Charles Geerts (footballer)

Charles Marie Jean Geerts (29 October 1930 – 31 January 2015) was a Belgian football player and coach who played as a goalkeeper.^[2]

Charles Geerts

Geerts with Belgium
Personal information
Full name	Charles Marie Jean Geerts[1]
Date of birth	(1930-10-29)29 October 1930
Place of birth	Antwerp, Belgium
Date of death	31 January 2015(2015-01-31) (aged 84)
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1958	Beerschot VAV	212	(0)
1958–1960	Eendracht Aalst	15	(0)
1960–1963	Stade Louvaniste
1963–1964	RRC Tirlemont
1964–1967	Vigor Hamme
Total		227+	(0)
International career
1949	Belgium U19	3	(0)
	Belgium B	9	(0)
1954	Belgium	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Antwerp, Geerts played club football for Beerschot VAV, Eendracht Aalst, Stade Louvaniste, RRC Tirlemont, and Vigor Hamme.^[1][3]

After playing for the Belgian under=19 team,^[3] he earned one cap for Belgium in 1954,^[1][4] and was a squad member at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.^[5] He also eared caps for the Belgian B team.^[6]

At Vigor Hamme he worked as a player-coach, and he also coached at Belgica Edegem Sport and Beerschot.^[3]

He died on 31 January 2015, aged 84.^[6][7]