Félix Welkenhuysen

Belgian footballer

Félix Welkenhuysen
Personal information
Date of birth	(1908-12-12)12 December 1908
Place of birth	Saint-Gilles (Belgium)
Date of death	20 April 1980(1980-04-20) (aged 71)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1943	R. Union Saint-Gilloise
International career
1934	Belgium	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Félix Welkenhuysen was a Belgian footballer, born 12 December 1908 in Saint-Gilles (Belgium), died 20 April 1980.

Biography

He was a defender for Union Saint-Gilloise in the 1930s. He was part of the Union 60, the name given to the team unbeaten in Division 1 for 60 matches between 9 January 1933 (Union-Lierse SK, 2–2) and 10 February 1935 (Daring Bruxelles-Union 2–0). He was also Champion of Belgium three times, consecutively.^[1]

For the most of this legendary era, he was a Belgian international. He played four games for the Diables Rouges in 1934^[2] including one game in the preliminary round of the Italy World Cup against Germany (lost, 5–2).^[3]

Honours

Belgian international in 1934 (4 caps)
First cap: 20 February 1934, Ireland-Belgium, 4–4 (friendly match)
Participation in the 1934 World Cup (played 1 match)
Champion of Belgium in 1933, 1934 and 1935 with R. Union Saint-Gilloise

References

^ The legendary team at rusg.be Archived 11 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine
^ Player caps at the site of the URBSFA Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ Player page at fifa.com