Félix Welkenhuysen
 Welkenhuysen with Belgium | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1908-12-12)12 December 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Gilles (Belgium) | ||
| Date of death | 20 April 1980(1980-04-20) (aged 71) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1943 | R. Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| International career | |||
| 1934 | Belgium | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Félix Welkenhuysen was a Belgian footballer, born 12 December 1908 in Saint-Gilles (Belgium), died 20 April 1980.
Biography
He was a defender for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 1930s. He was part of the Union 60, the name given to the team unbeaten in Division 1 for 60 matches between 9 January 1933 (Union-Lierse SK, 2–2) and 10 February 1935 (Daring Bruxelles-Union 2–0). He was also Champion of Belgium three times, consecutively.[1]
For the most of this legendary era, he was a Belgian international. He played four games for the Diables Rouges in 1934[2] including one game in the preliminary round of the Italy World Cup against Germany (lost, 5–2).[3]
Honours
- Belgian international in 1934 (4 caps)
- First cap: 20 February 1934, Ireland-Belgium, 4–4 (friendly match)
- Participation in the 1934 World Cup (played 1 match)
- Champion of Belgium in 1933, 1934 and 1935 with R. Union Saint-Gilloise
References
- ^ The legendary team at rusg.be Archived 11 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Player caps at the site of the URBSFA Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Player page at fifa.com
External links
- Félix Welkenhuysen at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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