Gérard Delbeke
Gérard Delbeke was a Belgian footballer born 1 September 1903 in Ruiselede (Belgium), died 22 October 1977.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 September 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Ruiselede, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 22 October 1977 (aged 74) | ||
| Position(s) | midfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923–1933 | FC Bruges | ||
| National team | |||
| 1930 | Belgium | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1933–1934 | FC Bruges | ||
| 1939–1945 | FC Bruges | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He was a midfielder for Club brugeois, spending eight seasons in the first team.[1] He played one international match for Belgium, on 20 July 1930, during the first World Cup in Montevideo, against Paraguay (lost, 1–0).[2]
In 1933, he retired, and took over as coach with the mission to return club brugeois to the élite. He succeeded in his mission, and continued to manage the Blauw-Zwart through the Second World War.
Honours
- International in 1930 (1 cap during the 1930 World Cup)
References
- Biography on the page of clubbrugge.be Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Player caps at the URBSFA site Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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