Philibert Smellinckx

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Philibert Smellinckx
Personnel
birthday January 17, 1911
place of birth Saint-Gilles ,  Belgium
date of death April 8, 1977
position Defender
Juniors
Years station
1921-1928 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1928-1946 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 367 (7)
1946-1949 Gosselie's sport 59 (2)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1933-1938 Belgium 19 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

Philibert Smellinckx (born January 17, 1911 in Saint-Gilles , † April 8, 1977 ) was a Belgian football player on the position of a defender .

career

society

Smellinckx was active at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise between 1928 and 1946 . He completed 367 games for his club, in which he scored seven goals, and was part of the legendary Union 60 , which remained unbeaten in 60 consecutive league games in the First Division between January 1933 and February 1935 . During this period he won the Belgian championship three times in a row with his club. In the years 1946-1949 he let his career end with the lower class club Gosselies Sport .

National team

Between 1933 and 1938 Smellinckx played 19 games for the Belgian national team , in which he did not score. He was in the Belgian squad for the 1934 World Cup , in which he was used in the game against Germany (2: 5). Smellinckx was also appointed to the squad for the 1938 World Cup , but not used in the course of the tournament.

successes

  • Belgian champion (3): 1933, 1934, 1935

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personal data
SURNAME Smellinckx, Philibert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Belgian soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH January 17, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis , Belgium
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1977