Rik De Saedeleer
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rik De Saedeleer | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Mechelen, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 3 March 2013 (aged 89) | ||
| Place of death | Knokke, Belgium | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1939-1941 | Racing Mechelen | ||
| 1941-1942 | F.C. Tremelo | ||
| 1942-1954 | Racing Mechelen | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Rik De Saedeleer (17 January 1924 – 3 March 2013) was a Belgian footballer, columnist and television sports commentator.
Playing career
De Saedeleer played the majority of his career at hometown club Racing Mechelen with whom he was runner-up in the 1951–52 Belgian First Division and was once called up for the Belgian national football team for a 1949 friendly match against a squad made up of London-based professionals.
Media career
After retiring as a player, De Saedeleer wanted to be a football coach[1] but instead became columnist at Het Laatste Nieuws and Belgium's best known football commentator, reporting from several World Cups. He was known for his emotional and humorous reports.[2] He retired after the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.
He died on 3 March 2013 after spending most of his final years in hospital. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.[3]
Bibliography
- Rik De Saedeleer (1990). Goooooal! Goal! Goal! (in Dutch). ISBN 9789050960632.
- Carl Huybrechts; Benno Wauters; Rik De Saedeleer (2011). Rik De Saedeleer: de stem van ons voetbal: memoires [Rik De Saedeleer: the voice of our football: memoirs] (in Dutch). ISBN 9789089312501.
References
- ↑ Rik De Saedeleer (87) over zijn carrière en de Rode Duivels - HUMO (Dutch)
- ↑ Rik, de dertiende man van de Rode Duivels - Het Laatste Nieuws (Dutch)
- ↑ Rik De Saedeleer overleden - Het Laatste Nieuws (Dutch)
External links
- Kort portret Rik De Saedeleer (bio) - Het Laatste Nieuws (Dutch)