Jozef Mannaerts

Jozef Mannaerts (31 May 1923 – 23 October 2012) was a Belgian international footballer who played as a striker.^[2]

Key Information

Mannaerts for Racing Mechelen
Personal information
Date of birth	(1923-05-31)31 May 1923
Place of birth	Geel, Belgium
Date of death	22 October 2012(2012-10-22) (aged 89)[1]
Place of death	Bonheiden, Belgium
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder forward
Youth career
	K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1942–1946	Verbroedering Geel	24	(15)
1946–1958	Racing Mechelen	332	(243)
1958–1960	Merchtem-Brussegem	56	(26)
1960–1964	Rapide Wezemaal	?	(?)
1964–1965	FC Melsbroek	?	(?)
International career
1948	Belgium	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Only in 2011, a year before he died, he was named Belgian topscorer for the 1951–52 season, after a supporter calculated via a statistical office that he had scored more goals then initial winner Rik Coppens.^[3]

1. ^ Doodsprentje Pieter Jozef 'Jos' Mannaerts, (Perdieus Uitvaarten)
2. ^ "Obituary". rtbf.be. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
3. ^ "Jozef Mannaerts krijgt alsnog topschutterstitel van 1952". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 7 December 2011.
4. ^ "Historiek Racing Mechelen". racingmechelen.be (in Dutch). 4 January 2024.
5. ^ ^{a b c} Mast, Toon (23 October 2012). "Voormalig topschutter en Rode Duivel Jozef Mannaerts overleden" (in Dutch). Het Laatste Nieuws. Retrieved 8 December 2021.

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