Jacques Beurlet (21 December 1944 – 26 September 2020) was a Belgian
footballer
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who played as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
Standard Liège and
Union SG
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise , abbreviated to Union SG or USG, unofficially simply called Union, is a Belgian football club originally located in the municipality of Saint-Gilles, in Brussels, although since the 1920s it has been based at the Jos ...
. He earned three caps for the
Belgium national team in qualifying matches for the
1970 FIFA World Cup
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.
Life
Beurlet made 348 appearances for
Standard Liège, winning the
Belgian First Division in
1962–63,
1968–69,
1969–70 and
1970–71.
He died aged 75 on 26 September 2020.
Honours
Standard Liège
*
Belgian First Division:
1962–63,
1968–69,
1969–70,
1970–71
References
External links
Royal Belgian Football Association: Number of caps*
*
1944 births
2020 deaths
People from Marche-en-Famenne
Footballers from Luxembourg (Belgium)
Belgian men's footballers
Men's association football fullbacks
Belgium men's international footballers
1970 FIFA World Cup players
Belgian Pro League players
Standard Liège players
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players
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