Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 December 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Saint-Gilles ( Belgium) | ||
Date of death | 20 April 1980 | (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.
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]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 12 December 1908 | ||
Place of birth | Saint-Gilles ( Belgium) | ||
Date of death | 20 April 1980 | (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.
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]