Albert De Cleyn
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Antonia Gustaaf De Cleyn | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1917 | ||
| Place of birth | Mechelen, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 13 March 1990 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Belgium | ||
| Position(s) |
Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1955 | K.V. Mechelen | 488 | (377) |
| International career | |||
| 1946–1948 | Belgium | 12 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1955–1957 | K.V. Mechelen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert Antonia Gustaaf De Cleyn (28 June 1917 – 13 March 1990) was a
Mechelen.[1]
He played 12 times with the Belgium national team between 1946 and 1948. De Cleyn made his international debut on 19 January 1946 in a 2-0 friendly defeat to England.
According to the RSSSF, during his career (1933–1955) he scored a total of 428 top league goals, which is the 5th best tally in European top league football, being bettered only by the likes of
Honours
Club
KV Mechelen[3]
Individual
- (40 goals)
- Most goals in the Belgian First Division ever (377 goals)[4]
- Most goals in a Belgian First Division game (7 goals) in a 7-1 victory against Racing de Bruxelles
Note: De Cleyn scored 19 goals in the unofficial competition of 1940-41, and 25 goals in 17 games in the uncompleted 1944-45 season.
References
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archivedfrom the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archivedfrom the original on 5 May 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "KV Mechelen | Geschiedenis".
- ^ "Belgium Soccer History 1895-2006". 30 December 2022. Archived from the original on 5 August 2011.
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