André Van Maldeghem Explained

André Van Maldeghem
Birth Date:19 October 1937
Birth Place:Deinze, Belgium
Death Place:Deinze, Belgium
Position:Defender
Youthyears1:–1954
Youthclubs1:Deinze
Years1:1954–
Clubs1:Deinze
Goals1:23
Years2:1966–1971
Clubs2:Waregem
Years3:1971–1972
Clubs3:Kortrijk
Manageryears1:1969–1970
Managerclubs1:Waregem
Manageryears2:1971–1975
Managerclubs2:Kortrijk
Manageryears3:1975–1979
Managerclubs3:Waregem
Manageryears4:1980–1983
Managerclubs4:Harelbeke
Manageryears5:1984–1985
Managerclubs5:Kortrijk
Manageryears6:1985–1988
Managerclubs6:Harelbeke
Manageryears7:1989
Managerclubs7:Eendracht Aalst
Manageryears8:1990–1995
Managerclubs8:Mouscron
Manageryears9:1995–1996
Managerclubs9:Waregem
Manageryears10:1996–1997
Managerclubs10:Waregem
Manageryears11:1998–2000
Managerclubs11:Hamme

André Van Maldeghem (19 October 1937 – 17 March 2024) was a Belgian football player and coach.

Career

Van Maldeghem was born in Deinze. Van Maldeghem started his football career in the youth ranks at SK Deinze. He joined the K.M.S.K. Deinze first team in 1954 and scored 23 goals that season. Van Maldeghem later transferred to SV Waregem. He played there for five years.[1] At SV Waregem, he played as a defender and later became the leader of the team. Van Maldeghem played for SV Waregem until 1971. He played at KV Kortrijk for a year and retired in 1972.

Van Maldeghem later worked as a sports monitor for the Belgian army at the airbase in Gavere. In 1980, he was appointed a coach at KRC Harelbeke and coached the team until 1988. Van Maldeghem coached SV Waregem for more than four seasons, the last of which was in the 1996–97 season.[2] He coached Mouscron between 1990 and 1995.[3] Van Maldeghem was the coach of KV Kortrijk for six years and he returned to the club during the 1983–84 season, after eight years. He stayed there until .[4] Van Maldeghem later coached at the RFBA and at the national team.[5]

Personal life and death

Van Maldeghem died at a nursing home in Petegem-aan-de-leie, on the night of 16 to 17 March 2024, at the age of 86. He had been ill for several months, and was survived by two children.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 17 March 2024 . André Van Maldeghem (86) overleden: "Hij ademde voetbal en reisde voor zijn sport de wereld rond" . 18 March 2024 . Het Nieuwsblad Mobile . nl-BE.
  2. Web site: Block . Erik De . 17 March 2024 . Ex-voetbaltrainer André Van Maldeghem (86) overleden . 18 March 2024 . KW.be . nl.
  3. Web site: 17 March 2024 . André Van Maldeghem, ancien entraîneur de l'Excelsior Mouscron, est mort . 18 March 2024 . Le Soir . fr.
  4. Web site: Eerste KVK-trainer André Van Maldeghem overleden . 18 March 2024 . KV Kortrijk . nl.
  5. Web site: 17 March 2024 . Zuid-West-Vlaamse voetbalwereld in rouw na overlijden André Van Maldeghem (86): "Als speler zag je al een trainer in hem" . 18 March 2024 . Het Nieuwsblad Mobile . nl-BE.