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Anthony Portier

Personal information
Full name	Anthony Portier
Date of birth	(1982-06-01) 1 June 1982
Place of birth	Ostend, Belgium
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Defender
Team information
Current team	Beerschot Wilrijk
Youth career
	GS Middelkerke
	KV Oostende
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2006	KV Oostende	92	(5)
2006–2013	Cercle Brugge	180	(10)
2013–2014	RU Union	29	(2)
2014–	Beerschot Wilrijk	32	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 January 2016

Anthony Portier (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntoːni ˈpɔrtiːr]; born 1 June 1982) is a Belgian professional football player who plays for Beerschot Wilrijk. His best position is central in defence.

Portier started playing football at Gold Star Middelkerk, where he was discovered by a neighbouring Belgian coast team, KV Oostende where he eventually made it to the first team. Portier then moved on to Cercle Brugge. He was transferred to the Bruges side a half season after his previous team KV Oostende had relegated from the First division.

Trivia

• Anthony Portier has a Cercle Brugge fan club named after him, De Portiervrienden (English: The Friends of Portier). The fan club is located in Middelkerke, where Portier grew up.

References

• Anthony Portier player info at the official Cercle Brugge site (in Dutch)
• Cerclemuseum.be (in Dutch)

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