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Désiré Bourgeois
Personal information
Full name Desiderius Victor Bourgeois
Date of birth (1908-12-13)13 December 1908
Place of birth Mechelen, Belgium
Date of death 29 January 1996(1996-01-29) (aged 87)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1926–1938 RFC Malinois
International career
1934 Belgium 2 (0)
Managerial career
1947–1953 RFC Malinois
1954–1955 RFC Malinois
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Desiderius "Désiré" or "Dis" Victor Bourgeois (13 December 1908 - 29 January 1996) was a Belgian footballer who was in Belgium’s squad for the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Biography

Désiré Bourgeois played for KV Mechelen (RFC malinois) from 1926 to 1940. A midfielder, he was Belgian D2 Champion in 1928 and contributed to returning Royal FC malinois to the élite.

He died on 29 January 1996 at the age of 87.[2]

International career

He played two matches for the Belgium in 1934 : on 25 February against Republic of Ireland and on 11 March against Netherlands[3]

He was selected in the same year for the 1934 World Cup but he did not play in this compétition [4]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "1934 FIFA World Cup Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Désiré Bourgeois". National-football-teams. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Desiré Bourgeois caps". Besoccer. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  4. ^ "1934 FIFA World Cup Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2023.