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This is a list of association footballers who died due to football-related incidents.. The primary causes of on-field deaths have evolved over time. Improvements in infection control and emergency surgery since the early days of organised soccer have mostly eliminated the fatal complications that were once common after routine sporting injuries.
Jean Baptiste Dockx (24 May 1941 – 15 January 2002) was a Belgian footballer who played as a midfielder for Mechelen, Racing White and Anderlecht, and also for the Belgium national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 UEFA European Football Championship. He was later a manager, and was caretaker manager of Anderlecht in 1999.
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in January 2025 ) and then linked below. 2025
Belgium: 1 (0) *Club domestic league appearances and goals: Karel Beyers (12 March 1943 – 3 April 2020) was a Belgian footballer who played as a right winger. Career
This list is about male Belgium national football team players with more than twenty appearances. For players with at least five caps, see List of Belgium international footballers (5–20 caps). For players with one to four caps, see List of Belgium international footballers (1–4 caps).
Frans Christiaens (20 January 1914 – 5 April 1943) was a Belgian footballer. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He played in five matches for the Belgium national football team from 1935 to 1936. [ 4 ]
Josephus Antoon Louisa "Jef" Mermans (16 February 1922 in Merksem – 20 January 1996 in Wildert), nicknamed "The Bomber", was a football striker from Belgium, who played much of his career at Anderlecht, with whom he won seven Belgian Championship titles and finished top scorer of this competition three times. He played 405 games and scored ...
Jean-Louis Straetmans (26 September 1931 – 9 October 2016) was a Belgian footballer who played as a forward. He made five appearances for the Belgium national team from 1952 to 1956. [ 1 ]