Birger Maertens
Birger Maertens is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He obtained two caps for the Belgium national team.
Club career
Club Brugge
Born in Bruges, Maertens joined Club Brugge KV in 1994. He played his first game on 9 August 2001 against Icelandic side IA Akranes in the UEFA Cup.Heracles Almelo
On 25 June 2008, Maertens joined the Dutch side Heracles Almelo. He signed a contract until 2011.In 2009 Birger Maertens was voted 8th best overall player in the Eredivisie by Dutch football magazine Voetbal International.
On 6 January 2012, it was announced he had left Heracles earlier than planned, for personal reasons, to return to his native Belgium, and would not see out the rest of his contract.