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Fernand Defalle
Belgian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fernand Defalle was a Belgian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Belgian clubs FC Liégeois and Racing de Bruxelles between 1895 and 1904.[1]
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Defalle began his football career at FC Liégeois in 1895, helping his side win the inaugural Belgian championship in 1895–96.[1] He played a crucial role in the Liégeois side that won back-to-back league titles in 1897–98 and 1898–99, starting in both legs of the 1899 championship final against FC Brugeois, in which he kept a clean-sheet in the first leg in an eventual 6–3 aggregate victory.[2] During this period, Liégeois had an unbeaten run of 23 official matches that lasted over two years, between 28 February 1897 and 12 November 1899, coming to an end in a 5–3 loss to Antwerp FC; Defalle did not play this match, and without him, the champions proved unable to withstand the constant pressure from the local footballers.[3] He stayed loyal to the club for a decade until 1905, when he left for Racing de Bruxelles, where he retired five years later in 1910.[1]
On 28 April 1901, Defalle participated in the very first match of a Belgian national team at the 1901 Coupe Vanden Abeele, keeping a clean sheet in an 8–0 trashing of a third-rate Dutch side.[4] He was one of the three Liégeois players to feature in this match, the others being Harry Menzies and Lucien Londot; however, this match is not officially recognized by FIFA because of the presence of foreign players in the Belgium side, including Menzies.[4][5][6]
Defalle also worked in Liégeois as a player-coach for two years, replacing Fred Chartres in 1900, and being replaced by Lucien Londot in 1902.[citation needed]
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