Gérard Delbeke (1 August 1898 – 4 November 1984)[1] was a Belgian footballer.[2]

Gérard Delbeke
Personal information
Full name Gerardus Antonius Arthur Maria Delbeke
Date of birth (1898-08-01)1 August 1898
Place of birth Ruiselede, Belgium
Date of death 4 November 1984(1984-11-04) (aged 86)
Position(s) midfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1933 FC Bruges
International career
1930 Belgium 1 (0)
Managerial career
1933–1934 FC Bruges
1939–1945 FC Bruges
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was a midfielder for Club brugeois, spending eight seasons in the first team.[3] He played one international match for Belgium, on 20 July 1930, during the first World Cup in Montevideo, against Paraguay (lost, 1–0).[4]

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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Gérard Delbeke". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Gérard Delbeke". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ Biography on the page of clubbrugge.be Archived 10 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Player caps at the URBSFA site Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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