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{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jef Vliers
| image = Spelers Standaard Luik , Vliers (kop), Bestanddeelnr 918-1931.jpg
| fullname = Joseph Jean Vliers
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1932|12|18}}
| birth_place = [[Tongeren]], [[Belgium]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1994|1|19|1932|12|18}}
| height = 1.86 m
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1951–1954
| clubs1 = [[K.S.K. Tongeren]]
| caps1 = 138<ref>[http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/SpelersV4.htm (Peter Mariën)]</ref>
| goals1 = 104
| years2 = 1954–1956
| clubs2 = [[K.F.C. Rhodienne-Verrewinkel|RC Brussels]]
| caps2 = 28<ref>[http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/SpelersV4.htm (Peter Mariën)]</ref>
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 1956–1959
| clubs3 = [[K. Beerschot V.A.C.]]
| caps3 = 90<ref>[http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/SpelersV4.htm (Peter Mariën)]</ref>
| goals3 = 44
| years4 = 1959–1966
| clubs4 = [[Standard de Liège]]
| caps4 = 186<ref>[http://users.skynet.be/fb304341/SpelersV4.htm (Peter Mariën)]</ref>
| goals4 = 23
| totalcaps = 439
| totalgoals = 181
| nationalyears1 = 1955–1963
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1967–1969
| managerclubs1 = [[Racing White]]
| manageryears2 = 1969–1970
| managerclubs2 = [[K. Beerschot V.A.C.|Beerschot]]
| manageryears3 = 1972–1974
| managerclubs3 = [[K. Beringen F.C.|Beringen]]
| manageryears4 = 1976–1977
| managerclubs4 = [[Royal Antwerp FC|Royal Antwerp]]
| manageryears5 = 1978–1979
| managerclubs5 = [[K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk|Waterschei Thor]]
| manageryears6 = 1979
| managerclubs6 = [[1. FC Nürnberg]]
| manageryears7 = 1981–1983
| managerclubs7 = [[K.S.K. Tongeren|Tongeren]]
| manageryears8 = 1983–1984
| managerclubs8 = [[K. Beringen F.C.|Beringen]]
| manageryears9 = 1984
| managerclubs9 = [[Luxembourg national football team|Luxembourg]]
| manageryears10 = 1988
| managerclubs10 = [[Standard de Liège]]
| manageryears11 = 1988–1989
| managerclubs11 = [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]]
| caption = Vliers with Standard de Liège in 1965
}}

'''Joseph Vliers''' (18 December 1932 in [[Tongeren]] – 19 January 1994 in [[Tongeren]]<ref>[http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/jef-vliers Jef Vliers], worldfootball.net</ref>), (mostly called '''Jef Vliers'''), was a [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Association football|football]] player who finished [[Belgian First Division top scorers|top scorer]] of the [[Belgian First Division]] with 25 goals and in 1958 while playing for [[K. Beerschot V.A.C.|Beerschot]].  He formerly played with Patria Tongeren and then with [[K.F.C. Rhodienne-Verrewinkel|Racing de Bruxelles]].  In the summer of 1955, he moved to Beerschot and he eventually played with [[Standard Liège]].  Vliers played six times with the [[Belgium national football team|Belgium national team]] between 1955 and 1963.  He made his international debut on 3 April 1955 in a 1–0 friendly defeat to the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]].  He was in the team for the [[1954 FIFA World Cup]] but he did not play.

== Honours ==

=== Club ===

==== Standard Liège ====
Source:<ref name="eurosport">{{cite web |date=8 January 2024 |title=Standard de Liège {{!}} Palmares |url=https://standard.be/fr/palmares |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |publisher=standard.be |language=fr}}</ref>

* [[Belgian Pro League|Belgian First Division]] champions: [[1960–61 Belgian First Division|1960-61]], [[1962–63 Belgian First Division|1962-63]]
* Belgian First Division runners-up: [[1961–62 Belgian First Division|1961-62]], [[1964–65 Belgian First Division|1964-65]]

=== Individual ===

* [[Belgian First Division A top scorers|Belgian First Division top scorer]]: [[1957–58 Belgian First Division|1957–58]] (35 goals)'''<ref name="eurosport323">{{cite web |date=8 January 2024 |title=Topscorer Eerste Klasse |url=https://www.voetbal.com/topscoorders/bel-eerste-klasse-a/ |website=voetbal.com |language=nl}}</ref>'''

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{WorldFootball.net|jef-vliers}}
*[http://www.standard.be/fr/a_joueurs_det.php?id=513 Profile at Standard de Liège]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

{{Belgium squad 1954 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Belgian First Division A top scorers}}
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{{K. Beerschot AC managers}}
{{Royal Antwerp F.C. managers}}
{{1. FC Nürnberg managers}}
{{Luxembourg national football team managers}}
{{Standard Liège managers}}
{{K.R.C. Genk managers}}
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[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
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[[Category:Footballers from Tongeren]]
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[[Category:Expatriate football managers in Luxembourg]]
[[Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen]]


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