Alfons Van Brandt
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Alfons Van Brandt nicknamed Fons, was a Belgian
football
player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe
in 1955 while at Lierse
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Van Brandt was born in Kessel. He played 38 times for the national team between 1950 and 1957, starting in a 7-2 friendly win against the Netherlands
on 12 November 1950. Van Brandt played in the 1954 World Cup.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe
Belgian Golden Shoe
In association football, the Belgian Golden Shoe is an award given in Belgium at the beginning of each civil year to the best footballer of the Belgian First Division for the past year. The trophy is sponsored by the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws....
in 1955 while at Lierse
Lierse S.K.
Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring is a Belgian professional football club, from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse has been playing in the Belgian Pro League since the 2010-11 season and they have already won the competition 4 times. They also have won 2 Belgian Cups...
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Van Brandt was born in Kessel. He played 38 times for the national team between 1950 and 1957, starting in a 7-2 friendly win against the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
on 12 November 1950. Van Brandt played in the 1954 World Cup.