Robert Van Kerkhoven
{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{family name hatnote|van Kerkhoven|Kerkhoven}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Robert Van Kerkhoven
| image = Robert_Van_Kerkhoven.png
| caption = Van Kerkhoven in 1960
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|10|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Belgium
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|6|18|1924|10|1|df=y}}
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 1949–1963
| clubs1 = Daring Club Bruxelles
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 1951–1956
| nationalteam1 = Belgium
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 1
}}
Robert Van Kerkhoven (1 October 1924 – 18 June 2017) was a Belgian international footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Van Kerkhoven played club football for Daring Club Bruxelles.
He earned a total of nine caps for Belgium between 1951 and 1956,{{in lang|fr}}[http://extranet.e-kickoff.com/project/publiek/rencintstat/caps_fr.htm Nombre de caps par joueur (tous les matches officiels A)], URBSFA-KBVB website{{NFT player|id=25856|accessdate=}} and participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|59422}} Van Kerkhoven died in June 2017 at the age of 92. His death wasn't reported until more than two years later.[https://www.bruzz.be/sport/bob-van-kerkhoven-de-stille-dood-van-de-oudste-rode-duivel-2019-10-10 Bob Van Kerkhoven, de stille dood van de oudste Rode Duivel]
Honours
References
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{{Belgium Squad 1954 World Cup}}
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Category:1954 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Belgium men's international footballers
Category:20th-century Belgian sportsmen
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