Albert De Cleyn

Albert De Cleyn

Personal information
Date of birth	28 June 1917
Place of birth	Belgium
Date of death	13 March 1990 (aged 72)
Place of death	Belgium
Playing position	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1933–1955	K.V. Mechelen	488	(377)
National team
1946–1948	Belgium	12	(9)
Teams managed
1955–1957	K.V. Mechelen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Albert "Bert" De Cleyn (28 June 1917–13 March 1990) was a Belgian football player who became the first top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 40 goals in 1946 while playing for Mechelen.^[1] He played 12 times with the Belgian national team between 1946 and 1948. De Cleyn made his international debut on 19 January 1946 in a 2-0 friendly defeat to England.

References

1. "Belgium - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-24.