Cecil Georges Demulder (12 May 1919 – 6 May 1983)[1] was a Belgian footballer who played as a forward.[2][3] He made one appearance for the Belgium national team in 1939.[4] He was a winger for White Star A.C., today's Molenbeek, and for Sporting CP.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cecil Georges Demulder | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Elisabethville, Belgian Congo | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 1983 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1934–1936 | White Star | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1939 | White Star | ||
| 1940–1941 | Sporting CP | 14 | (8) |
| 1941–1947 | White Star | ||
| International career | |||
| 1937–1939 | Belgium | 2? | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editGeorges Demulder played his first match for White Star AC in 1936. The club played in the first tier, Belgian Division of Honour. Demulder gradually became an important player in the team and his good performances earned him a selection for the Belgian national team in 1939.
With the Second World War approaching, the Demulder family moved to Portugal, where Georges's father could continue his work in the diamond industry. Georges Demulder joined the top club Sporting Clube de Portugal where he scored 14 goals, topping off with the Portuguese national championship of 1940–41.[5] he scored 8 goals that season, including one against Benfica Lisbon.[5] After the father had died in 1941, officially through a car accident yet according to Georges's brother-in-law Arsène Vaillant by assassination, the Demulder family returned to Brussels.
With more war interruptions, Georges returned to play for White Star AC until it was relegated from the first tier in 1947.
International career
editInitially, Demulder joined the second squad of the Belgium national team, playing a match against the Netherlands in 1937.[5]
Demulder played at least one official international match on the first squad of the national team, on 14 May 1939.[6] The match ended in a 2–1 loss for the "Red Devils" against Switzerland. Demulder was only the second White Star player to play on the Belgium national team, after Jean Fievez.[7]
The international career of Demulder was disrupted by the Demulder family fleeing to Lisbon and the Second World War. Demulder's brother-in-law, Arsène Vaillant, playing for the same club, played later on the national team.
Death
editDemulder died on 6 May 1983, six days shy of his 64th birthday.
References
edit- ^ "Georges Demulder". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Georges Demulder". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Georges Demulder". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Georges Demulder". Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Georges Mulder" (in Portuguese). 12 August 2008.
- ^ Jaquemyns, Pol (14 May 1939). "De vuurdoop van G. Demulder in Belgie-Zwitserland" [G. Demulder's baptism by fire in Belgium-Switzerland]. Sportwereld (in Dutch). Brussels. pp. 1, 5.
- ^ "Le White Star AC" (in French). RWD Molenbeek. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
