André Vandeweyer
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Personal information |
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Date of birth |
(1909-06-21)21 June 1909 |
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Place of birth |
Tirlemont, Belgium |
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Date of death |
22 October 1992(1992-10-22) (aged 83) |
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Playing position |
Goalkeeper, coach |
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Senior career* |
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Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
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1931-1939 |
R. Union Saint-Gilloise |
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1941-1945 |
RFC Hannutois |
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1945-1946 |
RSC Wasmes |
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National team |
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1933-1934 |
Belgium |
5 |
(0) |
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Teams managed |
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1947-1959 |
R. Union Saint-Gilloise |
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1955-1957 |
Belgium |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)
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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
References
- ↑ Player page at 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