Christian Brüls

Eupen

Born in Malmedy, Belgium, Brüls began playing football when he was four, signing for Grün-Weiß Amel. He remained at the club until he joined Eupen when he was a minor and at the club he started his career. Brüls made his Eupen debut on 10 December 2005, coming on as a substitute for goal scorer Gilles Colin, in a 2–0 win over Oud-Heverlee Leuven and went on to make six appearances for the club that season. In the 2006–07 season, Brüls made his first appearance for the club on 30 August 2006, when he played for 72 minutes, in a 3–1 win over Dessel Sport. However, Brüls' appearance was restricted to fourteen appearances in all competition despite the club's faced the season with injury crisis. In the 2007–08 season, Brüls started the season well and scored his first goal for the club on 15 September 2007, in a 3–1 win over Deinze. Brüls' second goal for the club then came on 11 November 2007, in a 1–0 win over Vigor Wuitens Hamme and his third goal came a month later on 15 December 2007, in a 3–3 draw against Oostende. His fourth goal came on 18 February 2008, in a 4–1 win over Namur. Brüls made thirty-two appearances and scored four times in all competition despite suffering from a foot injury. Partly because of his strong performances for the young Red Devils, he attracted the interest of some Belgian top clubs, including Club Brugge, Germinal Beerschot and Gent.

MVV Maastricht

Nevertheless, he chose to play for Dutch Jupiler League club MVV…

Born in Malmedy, Belgium, Brüls was raised in the German-speaking Community of Belgium and speaks German and French. In addition to becoming a footballer, Brüls revealed he is planning to be a carpenter, having taken carpenter courses. Brüls also revealed he smoked cigarettes and while at Westerlo, he smoked ten to fifteen times a day. Brüls ultimately stopped smoking when he learned that his father, who was diagnosed with cancer, died in June 2011. In early 2012, Brüls became a father when his wife gave birth to their first child. Brüls earned the nickname "Tintin".