207. Before him are Tom De Mul (1986), Logan Bailly (1985), Pascal Plovie (1965), Denis Odoi (1988), Pascal Renier (1971), and Björn Vleminckx (1985). After him are Omar El Kaddouri (1990), Mike Verstraeten (1967), Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (1989), Sandy Walsh (1995), Carl Hoefkens (1978), and Marvin Ogunjimi (1987).

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