Marc Baecke
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 July 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium | ||
Date of death | 21 January 2017 | (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) | |
International career | |||
1977–1984 | Belgium | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Marc Baecke (24 July 1956 – 21 January 2017) was a Belgian footballer who played as a left back.[1]
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
- ^ L'ancien diable rouge Marc Baecke est décédé à 60 ans (in French)
- ^ Ex-Rode Duivel Marc Baecke overleden na slepende ziekte - Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch)
- ^ Marc Baecke – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Ex-Rode Duivel is er erg aan toe: "Mijn been is geamputeerd" - Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch)
- ^ Pakkend verhaal Marc Baecke: "Maradona kent me niet meer hoor" - Sporza (in Dutch)
- ^ Marc Baecke (60) overleden - Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch)
External links
- Marc Baecke at National-Football-Teams.com
- Royal Belgian Football Association: Number of caps