Henri Dirickx (also spelt Ditricx; 7 July 1927 – 26 June 2018) was a Belgian international footballer, who played as a defender. Dirickx was the last surviving member of Belgium's 1954 World Cup squad.
 Diricx with the Belgian team (1956) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 July 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Duffel, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 2018 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Jette, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1962 | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| 1962–1967 | Racing Jette | ||
| 1967–1969 | Ixelles | ||
| International career | |||
| 1952–1960 | Belgium | 30 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in Duffel, Dirickx played club football for Union Saint-Gilloise, Racing Jette and Ixelles. He earned a total of 30 caps for Belgium between 1952 and 1960,[1] and participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[2] Dirickx died on 26 June 2018, eleven days shy of his 91st birthday.[3] [4]
References
edit- ^ "Henri Dirickx". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- ^ Henri Dirickx – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "RIP HENRI "RIE" DITRICX". www.rusg.brussels (in Dutch). RUSG Brussels. 2018. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Décès à 90 ans d'Henri Diricx, ancien Diable et défenseur de l'Union Saint-Gilloise". RTBF.
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