Félix Welkenhuysen was a

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footballer, born 12 December 1908 in Saint-Gilles (Belgium), died 20 April 1980.

Biography

He was a defender for

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in the 1930s. He was part of the ''Union 60'', the name given to the team unbeaten in Division 1 for 60 matches between 9 January 1933 (Union- Lierse SK, 2–2) and 10 February 1935 ( Daring Bruxelles-Union 2–0). He was also Champion of Belgium three times, consecutively. For the most of this legendary era, he was a

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. He played four games for the ''Diables Rouges'' in 1934 including one game in the preliminary round of the Italy World Cup against

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(lost, 5–2).Player page at fifa.com
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Honours

in 1934 (4 caps) * First cap: 20 February 1934,

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-Belgium, 4–4 (friendly match) * Participation in the 1934 World Cup (played 1 match) * Champion of Belgium in 1933,

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and 1935 with R. Union Saint-Gilloise

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* Belgium men's international footballers Belgian men's footballers 1934 FIFA World Cup players Royale Union Saint-Gilloise players 1908 births People from Saint-Gilles, Belgium 1980 deaths Men's association football defenders {{Belgium-footy-defender-stub