Henri Dirickx
Personal information
Date of birth 7 July 1927
Place of birth Duffel, Belgium
Date of death 26 June 2018(2018-06-26) (aged 90)
Place of death Jette, Belgium
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1962 Union Saint-Gilloise
1962–1967 Racing Jette
1967–1969 Ixelles
International career
1952–1960 Belgium 30 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henri Dirickx (also spelt Ditricx; 7 July 1927 – 26 June 2018) was a Belgian international footballer, who played as a defender. Dirickx was the last surviving member of Belgium's 1954 World Cup squad.

Career

Born in Duffel, Dirickx played club football for Union Saint-Gilloise, Racing Jette and Ixelles. He earned a total of 30 caps for Belgium between 1952 and 1960,[1] and participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[2] Dirickx died on 26 June 2018, eleven days shy of his 91st birthday.[3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Henri Dirickx". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. ↑ Henri Dirickx – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ↑ "RIP HENRI "RIE" DITRICX". www.rusg.brussels (in Dutch). RUSG Brussels. 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Décès à 90 ans d'Henri Diricx, ancien Diable et défenseur de l'Union Saint-Gilloise". RTBF.


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