Gérard Kleinermann
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.jpg) Kleinermann (standing, first from right) in 1896 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gérard Lambert Henri Albert Kleinermann | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 13 February 1962 (aged 85) | ||
| Place of death | Liège, Belgium | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1896–1900 | FC Liégeois | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gérard Kleinermann (15 November 1876 – 13 February 1962) was a Belgian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Belgian clubs FC Liégeois between 1896 and 1900.
Gérard Kleinermann was born in Liège on 15 November 1876, as the son of Albert Kleinermann (1844–1923), a lawyer, Sophie Florentine Jeanne Marie Billon (1848–1921).[1][2]
Kleinermann married Jeanne Dallemagne (1882–1969) in Liège on 1 July 1902, and the couple had six children: Jean (1903–1984), Emile (1907–2003), Marguerite (1908–2003), Walther (1913–2006), André, and Denise.[1] In 1904, his wife Jeanne purchased a castle from the Brixhe family, the so-called Château de Florzé, which according to legend was named by Julius Caesar, "Florzeias" meaning sea of flowers.[3]
Career
Kleinermann helped FC Liégeois win back-to-back league titles in 1897–98 and 1898–99,[citation needed] starting in both legs of the 1899 championship final against FC Brugeois, in which he kept a clean-sheet in the first leg of a 6–3 aggregate victory.[4] During this period, Liégeois had an unbeaten run of 23 official matches that lasted over two years, between 28 February 1897 and 12 November 1899, coming to an end in a 5–3 loss to Antwerp FC which Kleinermann did not play.[5]