Gérard Devos (19 August 1903,

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– 5 January 1972,

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) was a

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striker.

Career

Devos started playing football with

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. He made his debut in a 5–1 loss against

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on 23 October 1921. He played most of his career for the green and black side. He was 7 times the team's top goal scorer, and he also has the 8th most goals in the history of Cercle. Devos won the league title with Cercle in

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. His last match with Cercle was against

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on 3 November 1929. Cercle lost 1–4. Devos ended his career with FC Eeklo, where he would also become manager. Devos appeared 9 times in the colours of

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. He was capped for the first time against

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on 11 April 1926. Belgium lost 4–3. Devos made one of the three Belgian goals. He was also called up for Belgium at the

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References

External links

Cerclemuseum.be
* 1903 births 1972 deaths Footballers from Bruges Belgian footballers Association football forwards Belgium international footballers Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players Belgian Pro League players Belgian football managers Olympic footballers of Belgium Footballers at the 1928 Summer Olympics {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub