August Hellemans

Auguste "Gust" Hellemans (21 June 1907 in Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Belgium – 4 May 1992 in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium), was a Belgian footballer.

Auguste Hendrik Hellemans
Personal information
Date of birth (1907-06-21)21 June 1907
Place of birth Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Belgium
Date of death 4 May 1992(1992-05-04) (aged 84)
Place of death Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg
Position(s) midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1938 KV Mechelen
1938–1947 RAA Louviéroise
National team
1928–1934 Belgium 28
Teams managed
1950–1952 K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
1956–1958 K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
Dec. 1960–1961 K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Biography

He played as a midfielder for KV Mechelen and Belgium.[1] He played at the Olympic Games in 1928 in the Netherlands and the World Cups of 1930 in Uruguay and 1934 in Italy.[2]

He finished his career in 1947, at RAA Louviéroise.

After the war, he coached for a number of seasons at K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen.

Honours
  • International from 1928 to 1934 (28 caps)
  • Participation at the Olympic Games in 1928 (1 match)
  • Participation at the World Cups of 1930 (2 matches) and 1934 (1 match)
  • Belgian D2 Champions in 1928 with KV Mechelen
  • Top goalscorer in Belgian D2 in 1933

References
  1. Player caps from the site of URBSFA Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Player page on the site of fifa.com


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