Louis Van Hege (8 May 1889 – 24 June 1975) was a

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who played as an

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Club career

At club level, Van Hege played for Italian side

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from 1910 to 1915, scoring 97 goals during five

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seasons with the ''rossoneri'', and also serving as the club's captain. In terms of goals scored, he's the tenth-highest goalscorer in the club's history. He left Italy when the

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began.

International career

At international level, Van Hege competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics as a member of the Belgium national team which won the gold medal in the football tournament.

Bobsleigh career

Van Hege also competed in

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at the

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, finishing ninth in the two-man event.

Career statistics

Club

;Italian football championship statistics

References

External links

1932 bobsleigh two-man results
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