Jozef "Jef" Fidelo Eygel (5 March 1933 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 ...

– 3 April 2005) was a Belgian professional

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player. At a height of 1.84 m (6'0 ") tall, he played at the

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position.

Professional career

Eygel was a member of the

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, in 1964. He was a four-time Belgian Player of the Year (1959, 1961, 1963, 1964).

National team career

Eygel was a member of the senior Belgian national basketball team. He competed at the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

. He played in all three of Belgium's games during the Olympic tournament.

Awards and accomplishments

*7×

Belgian League The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

Champion: (1956, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964) *4× Belgian Player of the Year: (1959, 1961, 1963, 1964) *2×

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Winner: (1961, 1970) *

: (1964)

References

External links

FIBA Profile
1933 births 2005 deaths Belgian men's basketball players Olympic basketball players for Belgium Basketball players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Antwerp Point guards 20th-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-basketball-bio-stub