Philibert Smellinckx

Philibert Smellinckx
Personal information
Date of birth	17 January 1911
Place of birth	Saint-Gilles (Belgium)
Date of death	8 April 1977 (aged 66)
Youth career
1921–1928	R. Union Saint-Gilloise
Senior career*
Years	Team
1928–1946	R. Union Saint-Gilloise
International career
1933–1938	Belgium national football team
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Philibert Smellinckx was a Belgian footballer born 17 January 1911 in Saint-Gilles, Brussels (Belgium), died 8 April 1977.^[1]

Biography

Centre back for Union Saint-Gilloise, in the legendary Union 60 who were unbeaten in the league for 60 matches, between 9 January 1933 (Union-Lierse SK, 2-2) and 10 February 1935 (Daring Bruxelles-Union 2-0).^[2] At this time, they were three times Belgian Champions, from 1933 to 1935.

At the same time, he played for Belgium from 1933 to 1938 and played 19 matches for the Diables Rouges,^[3] including one match at the Italian World Cup.^[4]

Honours

Belgian international from 1933 to 1938 (19 caps)
Participation in the 1934 World Cup in Italy (1 match)
Selected for the 1938 World Cup in France (did not play)
Champion of Belgium in 1933, 1934 and 1935 with R. Union Saint-Gilloise
307 matches and 7 goals in Division 1

References

^ "Fiches Joueurs R - Z : Union Saint-Gilloise 1897" (in French). unionhisto.skynetblogs.be.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Laurent. "La légende Union 60" (in French). rusg.be. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014.
^ Player cas at the site of the URBSFA Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Philibert SMELLINCKX". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008.

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[1] "Fiches Joueurs R - Z : Union Saint-Gilloise 1897" (in French). unionhisto.skynetblogs.be.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] Laurent. "La légende Union 60" (in French). rusg.be. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014.

[3] Player cas at the site of the URBSFA Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Philibert SMELLINCKX". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008.

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