Gérard Delbeke | |
Fullname: | Gerardus Antonius Arthur Maria Delbeke |
Birth Date: | 1898 8, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Ruiselede, Belgium |
Position: | midfield |
Years1: | 1923–1933 |
Clubs1: | FC Bruges |
Nationalyears1: | 1930 |
Nationalteam1: | Belgium |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1933–1934 |
Manageryears2: | 1939–1945 |
Managerclubs1: | FC Bruges |
Managerclubs2: | FC Bruges |
Gérard Delbeke (1 August 1898 - 4 November 1984)[1] was a Belgian footballer.[2]
He was a midfielder for Club brugeois, spending eight seasons in the first team.[3] He played one international match for Belgium, on 20 July 1930, during the first World Cup in Montevideo, against Paraguay (lost, 1–0).[4]
In 1933, he retired, and took over as coach with the mission to return club brugeois to the élite. He succeeded in his mission, and continued to manage the Blauw-Zwart through the Second World War.