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{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
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| name = Theo Custers
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| fullname = Theodore Laurent Custers
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|8|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Genk]], [[Belgium]]
| death_date = 
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| height = 1.86 m
| position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
| years1 = 1971–1975
| clubs1 = [[K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk]]
| caps1 = 103
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1975–1981
| clubs2 = [[Royal Antwerp F.C.]]
| caps2 = 130
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1981
| clubs3 = [[Helmond Sport]]
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1981–1983
| clubs4 = [[RCD Espanyol]]
| caps4 = 34
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1983–1986
| clubs5 = [[K.V. Mechelen]]
| caps5 = 96
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1986–1988
| clubs6 = [[SV Bornem]]
| caps6 = 57
| goals6 = 0
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| totalcaps = 439
| totalgoals = 2
| nationalyears1 = 1979–1982
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 0
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'''Theodore Laurent Custers''' (born 10 August 1950 in [[Genk]]) is a retired [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].

During his club career he played for [[Thor Waterschei]], [[Antwerp FC]], [[Helmond Sport]], [[Espanyol Barcelona]], [[K.V. Mechelen]] and [[SV Bornem]]. At international level, he also earned 10 caps for the [[Belgium national football team]], and participated in the [[1982 FIFA World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 1980]]. His nickname was "the Walrus" because of his distinctive moustache.

== Honours ==

=== Player ===

; Waterschei'''<ref name="eurosport32">{{cite web|title=RSC Anderlecht {{!}} Palmares|url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares}}</ref>'''

* [[Belgian Third Division]]: [[List of winners of Belgian Third Division|1973–74]]

=== International ===
'''Belgium'''

* [[UEFA European Championship]]: [[UEFA Euro 1980|1980]] ([[UEFA Euro 1980 Final|runners-up]])<ref name="eurosport33">{{cite web|title=UEFA Euro 1980|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/1980/matches/}}</ref>
* [[Belgian National Sports Merit Award|Belgian Sports Merit Award]]: 1980<ref name="eurosport42">{{cite web|title=Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20191107_04705232}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320092928/http://www.footbel.be/en/nationale_elftallen/statistieken_1/aantal_caps.html |date=dmy |title=Royal Belgian Football Association: Number of caps }}
*{{NFT player|19593/Theo_Custers}}

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[[Category:1950 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Belgian men's footballers]]
[[Category:K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk players]]
[[Category:Royal Antwerp F.C. players]]
[[Category:Helmond Sport players]]
[[Category:RCD Espanyol footballers]]
[[Category:K.V. Mechelen players]]
[[Category:Belgian Pro League players]]
[[Category:Eerste Divisie players]]
[[Category:La Liga players]]
[[Category:Belgium men's international footballers]]
[[Category:UEFA Euro 1980 players]]
[[Category:1982 FIFA World Cup players]]
[[Category:Belgian expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain]]
[[Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Spain]]
[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Footballers from Genk]]
[[Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen]]


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