Frans Christiaens Explained

Frans Christiaens
Birth Date:20 January 1914
Birth Place:Lier, Belgium
Death Place:Mortsel, Belgium
Nationalteam1:Belgium
Nationalyears1:1935–1936
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0

Frans Christiaens (20 January 1914  - 5 April 1943) was a Belgian footballer.[1] [2] He played in five matches for the Belgium national football team from 1935 to 1936.[3]

Football career

A goalkeeper, Christiaens' club lifelong was his native town's Lierse SK, playing in its youth team from 1925 to 1930, senior team thereafter.

Personal life and death

A sheet metal worker by trade, he was born at Lier, Belgium. Christiaens was killed during the Second World War during an American air raid on Mortsel, Belgium, on 5 April 1943.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frans Christiaens . worldfootball.net . 18 September 2021.
  2. Web site: Frans Christiaens . National Football Teams . 18 September 2021.
  3. Web site: Frans Christiaens . Royal Belgian Football Association . 18 September 2021.
  4. https://5april1943.be/portfolio/frans-christiaens/