Joannes Emilius ''Miel'' Stijnen or Stynen (2 November 1907 – 27 March 1997) was a Belgian

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. He played as a

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for Royal Berchem Sport and ROC Charleroi. He was the big name of the "Flaminpic", the nickname given to the team of Olympic de Charleroi between 1936 and 1940, who were promoted in two years from the third to the first division in Belgium, before finishing third in the top flight. For

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, he played on 5 June

1938 Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Saf ...

, the last 16 of the World Cup at

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, against

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(lost, 1–3). He won 31 caps, with 16 as captain for the ''Diables Rouges'' Later, from

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country i ...

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

, he coached Beerschot VAC.Coaching dates at beerschot.wimmel.be
/ref> His fame was such that he published a successful book, "Comment devenir footballeur?". The stadium of Olympic de Charleroi, one of the largest in Belgium (cap. 32,000) was known for some time as the "Stade Emile Stijnen". Barry Anter.

Honours

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from

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...

(31 caps) * First international: Belgium-

, 5–2, 1 May 1932 * Participation in the 1938 World Cup (Played 1 match) *

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Champions in 1934 with Royal Berchem Sport and in 1937 with ROC Charleroi

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stijnen, Emile Footballers from Antwerp Men's association football midfielders Belgium men's international footballers Belgian men's footballers 1938 FIFA World Cup players K. Berchem Sport players Olympic Charleroi players Belgian football managers Beerschot A.C. managers K.V. Mechelen managers 1907 births 1997 deaths 20th-century Belgian sportsmen