Jean Capelle (footballer)
{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jean Capelle
| image = Jean-Capelle.jpg
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1913|10|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Liège, Belgium
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1977|2|20|1913|10|26|df=y}}
| death_place = Liège, Belgium
| height =
| position = Striker
| years1 = 1929–1944
| clubs1 = Standard Liège
| caps1 = 285
| goals1 = 245
| nationalyears1 = 1931–1939
| nationalteam1 = Belgium
| nationalcaps1 = 34
| nationalgoals1 = 19
}}
Jean Capelle (26 October 1913 – 20 February 1977) was a Belgian international footballer who played professionally as a striker for Standard Liège, scoring 245 goals in 285 appearances between 1929 and 1944. Capelle made his international debut in 1931, aged 17 years and 153 days. He also played at the 1934 FIFA World Cup as well as the 1938 FIFA World Cup.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080605220623/http://www.standard.be/fr/a_joueurs_det.php?id=66 Standard Liège profile] {{in lang|fr}}
- {{RBFA player}}
{{Belgium Squad 1934 World Cup}}
{{Belgium Squad 1938 World Cup}}
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Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Belgium men's international footballers
Category:Standard Liège players
Category:1934 FIFA World Cup players
Category:1938 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Footballers from Liège
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen
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