Henri Dirickx Explained

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.

Career

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: nl . RIP HENRI "RIE" DITRICX . RUSG Brussels . www.rusg.brussels . 2018 . 19 February 2019 . 19 February 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190219093822/http://www.rusg.brussels/article/rip-henri-diricx/nl . dead .
  2. Web site: Décès à 90 ans d'Henri Diricx, ancien Diable et défenseur de l'Union Saint-Gilloise. RTBF.