Johan Devrindt

Belgian footballer

Johan Devrindt
Personal information
Devrindt in 1971
Full name	Johannes Devrindt
Date of birth	(1945-04-14) 14 April 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth	Lommel, Belgium
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	VV Overpelt Fabriek
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1970	Anderlecht
1970–1972	PSV Eindhoven	58	(24)
1972–1974	Club Brugge	70	(32)
1974–1976	Lokeren	72	(27)
1976–1980	Winterslag
1980–1981	La Louviere
1981–1982	Tienen
International career
1964–1975	Belgium	23	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johannes "Johan" Devrindt (born 14 April 1945) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

Devrindt played for Anderlecht, Dutch outfit PSV Eindhoven, Club Brugge, Lokeren, Winterslag and La Louviere before hanging up his boots after suffering relegation with second division Tienen.

International career

Devrindt made his debut for Belgium in a September 1964 friendly match against Holland with 10 fellows from the Anderlecht team after the substitution of goalkeeper Delhasse by Jean-Marie Trappeniers and has earned a total of 23 caps, scoring 15 goals.^[1] He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

His final international was a September 1975 UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying match against East Germany.^[3]

Honours

Anderlecht

Belgian First Division: 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68
Belgian Cup: 1964–65
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runner-up: 1969–70

Club Brugge

Belgian First Division: 1972–73
Jules Pappaert Cup: 1972

Individual

FIFA World Cup 1970 qualification – UEFA Group 6 top scorer
UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 5 top scorer

References

^ Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Belgium – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
^ Johan Devrindt – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Intl career stats – EU Football