Odilon Polleunis

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Odilon Polleunis, nicknamed Lon, (born May 1, 1943) was a Belgian football player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1968 while at Sint-Truiden. He played 22 matches and scored 10 goals for the national team between 1968 and 1975, starting in a 1-2 friendly win against the Netherlands on April 7, 1968. Polleunis scoring on his debut and the first of his 7 goals in his first 5 Internationals , including a hat-trick against Finland and two against Yugoslavia in World Cup qualifiers in October 1968. At the Mexico World Cup in 1970 Polleunis came on as sub in Belgium's win against El Salvador and started against Mexico in the third game replacing Raoul Lambert.In the mid 1970s, "Lon" moved to RWDM.

v • d • e Belgium squad - 1970 FIFA World Cup 1 Piot • 2 Heylens • 3 Thissen • 4 Dewalque • 5 Jeck • 6 Dockx • 7 Semmeling • 8 Van Moer • 9 Devrindt • 10 Van Himst • 11 Puis • 12 Trappeniers • 13 Beurlet • 14 Martens • 15 Vandendaele • 16 Polleunis • 17 Verheyen • 18 Lambert • 19 Carteus • 20 Peeters • 21 Janssens • 22 Duquesne • Coach: Goethals

v • d • e Belgium squad - UEFA Euro 1972 Third Place GK Piot • GK Sanders • DF Dolmans • DF Heylens • DF Martens • DF Thissen • DF Van Binst • MF Semmeling • MF Thio • MF Vandendaele • MF Verheyen • FW Dockx • FW Janssens • FW Lambert • FW Polleunis • FW Teugels • FW Van Himst • Coach: Goethals

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