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Michaël "Sjel" de Bruyckere (6 February 1928 – 20 September 2011) was a Dutch
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who played as a forward for Willem II and the Netherlands national team before emigrating to Australia. Known in Australia as Mike de Bruyckere, he played for Wilhemina and played two unofficial matches for the Australia national soccer team.


Club career

In 1950, de Bruyckere joined Willem II, where he played in the team's 1952 and 1955 national championship teams. After Willem II rejected a transfer to
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in 1956, de Bruyckere left for Australia, signing for Wilhelmina, a team founded by Dutch immigrants to Australia. Later in 1956, the
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wrote to the Australian Soccer Football Association, requesting that a transfer fee be paid to Willem II.


International career

De Bruyckere made his debut for the
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against
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in October 1954. He played his seventh and last appearance at international level in April 1956, also against Belgium. In 1957, de Bruyckere played for Australian selections against visiting club teams
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and
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Honours

Willem II *
Netherlands Football League Championship The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start ...
: 1951–52, 1953–54 Wilhelmina *
Victorian State League The Victorian State League, known as VETO Sports State League for sponsorship purposes is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 1958 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of five divisions (separated by ...
Division 2 Champions: 1956 *
Victorian State League The Victorian State League, known as VETO Sports State League for sponsorship purposes is an Australian soccer league based in Victoria that was founded in 1958 and administered by Football Victoria. It consists of five divisions (separated by ...
Division 1 Champions: 1959 *
Dockerty Cup The Dockerty Cup is an annual association football single-elimination tournament, knock-out competition open to all Victorian clubs across the Australian soccer league system, Victorian football league system. The tournament is named after the fo ...
: 1958 Individual *
Football Federation Australia Hall of Fame The aims of the Football Australia Hall of Fame (founded in 1999 as the Soccer Hall of Fame) are to celebrate and highlight the achievements of retired players and other participants who have contributed significantly to the game. These are ma ...
: 1999


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bruyckere, Sjel de 1928 births 2011 deaths Dutch emigrants to Australia Dutch men's footballers Men's association football forwards Netherlands men's international footballers Willem II Tilburg players Ringwood City SC players 20th-century Dutch sportsmen