Robert Van Kerkhoven
Belgian footballer
![]() Van Kerkhoven in 1960 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1924-10-01)1 October 1924 | ||
Place of birth | Belgium | ||
Date of death | 18 June 2017(2017-06-18) (aged 92) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949–1963 | Daring Club Bruxelles | ||
International career | |||
1951–1956 | Belgium | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Van Kerkhoven (1 October 1924 – 18 June 2017) was a Belgian international footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Van Kerkhoven played club football for Daring Club Bruxelles.
He earned a total of nine caps for Belgium between 1951 and 1956,[1][2] and participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[3] Van Kerkhoven died in June 2017 at the age of 92. His death wasn't reported until more than two years later.[4]
Honours
R. Daring Club Molenbeek[5]
References
- ^ (in French)Nombre de caps par joueur (tous les matches officiels A), URBSFA-KBVB website
- ^ Robert Van Kerkhoven at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Robert Van Kerkhoven – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Bob Van Kerkhoven, de stille dood van de oudste Rode Duivel
- ^ "Daring Club Bruxelles". histoire.maillots.free.fr. 5 August 2024.
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Belgium squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup
- 1 Gernaey
- 2 Dries
- 3 Van Brandt
- 4 Huysmans
- 5 Carré
- 6 Mees
- 7 Vliers
- 8 Houf
- 9 Coppens
- 10 Anoul
- 11 Mermans (c)
- 12 Geerts
- 13 Dirickx
- 14 Van Kerkhoven
- 15 H. Van den Bosch
- 16 P. Van den Bosch
- 17 Ausloos
- 18 Van Der Linden
- 19 Backaert
- 20 Maertens
- 21 Van Steen
- 22 Van Hoywegen
- Coach: Livingstone
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