André Vandewyer was a Belgian footballer and coach born 21 June 1909 in

Tirlemont Tienen (; french: Tirlemont ) is a city and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises Tienen itself and the towns of Bost, Goetsenhoven, Hakendover, Kumtich, Oorbeek, Oplinter, Sint-Marg ...

(Belgium), died 22 October 1992 in

Biography

Vandewyer begins to football in his own town by RRC Tirlemont in 1924 and make his debut in 1926 in second division. After five years he move to Union SG. He was

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for the legendary

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team: the famous ''Union 60'' were unbeaten in Division 1 for 60 matches, with three consecutive titles in this period, between 9 January 1933 (Union-

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, 2–2) and 10 February 1935 ( Daring Bruxelles-Union 2–0). He also played for

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, five times between 1933 and 1934, including one game at the Italy World Cup. After the war, he became coach of Union Saint-Gilloise. He was also manager of the Belgian team after

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, from January 1955 until June 1957.Matches as manager at the site of the URBSFA

Honours

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from 1933 to 1934 (5 caps) * 1st cap: 26 November 33 Belgium-Denmark 2–2 (friendly) * Participation in the 1934 Italy World Cup (3 matches) * Picked for the 1938 France World Cup * Champion of Belgium in

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

1934 Events January–February * January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established. * January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...

and

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

with R. Union Saint-Gilloise * 185 matches in Division 1

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* 1909 births 1992 deaths Belgian footballers Belgium international footballers 1934 FIFA World Cup players 1938 FIFA World Cup players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players Belgian football managers Royale Union Saint-Gilloise managers Belgium national football team managers Association football goalkeepers People from Tienen Footballers from Flemish Brabant {{Belgium-footy-goalkeeper-stub