Alfons Van Brandt ( Nijlen, 24 June 1927 – 24 August 2011), nicknamed Fons, was a Belgian

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1955 while at

Lierse Koninklijke Lierse Sportkring (), often simply known as Lierse, was a Belgian professional football club from the city of Lier in the Antwerp province. Lierse have won four championship titles and two Belgian Cups. Lierse was one of the six Be ...

. Van Brandt was born in Kessel. He played 38 times for the national team between 1950 and 1957, starting in a 7-2 friendly win against the Netherlands on 12 November 1950. Van Brandt played in the

1954 FIFA World Cup The 1954 FIFA World Cup was the fifth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football tournament for senior men's national teams of the nations affiliated to FIFA. It was held in Switzerland from 16 June to 4 July. Switzerla ...

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* 1927 births 2011 deaths Footballers from Antwerp Province Belgian men's footballers Belgium men's international footballers Lierse S.K. players 1954 FIFA World Cup players Belgian Pro League players People from Nijlen Men's association football defenders {{Belgium-footy-defender-stub