Bernard VOORHOOF

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BelgianBorn Bernardus Ludovicus VOORHOOF

Belgian footballer

Born on May 11, 1910 in Lier, Antwerpen , Belgium

Died on February 18, 1974 in Lier, Antwerpen , Belgium

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Bernard Voorhoof (10 May 1910 – 18 February 1974) was a Belgian footballer, who held the title of the Belgium national team's top scorer for 34 years, netting 30 goals in 61 matches. In 1972, he was joined by Paul Van Himst, who took 81 matches to reach the same goal tally. However, both have since been surpassed by Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard.

...   Bernard Voorhoof (10 May 1910 – 18 February 1974) was a Belgian footballer, who held the title of the Belgium national team's top scorer for 34 years, netting 30 goals in 61 matches. In 1972, he was joined by Paul Van Himst, who took 81 matches to reach the same goal tally. However, both have since been surpassed by Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard.


Career
He commenced his career at Lierse, remaining with the club for an impressive 21 years. During his tenure, he remarkably scored 350 goals across 529 matches and secured two Belgian First Division titles. Additionally, in the shortened 1940−41 season, he contributed to a third unofficial title. Before retiring at the age of 39 in 1949, he also spent a season with RRFC Montegnée.
He was part of Belgium's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. Voorhoof played in the 1930, 1934 and 1938 World Cups, being one of six known people (5 players and 1 match official) to have appeared in all three of the pre-war World Cups. At the World Cup held in Italy, Voorhoof scored twice in Belgium's 2−5 defeat to Germany on 27 May 1934. These were the first Belgian goals in a FIFA World Cup, as the Belgium national team failed to find the net in 1930.
He held the Belgian caps record from 5 May 1938 (when he equalled the total of Armand Swartenbroeks) until 13 April 1958, when his total was surpassed by Vic Mees. He held the Belgian record of goals since 13 March 1938, when he equalled the total of Robert De Veen, until Paul Van Himst equalled his tally of 30 international goals for Belgium on 17 June 1972.


Honours
Lierse

Belgian First Division: 1931–32, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42Records

Former Belgium's most capped player: 1938–1958 (61 caps)
Former Belgium's national record goalscorer: 1940–2017 (30 goals)


References


External links
Bernard Voorhoof at the Royal Belgian Football Association



Biography from Wikipedia (see original) under licence CC BY-SA 3.0

 

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