Henri Meert

Henri "Rie" Meert was a Belgian international football player who was born 27 August 1920 in Schaerbeek (Belgium) and died 19 May 2006 in Anderlecht.^[1]

Henri Meert

Henri Meert in action for Belgium, 1950
Personal information
Date of birth	(1920-08-27)27 August 1920
Place of birth	Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
Date of death	19 May 2006(2006-05-19) (aged 85)
Place of death	Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1938–1942	Anderlecht[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1942–1960	Anderlecht[1]	343	(1)
International career
1944–1957	Belgium[2]	33	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was the goalkeeper of Sporting Anderlecht in the entire 1950s; eight times he took home the Belgian Championship with the Mauves. He played 343 official matches (among which 312 in the first division) for the club^[1] and appeared 33 times in the national selection.^[2]

Honours

Anderlecht^[3][4]

• Belgian First Division: 1946–47, 1948–49, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1954–55, 1955–56, 1958–59

National team

• 33 selections for the Belgium national team