Marc Baecke

Marc Baecke (24 July 1956 – 21 January 2017) was a Belgian footballer who played as a left back.[1]

Marc Baecke
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-07-24)24 July 1956
Place of birth Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Date of death 21 January 2017(2017-01-21) (aged 60)
Place of death Beveren, Belgium
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1986 Beveren 244 (9)
1986–1988 Kortrijk 21 (0)
Total 265 (9)
National team
1977–1984 Belgium 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

During his career he played for Beveren, with whom he won two league titles and two Belgian Cups, only to finish his career with two seasons at Kortrijk.[2]

International career

He earned 15 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup[3] and UEFA Euro 1984.

Personal life

He was said to suffer from Buerger disease[4] and his left leg was removed after he suffered an infection from an open wound in December 2013.[5]

Death

Baecke died in January 2017 after a long illness.[6]

References
  1. L'ancien diable rouge Marc Baecke est décédé à 60 ans (in French)
  2. Ex-Rode Duivel Marc Baecke overleden na slepende ziekte - Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch)
  3. Marc Baecke – FIFA competition record
  4. Ex-Rode Duivel is er erg aan toe: "Mijn been is geamputeerd" - Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch)
  5. Pakkend verhaal Marc Baecke: "Maradona kent me niet meer hoor" - Sporza (in Dutch)
  6. Marc Baecke (60) overleden - Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch)
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