Denis Viane
Personal information
Full name	Denis Omer Viane
Date of birth	October 2, 1977 (1977-10-02) (age 32)
Place of birth	Bruges, Belgium
Height	179 cm
Playing position	defender
Club information
Current club	Cercle Brugge
Number	7
Youth career
	VKSO Zerkegem Cercle Brugge
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-	Cercle Brugge	302 (2)
National team2
	Belgium	0 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 October 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Denis Viane (born October 2, 1977 in Bruges) is a Belgian footballer who plays for Cercle Brugge. He usually plays as defender (central or full-back), although he can also play as a midfielder.

Denis began his career at VKSO Zerkegem. In 1990 he signed for Cercle Brugge. He made his debut on the 15th of October 1997, in a home defeat in a cup match against Exc. Mouscron. He was captain of the team from 2001 until July 2007, when new Cercle Brugge manager Glen De Boeck named Jimmy De Wulf as captain.

In 2004, Denis lost his girlfriend Nele, who died of leukemia. The team was cut up by her death, managing only to get 2 points out of the following 9 matches.

After being rather unsure of a place in the starting eleven in the 2006-07 season, Viane took his position back in 2007-08, forcing a.o. team captain Jimmy De Wulf to the bench.

[edit] References

• Denis Viane player info at the official Cercle Brugge site (Dutch)
• Cerclemuseum.be (Dutch)

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