Charles Simons (footballer)

Belgian footballer

Personal information
Date of birth (1906-09-27)27 September 1906
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Date of death 5 August 1979(1979-08-05) (aged 72)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–1933 Royal Antwerp FC 177 (4)
International career
1931–1932 Belgium 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Simons (27 September 1906 in Antwerp, Belgium – 5 August 1979) was a Belgian footballer who was in Belgium’s squad for the 1934 FIFA World Cup.[1]

Simons died on 5 August 1979, at the age of 72.[2]

Career

Playing as a midfielder at Royal Antwerp FC, Charles Simons was Belgian champion in 1929 and 1931.[3] He also played 10 times for the Diables Rouges in 1931 and 1932.[4]

Honours

  • Belgian international in 1931 and 1932 (10 caps)
  • Picked for the 1934 World Cup (did not play)
  • Belgian Champions in 1929 and 1931 with Royal Antwerp FC

References

  1. ^ "1934 FIFA World Cup Italy". Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Charles Simons". RAFCmuseum. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. ^ Player page at rafcmuseum.be
  4. ^ Player caps at the site of the URBSFA Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine

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