Désiré Bourgeois
{{short description|Belgian footballer (1908-1996)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Désiré Bourgeois
| image = Désiré_Bourgeois.jpg
| caption = Bourgeois with Mechelen
| fullname = Desiderius Victor Bourgeois
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1908|12|13}}
| birth_place = Mechelen, Belgium
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1996|01|29|1908|12|13|df=y}}
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1926–1938
| clubs1 = RFC Malinois
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| nationalyears1 = 1934
| nationalteam1 = Belgium
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1947–1953
| managerclubs1 = RFC Malinois
| manageryears2 = 1954–1955
| managerclubs2 = RFC Malinois
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Desiderius "Désiré" or "Dis" Victor Bourgeois (13 December 1908 - 29 January 1996) was a Belgian footballer who was in Belgium’s squad for the 1934 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web |title=1934 FIFA World Cup Italy |url= http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43935.html| website=FIFA | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017114745/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43935.html |access-date=21 April 2023| archive-date=17 October 2007 }}
Biography
Désiré Bourgeois played for KV Mechelen (RFC malinois) from 1926 to 1940. A midfielder, he was Belgian D2 Champion in 1928 and contributed to returning Royal FC malinois to the élite.
He died on 29 January 1996 at the age of 87.{{cite web |title=Désiré Bourgeois |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/62425/Desire_Bourgeois.html |website=National-football-teams |access-date=12 April 2023}}
International career
He played two matches for the Belgium in 1934 : on 25 February against Republic of Ireland and on 11 March against Netherlands{{cite web |title=Desiré Bourgeois caps |url=https://www.besoccer.com/player/d-bourgeois-383714 |website=Besoccer |access-date=21 April 2023}}
He was selected in the same year for the 1934 World Cup but he did not play in this compétition {{cite web |title=1934 FIFA World Cup Italy |url=http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43935.html |website=FIFA | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017114745/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/teams/team=43935.html |access-date=21 April 2023| archive-date=17 October 2007 }}
Honours
- Belgian D2 Champions in 1928 with FC malinois
References
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External links
- {{RBFA player}}
{{Belgium Squad 1934 World Cup}}
{{KV Mechelen managers}}
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Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Belgium men's international footballers
Category:1934 FIFA World Cup players
Category:K.V. Mechelen players
Category:Year of death unknown
Category:Belgian football managers
Category:K.V. Mechelen managers
Category:Footballers from Mechelen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen
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