Robert Van Kerkhoven

Belgian footballer
Robert Van Kerkhoven
Personal information
Date of birth (1924-10-01)1 October 1924
Place of birth Belgium
Date of death 18 June 2017(2017-06-18) (aged 92)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1963 Daring Club Bruxelles ?
International career
1951–1956 Belgium 9 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Van Kerkhoven (1 October 1924 – 18 June 2017) was a Belgian international footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Van Kerkhoven played club football for Daring Club Bruxelles.

He earned a total of nine caps for Belgium between 1951 and 1956,[1][2] and participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[3] Van Kerkhoven died in June 2017 at the age of 92. His death wasn't reported until more than two years later.[4]

References

  1. ^ (in French)Nombre de caps par joueur (tous les matches officiels A), URBSFA-KBVB website
  2. ^ Robert Van Kerkhoven at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ Robert Van Kerkhoven – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ Bob Van Kerkhoven, de stille dood van de oudste Rode Duivel
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