Gérard Delbeke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerardus Antonius Arthur Maria Delbeke | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Ruiselede, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 4 November 1984 (aged 86) | ||
| Position(s) | midfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923–1933 | FC Bruges | ||
| International career | |||
| 1930 | Belgium | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1933–1934 | FC Bruges | ||
| 1939–1945 | FC Bruges | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gérard Delbeke (1 August 1898 – 4 November 1984)[1] was a Belgian footballer.[2]
He was a midfielder for Club brugeois, spending eight seasons in the first team.[3] He played one international match for Belgium, on 20 July 1930, during the first World Cup in Montevideo, against Paraguay (lost, 1–0).[4]
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[edit]
- International in 1930 (1 cap during the 1930 World Cup)
References[edit]
- ^ "Gérard Delbeke". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Gérard Delbeke". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ 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
External links[edit]
- Gérard Delbeke at FIFA (archived)
- Gérard Delbeke at the Belgian Football Association
- Gérard Delbeke at EU-Football.info
- Gérard Delbeke at FBref.com
- Gérard Delbeke at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gérard Delbeke at WorldFootball.net
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