Jules Pappaert
Belgian footballer
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Jules Pappaert (known as Petatje, 5 November 1905 – 30 December 1945) was a Belgian footballer.
Date of birth
5 November 1905
Place of birth
Uccle, Belgium
Date of death
30 December 1945 (aged 40)
Place of death
Enghien, Belgium
![]() Pappaert with Union Saint-Gilloise | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 November 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Uccle, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 30 December 1945 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | Enghien, Belgium | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1923–1928 | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| 1928–1930 | Daring Club Bruxelles | ||
| 1930–1938 | Union Saint-Gilloise | ||
| 1938–1941 | Enghien Sport | ||
| 1941–1942 | Fléron | ||
| 1942–1945 | Enghien Sport | ||
| International career | |||
| 1932–1934 | Belgium | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
He was a defender and captain of Union Saint-Gilloise in the 1930s.[1] He was Belgian champion three times consecutively from 1933 to 1935. Union were unbeaten for 60 matches. He also played for Daring Club Bruxelles, alomgside his brother Joseph.[2]
International career
He played four matches for the Diables Rouges from 1932 to 1934, but the results were not as good as they had been at club level: 3 defeats, 1 draw, 10 goals scored, 23 goals conceded.[3] Jules Pappaert died of a heart attack on December 30, 1945, in Uccle, Belgium, at the age of 40.
The Jules Pappaert Cup was named after him.
Honours
- Belgian international from 1932 from 1934 (4 caps)
- First cap : 11 December 1932, Belgium-Austria, 1–6 (friendly)
- Participation in the 1934 World Cup (did not play)
- Belgian Champions in 1933, 1934 and 1935 with R. Union Saint-Gilloise
- 176 matches and 16 goals in Division 1
