Henri Dirickx | |
Birth Date: | 7 July 1927 |
Birth Place: | Duffel, Belgium |
Death Place: | Jette, Belgium |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1951–1962 |
Clubs1: | Union Saint-Gilloise |
Years2: | 1962–1967 |
Clubs2: | Racing Jette |
Years3: | 1967–1969 |
Clubs3: | Ixelles |
Nationalyears1: | 1952–1960 |
Nationalteam1: | Belgium |
Nationalcaps1: | 30 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Henri Dirickx (also spelt Ditricx; 7 July 1927 – 26 June 2018) was a Belgian international footballer, who played as a defender. Dirickx was the last surviving member of Belgium's 1954 World Cup squad.
Born in Duffel, Dirickx played club football for Union Saint-Gilloise, Racing Jette and Ixelles. He earned a total of 30 caps for Belgium between 1952 and 1960, and participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Dirickx died on 26 June 2018, eleven days shy of his 91st birthday.[1] [2]