Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie

Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Sporting career

He was a football player for Cercle Brugge from 1903 until 1907. In his last 2 years at Cercle, he was also president of the team, succeeding Leon De Meester. His player career and presidency at Cercle Brugge ended abruptly when he moved to Cercle's rivals, Club Brugge to become a member of the board as well as a player for the blue and black side. But football wasn't the only sport Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie was practising. He was also an equestrian and he played hockey and tennis. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Daufresne de la Chevalerie was coach of the Belgian football team. He also represented Belgium as hockey player (winning the bronze medal) at these Olympics.

Club
Cercle Brugge K.S.V. (1903–1907)
Club
Club Brugge K.V. (1908–1912)
National team
Belgium

Trophies & Awards

Award
Olympic gold medal
Award
Olympic bronze medal

Clubs

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Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Belgian soldier, tennis ana football player (1881-1967)

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Lieutenant-General Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie was a Belgian sportsman and commander of the Free Belgian forces during the Second World War. He was born in Bruges and died in Uccle.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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