Félix Balyu Explained

Félix Balyu
Birth Date:5 August 1891
Clubs1:Club Brugge
Nationalyears1:1920
Nationalteam1:Belgium
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Death Date:15 January 1971 (aged 79)

Félix Balyu (5 August 1891 – 15 January 1971) was a Belgian association football player who played for Club Brugge and the Belgium national football team.

International career

Balyu was named to the Belgium squad for the 1920 Olympic Football Tournament, which Belgium hosted.[1] He made his sole appearance for his country in Belgium's first match, a 3–1 second-round[2] victory over Spain. Balyu played poorly and would not see the pitch for the remainder of the tournament.[3] Although Balyu did not play for Belgium again, he collected a gold medal as Belgium defeated Netherlands in the semifinals and Czechoslovakia in a controversial final match.

Notes

  1. Web site: Félix Balyu . Olympedia . 15 August 2021.
  2. Belgium received a first-round bye, as there were only fifteen teams entered to play in the single-elimination tournament.
  3. News: 31 August 1920 . Le Tournoi Olympique de Football . French . 3 . 1 . Vélo-Sport . 1327 . Brussels . 13 October 2023.