Albert Dehert (18 November 1921 – 8 July 2013) was a Belgian

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who played as a

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Career

Throughout his whole career, "Bert" Dehert played for

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, the club of his hometown. In the 1942-43 season, he became top scorer in the

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with 55 goals, which is still a record to this day. The team then also promoted to the Belgian First Division. Dehert finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 27 goals in 1951 and would eventually score 127 times in 266 First Division games. He also played 10 matches for the Belgium national team, scoring 3 goals.

Honours

Club

Berchem Sport

runners-up: 1942-43 * Belgian First Division runners-up: 1948-49, 1949-50, 1950-51

Individual

* Belgian Second Division top scorer: 1941-42 (41), 1942-43 (55) * Belgian First Division top scorer: 1950–51 (27 goals)

References

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* Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers Belgian Pro League players 1921 births 2013 deaths K. Berchem Sport players Men's association football forwards {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub