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 Played for the Belgian Third Division team La
Forestoise in Brussels before the war and later was awarded a medal for
his role in the resistance.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1976 |
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Born:
September 28, 1920 -
Brussels, Belgium |
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Born:
July 13, 1982 -
Massapequa, NY |
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Position:
Full Back |
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Int'l
Caps: 3 |
Int'l
Goals: 1 |
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Spent
12 months in the Belgian Army where he played for the Army team. Moved to the U.S. following the war and
played for Brooklyn Hispano in the American Soccer League. Played right half for the American
Soccer League All-Stars against Scotland in 1949 and center half against
Inter-Milan in the same year. In
that same year he also played for the New York Stars against Belfast
Celtic and Inter-Milan. In 1950
he played center half for the ASL All-Stars against the Turkish team
Besiktas. In that same year he
became a member of the U.S. World Cup team playing at left back in all
three games in Brazil. Following the World Cup returned to Belgium where
he played briefly for Racing White, before returning the U.S. to
stay. Back in the U.S. he played
left half for the ASL All-Stars against an English F.A. touring team in
1951.
U.S. National Team
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