Gérard Delbeke

Gérard Delbeke

Personal information
Date of birth	1 September 1903
Place of birth	Ruiselede (Belgium),
Date of death	22 October 1977 (aged 74)
Playing position	midfield
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1923-1933	FC Bruges
National team
1930	Belgium	1	(0)
Teams managed
1933-1934	FC Bruges
1939-1945	FC Bruges
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Gérard Delbeke was a Belgian footballer born 1 September 1903 in Ruiselede (Belgium), died 22 October 1977.

He was a midfielder for Club brugeois, spending eight seasons in the first team.^[1] He played one international match for Belgium, on 20 July 1930, during the first World Cup in Montevideo, against Paraguay (lost, 1-0).^[2]

In 1933, he retired, and took over as coach with the mission to return club brugeois to the élite. He succeeded in his mission, and continued to manage the Blauw-Zwart through the Second World War.

Honours

• International in 1930 (1 cap during the 1930 World Cup)

References

1. Biography on the page of clubbrugge.be
2. Player caps at the URBSFA site