Jean De Bie Explained

Jean De Bie
Fullname:Jean Baptiste De Bie
Birth Date:1892 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Molenbeek-Saint-Jean,Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgium
Death Place:Brussels, Belgium
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1919–1936
Clubs1:Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles
Caps1:299
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:1920–1930
Nationalteam1:Belgium
Nationalcaps1:37
Nationalgoals1:0

Jean Baptiste De Bie (9 May 1892  - 30 April 1961[1]) was a Belgian association football player. He played as a goalkeeper.[2]

During his career he played mostly for Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles. He won the gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics playing for Belgium national football team and, at 38 years of age, he was selected in the Belgian squad for the 1930 FIFA World Cup, although he never played a match at the tournament. No other player who has participated in a FIFA World Cup was born earlier than him.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.olympic-medallists.com/BEL.html Belgium's first Olympic champions – olympic-medallists.com
  2. Web site: Jean de Bie . Olympedia . 15 August 2021.