Chairman Cercle: “Never give up, that’s Miguel”
Despite all the setbacks, Cercle Brugge kept giving Van Damme a new contract time and again. The sixteenth minute will remain his forever, says Goemaere, who was, understandably, shaken.
“It comes in incredibly hard. The entire Cercle family sympathized with him and his family. Actually, we quietly hoped that this would come to a good end.”
“He has fought hard to be positive in life every day. I can still see him in our gym and thought it was you who did this.”
“Never give up, that’s Miguel, the 16the minute always remains for Miguel. I am very proud of him, he has also included his fellow sufferers in the story. It’s a difficult moment.”
“I always thought we should give him a new contract. Everyone in the organization thought that was the most normal thing in the world. I am proud of the association that we have been able to do that, in the world of football such a thing is not obvious.”
“I kept in touch, I didn’t want to disturb his privacy. I wanted to be there for him, I said he should be very proud of his daughter.”
“The upcoming match against Ghent will be all about Miguel, but we don’t want to turn it into a media show. We are going to honor him.”