Marcel Dries

Marcel Dries (19 September 1929 – 27 September 2011) was a Belgian international footballer who played as a defender.^[1]

Marcel Dries

Dries with Belgium
Personal information
Date of birth	(1929-09-19)19 September 1929
Place of birth	Berchem, Belgium
Date of death	27 September 2011(2011-09-27) (aged 82)
Place of death	Antwerp, Belgium
Position	Defender
Youth career
1941–1947	Berchem Sport
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1947–1960	Berchem Sport
1960–1963	Union Saint-Gilloise
1963–1966	KV Kortrijk
International career
1953–1959	Belgium	31	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Antwerp, Dries played club football for Berchem Sport, Union Saint-Gilloise and KV Kortrijk.

He earned a total of 31 caps for Belgium between 1953 and 1959,^[2] and participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

Personal life

His father Léopold also played for Berchem Sport and earned 3 caps for Belgium in the 1920s.^[4]

Honours

Berchem Sport

• Belgian First Division Runners-up: 1949–50, 1949–50, 1950–51^[5]