Charles Simons (27 September 1906 in

Antwerp Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...

Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeas ...

– 5 August 1979) was a

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footballer who was in Belgium’s squad for the

1934 FIFA World Cup The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the 2nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football championship for List of men's national association football teams, senior men's national teams. It took place in Kin ...

. Simons died on 5 August 1979, at the age of 72.

Career

Playing as a

midfield In many sports, midfield is the part of a sports field that is near the line that is equally far from the end lines. That is, in American football it is the part of the field near the 50-yard line; in association football (soccer) and field hoc ...

er at

Royal Antwerp FC Royal Antwerp Football Club (commonly referred to as Royal Antwerp or simply Antwerp) is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Antwerp. They compete in the Belgian Pro League, the top flight of Belgian football. Founded in 1 ...

, Charles Simons was Belgian champion in 1929 and 1931. He also played 10 times for the ''Diables Rouges'' in 1931 and 1932.Player caps at the site of the URBSFA

Honours

Belgian international The Belgian International is an international badminton open tournament, held since 1958 but in irregular periods. Since 2005, Yonex has become title sponsor of the event, which also become an International Challenge tournament within the Badminto ...

in 1931 and 1932 (10 caps) * Picked for the 1934 World Cup (did not play) * Belgian Champions in 1929 and 1931 with

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* Belgium men's international footballers Royal Antwerp F.C. players 1906 births Footballers from Antwerp 1979 deaths Belgian men's footballers 1934 FIFA World Cup players Belgian Pro League players Men's association football midfielders 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-midfielder-stub