Albert Bers
Bers in 1977
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-12-11)11 December 1931
Place of birth Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Date of death 25 February 2021(2021-02-25) (aged 89)
Place of death Genk, Belgium
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sint-Truiden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Bers (11 December 1931 – 25 February 2021) was a Belgian football player and coach. He became the first coach of the Belgium women's national football team in 1976 and was the coach until 1990. He became also coach of several Belgian clubs, including K.R.C. Mechelen. He was footballer for among others Sint-Truidense V.V.[1][2][3][4]

Bers died in Genk on 25 February 2021, aged 89.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Voetbalwereld rouwt om Albert Bers, eerste bondscoach vrouwenploeg". sporza.be. 26 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "Albert Bers (89), eerste bondscoach van nationale vrouwenvoetbalploeg, is overleden". Het Nieuwsblad Mobile.
  3. ↑ Deleus, Stijn (2 March 2021). "Succestrainer Albert Bers overleden op 89-jarige leeftijd: "Hele mooie tijden beleefd"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Royal Belgian FA". www.rbfa.be.


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