Florimond Vanhalme (21 March 1895 – 4 July 1979) was a Belgium

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midfielder, who still is record Belgian international for Cercle Brugge, the team where he spent all of his career. After his playing career, Vanhalme stayed in football as coach. Vanhalme debuted at the highest level on 5 May 1912, in a match against Excelsior Brussel. The match was won 1–4, with Vanhalme scoring once. One season later, Vanhalme was part of the squad that played the

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against

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. After 90 minutes, the score was 2–2, and with no rules about what should be done, officials of the KBVB/URBSFA decided on the spot that

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had to be played. This would be the first time in Belgian football history that a match would be decided this way. Union SG eventually won the match with 3–2. Vanhalme was twice champion of Belgium with Cercle Brugge, in

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and in

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. He also was called up for Belgium at the

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and

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. He did not come into action in 1924. In 1928, he played the matches against Luxembourg and Argentina.

References

Sources

*Roland Podevijn, ''Cercle Brugge 1899-1989'', K.S.V. Cercle Brugge, 1989

External links

Cerclemuseum.be
* 1895 births 1979 deaths Belgian footballers Belgium international footballers Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Association football midfielders Footballers from Bruges Belgian football managers Cercle Brugge K.S.V. managers Player-coaches Belgian Pro League players Olympic footballers of Belgium Footballers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{belgium-footy-midfielder-stub