Frans Christiaens

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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]

Date of birth (1914-01-20)20 January 1914
Place of birth Lier, Belgium[1]
Date of death 5 April 1943(1943-04-05) (aged 29)
Place of death Mortsel, Belgium
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Frans Christiaens
Personal information
Date of birth (1914-01-20)20 January 1914
Place of birth Lier, Belgium[1]
Date of death 5 April 1943(1943-04-05) (aged 29)
Place of death Mortsel, Belgium
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1935–1936 Belgium 5 (0)
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Football career

A goalkeeper, Christiaens' club lifelong was his native town's Lierse SK, playing in its youth team from 1925 to 1930, senior team thereafter.[1]

Personal life and death

A sheet metal worker by trade, he was born at Lier, Belgium. Christiaens was killed during the Second World War during an American air raid on Mortsel, Belgium, on 5 April 1943.[1]

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