Jan Diddens

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Jan Diddens
Personnel
Surname Jan Philippe Diddens
birthday September 14, 1906
place of birth Mechelen ,  Belgium
date of death July 31, 1972
position Center Forward
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1922-1934 Racing Club de Malines
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1926-1930 Belgium 21 (2)
1 Only league games are given.

Jan Philippe Diddens (born September 14, 1906 in Mechelen , † July 31, 1972 ) was a Belgian football player .

career

Jan Diddens played throughout his senior career without exception for his hometown club Racing Club de Malines , which was later renamed KRC Mechelen. In 1929 and 1930 he was third in the first division of Belgium with this team .

From 1926 the attacker was also used in the Belgian national team. In 1928 he took part in the selection at the Summer Olympic Games in Amsterdam . The Belgians beat Luxembourg 5-3 in the round of 16 and lost to Argentina 3-6 in the quarter-finals. Diddens played in both games, but remained without a hit and consequently could not prevent the early elimination.

Two years later he was called up to the Belgian squad at the first World Cup in Uruguay . Belgium lost the group matches against the United States 3-0 and against Paraguay 0-1. Diddens was on the starting line-up in both games. After this tournament he was no longer nominated for the national team.

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personal data
SURNAME Diddens, Jan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Diddens, Jan Philippe (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH September 14, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Mechelen
DATE OF DEATH July 31, 1972