Johannes "Johan" Devrindt (born 14 April 1945) is a retired
Belgian
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football
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player.
Club career
He played for
Anderlecht
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, Dutch outfit
PSV Eindhoven
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,
Club Brugge
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Lokeren
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,
Winterslag and
La Louviere
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before hanging up his boots after suffering relegation with second division
Tienen
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.
International career
Devrindt made his debut for
Belgium
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in a September 1964
friendly match
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against
Holland
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with 10 fellows from the Anderlecht team after the substitution of goalkeeper Delhasse by
Jean-Marie Trappeniers
Jean-Marie Trappeniers (13 January 1942 – 2 November 2016) was a Belgian football goalkeeper. He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht and Belgium. In 1964, during a match Belgium-Netherlands, Trappeniers replaced Delhasse on the pitch to join 10 fel ...
and has earned a total of 23 caps, scoring 15 goals. He has represented his country in 5
FIFA World Cup qualification
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matches and at the
1970 FIFA World Cup
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.
His final international was a September 1975
UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
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match against
East Germany
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.
Intl career stats
– EU Football
Honours
Club
RSC Anderlecht
* Belgian First Division
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: 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68
* Belgian Cup
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: List of Belgian Cup finals, 1964–65
* Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
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runners-up: 1969–70
Club Brugge
* Belgian First Division
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: 1972–73
* Jules Pappaert Cup
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The award is ...
: 1972
Individual
* FIFA World Cup 1970 qualification – UEFA Group 6 top scorer
* UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying Group 5 top scorer
References
External links
Profile & stats
– Lokeren
Profile & stats
– FC Brugge
– PSV
1944 births
Living people
People from Overpelt
Men's association football forwards
Belgian men's footballers
Belgium men's international footballers
1970 FIFA World Cup players
R.S.C. Anderlecht players
PSV Eindhoven players
Club Brugge KV players
K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players
K.F.C. Winterslag players
R.A.A. Louviéroise players
Belgian Pro League players
Eredivisie players
Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Footballers from Limburg (Belgium)
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