Frans Vermeyen

Frans Vermeyen (25 March 1943 18 January 2014) was a Belgian footballer who primarily played as a striker.

Frans Vermeyen
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-03-25)25 March 1943
Place of birth Turnhout, Belgium
Date of death 18 January 2014(2014-01-18) (aged 70)
Place of death Turnhout, Belgium
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
–1959 Hand in Hand Turnhout
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1973 Lierse SK 411 (122)
1973–1975 FC Antwerp 29 (5)
National team
1963–1965 Belgium 6 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Vermeyen joined Lierse SK in 1959, aged 16. He became a club icon in 14 years and 411 games with the club. A striker-turned-midfielder, he left them for FC Antwerp in 1973 and finished his career at Witgoor.[1]

Death

Frans Vermeyen died in hospital care following a stroke on 18 January 2014, aged 70, in his hometown of Turnhout.[2]

References

  1. Profile Archived 2014-02-02 at the Wayback Machine - Lierse SK
  2. "Lierse rouwt om ex-Rode Duivel Frans Vermeyen". hln.be (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.


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