André Vandeweyer

Personal information

Date of birth	(1909-06-21)21 June 1909
Place of birth	Tirlemont, Belgium
Date of death	22 October 1992(1992-10-22) (aged 83)
Playing position	Goalkeeper, coach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1931-1939	R. Union Saint-Gilloise
1941-1945	RFC Hannutois
1945-1946	RSC Wasmes
National team
1933-1934	Belgium	5	(0)
Teams managed
1947-1959	R. Union Saint-Gilloise
1955-1957	Belgium
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

André Vandeweyer was a former Belgian footballer and coach born 21 June 1909 in Tirlemont (Belgium), died 22 October 1992.^[1]

Biography

He was goalkeeper for the legendary Union Saint-Gilloise team: the famous Union 60 were unbeaten in Division 1 for 60 matches, with three consecutive titles in this period, between 9 January 1933 (Union-Lierse SK, 2-2) and 10 February 1935 (Daring Bruxelles-Union 2-0).^[2]

He also played for Belgium, five times between 1933 and 1934, including one game at the Italy World Cup.^[3]

After the war, he became coach of Union Saint-Gilloise. He was also manager of the Belgian team after Doug Livingstone, from January 1955 until June 1957.^[4]

Honours

Belgian international from 1933 to 1934 (5 caps)
1st cap: 26 November 33 Belgium-Denmark 2-2 (friendly)
Participation in the 1934 Italy World Cup (3 matches)
Picked for the 1938 France World Cup
Champion of Belgium in 1933, 1934 and 1935 with R. Union Saint-Gilloise
185 matches in Division 1

References

↑ "Fiches Joueurs R - Z : Union Saint-Gilloise 1897". unionhisto.skynetblogs.be.
↑ The legendary team at rusg.be
↑ Player caps at the site of the URBSFA
↑ Matches as manager at the site of the URBSFA Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine.

Belgium squad – 1938 FIFA World Cup

GK Badjou GK Braet FW Braine FW Buyle FW Capelle FW Ceuleers MF Dalem MF De Winter FW Fievez DF Gommers MF Henry FW Isemborghs FW Nelis DF Paverick DF Petit DF Seys DF Smellinckx MF Stijnen MF Van Alphen FW Vanden Wouwer GK Vandeweyer FW Voorhoof Coach: Butler

Belgium squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup

GK Badjou MF Bourgeois FW Brichaut FW Capelle MF Claessens FW Devries FW Grimmonprez MF Hellemans FW Heremans DF Joacim FW Lamoot FW Ledent DF Pappaert MF Peeraer MF Putmans MF Simons DF Smellinckx MF Van Ingelgem GK Vandeweyer FW Versyp FW Voorhoof MF Welkenhuysen Coach: Goetinck

Belgium national football team – managers

de Laveleye^KBVB (1904–10)
Maxwell (1910–13)
Bunyan (1914)
de Laveleye^KBVB (1914–20)
Maxwell (1920–28)
Löwenfelt (1928–30)
Goetinck (1930–34)
Turnauer (1935)
Butler (1935–39)
Goetinck (1939–40)
Van Kesbeeck^KBVB (1940–43)
Demol (1944–46)
Gormlie (1947–53)
Livingstone (1953–54)
Vandeweyer (1955–57)
Nicolay^c (1957)
Toldi (1957–58)
Vanden Stock (1958–68)
Goethals (1968–76)
Thys (1976–89)
Meeuws (1989–90)
Thys (1990–91)
Van Himst (1991–96)
Van Moer (1996)
Leekens (1997–99)
Waseige (1999–2002)
Anthuenis (2002–05)
Vandereycken (2006–09)
Vercauteren^c (2009)
Advocaat (2009–10)
Leekens (2010–12)
Wilmots (2012–16)
Martínez (2016–)

(KBVB) = on behalf of the Belgian FA; (c) = caretaker manager

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