Hilaire Spanoghe Explained

Hilaire Spanoghe
Fullname:Hilaire Frederik Spanoghe
Birth Date:30 October 1879
Birth Place:Grimbergen, Belgium
Death Date:Unknown
Position:Forward
Years1:1899–1902
Clubs1:Brussels Skill FC
Years2:1902–1903
Clubs2:Athletic and Running Club
Nationalyears1:1900
Nationalteam1:Belgium Olympic
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1

Hilaire Frederik Spanoghe (born 30 October 1879, date of death unknown) was a Belgian footballer who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.[1] In Paris he won a bronze medal as a member of a mixed team representing Belgium that was mostly made-up of students from the Université de Bruxelles.[2]

Biography

Born in Grimbergen to Maria Victoria Van Bogaert (1837) and Amandus Spanoghe (1836), he is the only boy among the couple's five children and the youngest of his siblings.[3] In 1899 he joined Brussels Skill FC, and he stayed loyal to the club until it merged with Daring Club de Bruxelles in 1902, joining Athletic and Running Club de Bruxelles shortly after.[4]

He represented the Belgium Olympic at the 1900 Summer Olympics, featuring in the team's only games at the tournament against Club Français, in which he scored a consolation goal in a 2-6 loss.[5]

Honours

International

Belgium Olympic

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hilaire Spanoghe . Olympedia . 13 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Paris 1900 Football Men Results . Olympics.com . 13 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Amandus Spanoghe: Family tree . gw.geneanet.org . 13 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Hilaire Spanoghe . www.mondefootball.fr . French . 13 July 2022.
  5. Web site: Games of the II. Olympiad . 12 May 2022 . . 13 July 2022.