André Vandewyer was a Belgian footballer and coach born 21 June 1909 in Tirlemont (Belgium), died 22 October 1992 in Tirlemont.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | André Vandewyer | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirlemont, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 22 October 1992 (aged 83) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper, coach | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1924–1926 | RRC Tirlemont | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1931 | RRC Tirlemont | 117 | (0) |
| 1931–1943 | R. Union Saint-Gilloise | 196[1] | (0) |
| 1943–1945 | RFC Hannutois | ||
| 1945–1946 | RSC Wasmes | ||
| International career | |||
| 1933–1934 | Belgium | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1947–1959 | R. Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| 1955–1957 | Belgium | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Biography
editVandewyer begins to football in his own town by RRC Tirlemont in 1924 and make his debut in 1926 in second division. After five years he move to Union SG. 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).[3]
He also played for Belgium, five times between 1933 and 1934, including one game at the Italy World Cup.[4]
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.[5]
Honours
edit- Belgian international from 1933 to 1934 (5 caps)
- 1st cap: 26 November 33 Belgium-Denmark 2–2 (friendly)
- Participation in the 1934 Italy World Cup (3 matches)
- Picked for the 1938 France World Cup
- Champion of Belgium in 1933, 1934 and 1935 with R. Union Saint-Gilloise
- 185 matches in Division 1
References
edit- ^ "Belgiumsoccerhistory (Peter Mariën)". Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Fiches Joueurs R – Z : Union Saint-Gilloise 1897". unionhisto.skynetblogs.be.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The legendary team". Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010. at rusg.be
- ^ Player caps at the site of the URBSFA Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Matches as manager at the site of the URBSFA Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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