Gérard Devos
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gérard Devos | ||
| Date of birth | 19 August 1903 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Andries (Bruges), Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 5 January 1972 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Tielt, Belgium | ||
| Playing position | striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cercle Brugge | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1929 | Cercle Brugge | 176 | (97) |
| – | FC Eeklo | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1926–1928 | Belgium | 7 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| FC Eeklo | |||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2008. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2008 | |||
Gérard Devos (born 19 August 1903 in Sint-Andries - died 5 January 1972 in Tielt) was a Belgian football striker.
Career
Devos started playing football with Cercle Brugge. He made his debut in a 5-1 loss against Standard Liège on 23 October 1921. He played most of his career for the green and black side. He was 7 times the team's top goal scorer, and he also has the 8th most goals in the history of Cercle.
Devos won the league title with Cercle in 1927. His last match with Cercle was against Antwerp FC on 3 November 1929. Cercle lost 1-4. Devos ended his career with FC Eeklo, where he would also become manager.
Devos appeared 9 times in the colours of Belgium. He was capped for the first time against France on 11 April 1926. Belgium lost 4-3. Devos made one of the three Belgian goals. He was also called up for Belgium at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by.svg.png){kind=small} Frans Lowyck |
Cercle Brugge top scorer 1922 – 19231 1alongside Célestin Nollet |
Succeeded by Michel Vanderbauwhede |
| Preceded by Michel Vanderbauwhede |
Cercle Brugge top scorer 1925 – 1926 – 1927 – 1928 – 1929 |
Succeeded by Michel Vanderbauwhede |
External links
- Cerclemuseum.be (in Dutch)
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