André Vandewyer
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 June 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirlemont, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 22 October 1992 (aged 83) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper, coach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1931-1939 | R. Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| 1941-1945 | RFC Hannutois | ||
| 1945-1946 | RSC Wasmes | ||
| International career | |||
| 1933-1934 | Belgium | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1947-1959 | R. Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| 1955-1957 | Belgium | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
André Vandeweyer was a former Belgian footballer and coach born 21 June 1909 in Tirlemont (Belgium), died 22 October 1992.[1]
Biography
He was goalkeeper for the legendary Union Saint-Gilloise team: the famous Union 60 were unbeaten in Division 1 for 60 matches, with three consecutive titles in this period, between 9 January 1933 (Union-Lierse SK, 2-2) and 10 February 1935 (Daring Bruxelles-Union 2-0).[2]
He also played for Belgium, five times between 1933 and 1934, including one game at the Italy World Cup.[3]
After the war, he became coach of Union Saint-Gilloise. He was also manager of the Belgian team after Doug Livingstone, from January 1955 until June 1957.[4]
Honours
- Belgian international from 1933 to 1934 (5 caps)
- 1st cap: 26 November 33 Belgium-Denmark 2-2 (friendly)
- Participation in the 1934 Italy World Cup (3 matches)
- Picked for the 1938 France World Cup
- Champion of Belgium in 1933, 1934 and 1935 with R. Union Saint-Gilloise
- 185 matches in Division 1
References
- ^ "Fiches Joueurs R - Z : Union Saint-Gilloise 1897". unionhisto.skynetblogs.be.
- ^ The legendary team at rusg.be
- ^ Player caps at the site of the URBSFA
- ^ Matches as manager at the site of the URBSFA Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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