August Hellemans

Auguste Hendrik Hellemans

Personal information
Date of birth	21 June 1907
Place of birth	Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Belgium
Date of death	4 May 1992 (aged 84)
Place of death	Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in), 78 kg
Playing position	midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1926-1938	KV Mechelen
1938-1944	RAA Louviéroise
National team
1928-1934	Belgium	28
Teams managed
?-1952	K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
1956-1958	K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
Dec. 1960-1961	K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Auguste "Gust" Hellemans (21 June 1907, in Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Belgium – 4 May 1992, in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Belgium), was a Belgian footballer.

Biography

He played as a midfielder for KV Mechelen and Belgium.^[1] He played at the Olympic Games in 1928 in the Netherlands and the World Cups of 1930 in Uruguay and 1934 in Italy.^[2]

He finished his career in 1944, at RAA Louviéroise.

After the war, he coached for a number of seasons at K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen.

Honours

• International from 1928 to 1934 (28 caps)
• Participation at the Olympic Games in 1928 (1 match)
• Participation at the World Cups of 1930 (2 matches) and 1934 (1 match)
• Belgian D2 Champions in 1928 with KV Mechelen
• Top goalscorer in Belgian D2 in 1933

References

1. Player caps from the site of URBSFA
2. Player page on the site of fifa.com