Jozef Mannaerts (31 May 1923 – 23 October 2012) was a Belgian international footballer who played as a striker.[2]

Jozef Mannaerts
Mannaerts for Racing Mechelen
Personal information
Date of birth (1923-05-31)31 May 1923
Place of birth Geel, Belgium
Date of death 22 October 2012(2012-10-22) (aged 89)[1]
Place of death Bonheiden, Belgium
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, attacker
Youth career
K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1942–1946 Verbroedering Geel 24 (15)
1946–1958 Racing Mechelen 332 (243)
1958–1960 Merchtem-Brussegem 56 (26)
1960–1964 Rapide Wezemaal ? (?)
1964–1965 FC Melsbroek ? (?)
International career
1948 Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Only in 2011, a year before he died, he was named Belgian topscorer for the 1951–52 season, after a supporter calculated via a statistical office that he had scored more goals then initial winner Rik Coppens.[3]

Honours

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Club

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Racing Mechelen

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ Doodsprentje Pieter Jozef 'Jos' Mannaerts, (Perdieus Uitvaarten)
  2. ^ "Obituary". rtbf.be. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Jozef Mannaerts krijgt alsnog topschutterstitel van 1952". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 7 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Historiek Racing Mechelen". racingmechelen.be (in Dutch). 4 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Mast, Toon (23 October 2012). "Voormalig topschutter en Rode Duivel Jozef Mannaerts overleden" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 8 December 2021.