Joannes Emilius Stijnen
Personal information
Date of birth (1907-11-02)2 November 1907
Place of birth Antwerp, Belgium
Date of death 27 March 1997(1997-03-27) (aged 89)
Position(s) Centre-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1935 Royal Berchem Sport
1935–1943 ROC Charleroi
International career
1932–1939 Belgium 31 (0)
Managerial career
1944–1946 ROC Charleroi
1947–1952 Beerschot VAC
1959–1961 KV Mechelen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joannes Emilius Miel Stijnen or Stynen (2 November 1907 – 27 March 1997) was a Belgian footballer.[1][2]

He played as a centre-half for Royal Berchem Sport and ROC Charleroi. He was the big name of the "Flaminpic", the nickname given to the team of Olympic de Charleroi between 1936 and 1940, who were promoted in two years from the third to the first division in Belgium, before finishing third in the top flight.

For Belgium,[3] he played on 5 June 1938, the last 16 of the World Cup at Colombes, against France (lost, 1–3).[4] He won 31 caps, with 16 as captain for the Diables Rouges[5]

Later, from 1947 to 1952, he coached Beerschot VAC.[6] His fame was such that he published a successful book, "Comment devenir footballeur?". The stadium of Olympic de Charleroi, one of the largest in Belgium (cap. 32,000) was known for some time as the "Stade Emile Stijnen". Barry Anter.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Émile Stijnen". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Player page at weltfussball.de
  3. ↑ Player caps at the site of the URBSFA
  4. ↑ Player page at fifa.com
  5. ↑ List of captains at la Dernière Heure
  6. ↑ Coaching dates at beerschot.wimmel.be
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