François Daenen

{{short description|Belgian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = François Daenen

|image = NL-HaNA 2.24.01.09 0 902-1477.jpg

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|birth_date = {{birth date|1919|8|18|df=yes}}

|birth_place =

|death_date = {{death date and age|2001|4|16|1919|8|18|df=yes}}

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|position = Goalkeeper

|nationalteam1 = Belgium

|nationalyears1 = 1945–1953

|nationalcaps1 = 17

|nationalgoals1 = 0

}}

François Daenen (18 August 1919 – 16 April 2001) was a Belgian footballer. He played in 17 matches for the Belgium national football team from 1945 to 1953.{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/25869/Francois_Daenen.html |title=François Daenen |work=National Football Teams |access-date=12 May 2021}} He was also named in Belgium's squad for the Group 2 qualification tournament for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54q-det.html |title=World Cup 1954 - Qualifying |work=RSSSF |access-date=12 May 2021}}