Charles Geerts (footballer) explained

Charles Geerts
Fullname:Charles Marie Jean Geerts
Birth Date:1930 10, df=y
Birth Place:Antwerp, Belgium
Height:1.84m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1948–1958
Clubs1:Beerschot VAV
Caps1:212
Goals1:0
Years2:1958–1960
Clubs2:Eendracht Aalst
Caps2:15
Goals2:0
Years3:1960–1963
Clubs3:Stade Louvaniste
Years4:1963–1964
Clubs4:RRC Tirlemont
Years5:1964–1967
Clubs5:Vigor Hamme
Totalcaps:227+
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1949
Nationalteam1:Belgium U19
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam2:Belgium B
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1954
Nationalteam3:Belgium
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0

Charles Marie Jean Geerts (29 October 1930 – 31 January 2015) was a Belgian football player and coach who played as a goalkeeper.[1]

Career

Born in Antwerp, Geerts played club football for Beerschot VAV, Eendracht Aalst, Stade Louvaniste, RRC Tirlemont, and Vigor Hamme.[2]

After playing for the Belgian under=19 team,[2] he earned one cap for Belgium in 1954,[3] and was a squad member at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[4] He also eared caps for the Belgian B team.[5]

At Vigor Hamme he worked as a player-coach, and he also coached at Belgica Edegem Sport and Beerschot.[2]

He died on 31 January 2015, aged 84.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles Geerts. worldfootball.net.
  2. Web site: Beerschot Archief Collectief. www.beerschotarchiefcollectief.info.
  3. Web site: Royal Belgian FA. www.rbfa.be.
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20220630064538/https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/1954switzerland/teams/43935
  5. Web site: Oud-Beerschot-doelman Charles Geerts overleden. 1 February 2015. Gazet van Antwerpen.
  6. Web site: Een Beerschot-icoon is niet meer: Charles Geerts overleden | KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk - Tene Quod Bene . 13 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190712084839/https://www.beerschotwilrijk.be/nl/beerschot-wilrijk/nieuws/charles-geerts-overleden . 12 July 2019 . dead .