Marc Baecke
Belgian footballer (1956–2017)
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Marc Baecke (24 July 1956 – 21 January 2017) was a Belgian footballer who played as a left back.[1]
Date of birth
24 July 1956
Place of birth
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Date of death
21 January 2017 (aged 60)
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Baecke for Belgium in 1982 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 July 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Niklaas, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 21 January 2017 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Beveren, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1986 | Beveren | 244 | (9) |
| 1986–1988 | Kortrijk | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 265 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 1977–1984 | Belgium | 15 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
International career
He earned 15 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in the 1982 FIFA World Cup[3] and UEFA Euro 1984.
Personal life
He was said to suffer from Buerger disease[4] and his left leg was removed after he suffered an infection from an open wound in December 2013.[5]
Death
Baecke died in January 2017 after a long illness.[6]
Honours
Beveren[7]
- Belgian First Division: 1978–79, 1983–84
- Belgian Cup: 1977–78, 1982–83, Runners-up: 1979–80
- Belgian Supercup: 1979, 1984
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