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Désiré Bourgeois

Belgian footballer (1908-1996)

Désiré Bourgeois
Personal information
Full name	Desiderius Victor Bourgeois
Date of birth	(1908-12-13)13 December 1908
Place of birth	Mechelen, Belgium
Date of death	29 January 1996(1996-01-29) (aged 87)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1938	RFC Malinois
International career
1934	Belgium	2	(0)
Managerial career
1947–1953	RFC Malinois
1954–1955	RFC Malinois
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Desiderius "Désiré" or "Dis" Victor Bourgeois (13 December 1908 - 29 January 1996) was a Belgian footballer who was in Belgium’s squad for the 1934 FIFA World Cup.^[1]

Biography

Désiré Bourgeois played for KV Mechelen (RFC malinois) from 1926 to 1940. A midfielder, he was Belgian D2 Champion in 1928 and contributed to returning Royal FC malinois to the élite.

He died on 29 January 1996 at the age of 87.^[2]

International career

He played two matches for the Belgium in 1934 : on 25 February against Republic of Ireland and on 11 March against Netherlands^[3]

He was selected in the same year for the 1934 World Cup but he did not play in this compétition ^[4]

Honours

Belgian D2 Champions in 1928 with FC malinois

References

^ "1934 FIFA World Cup Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
^ "Désiré Bourgeois". National-football-teams. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ "Desiré Bourgeois caps". Besoccer. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
^ "1934 FIFA World Cup Italy". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

External links

Désiré Bourgeois at the Royal Belgian Football Association

Belgium squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup

GK Badjou
GK Vandewyer
DF Joacim
DF Pappaert
DF Smellinckx
MF Bourgeois
MF Claessens
MF Hellemans
MF Peeraer
MF Putmans
MF Simons
MF Van Ingelgem
MF Welkenhuysen (c)
FW Brichaut
FW Capelle
FW Devries
FW Grimmonprez
FW Heremans
FW Lamoot
FW Ledent
FW Versyp
FW Voorhoof
Coach: Goetinck

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