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Belgian footballer

Henri Dirickx
Diricx with the Belgian team (1956)
Personal information
Date of birth 7 July 1927
Place of birth Duffel, Belgium
Date of death 26 June 2018(2018-06-26) (aged 90)
Place of death Jette, Belgium
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1962 Union Saint-Gilloise
1962–1967 Racing Jette
1967–1969 Ixelles
International career
1952–1960 Belgium 30 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henri Dirickx (also spelt Ditricx; 7 July 1927 – 26 June 2018) was a Belgian international footballer, who played as a defender. Dirickx was the last surviving member of Belgium's 1954 World Cup squad.

Career

Born in Duffel, Dirickx played club football for Union Saint-Gilloise, Racing Jette and Ixelles. He earned a total of 30 caps for Belgium between 1952 and 1960, and participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Dirickx died on 26 June 2018, eleven days shy of his 91st birthday.

References

  1. "Henri Dirickx". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  2. Henri Dirickx – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. "RIP HENRI "RIE" DITRICX". www.rusg.brussels (in Dutch). RUSG Brussels. 2018. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. "Décès à 90 ans d'Henri Diricx, ancien Diable et défenseur de l'Union Saint-Gilloise". RTBF.

External links

Belgium squad – 1954 FIFA World Cup
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