Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 June 1917 | ||
Place of birth | Belgium | ||
Date of death | 13 March 1990 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Belgium | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1933–1955 | K.V. Mechelen | 488 | (377) |
National team | |||
1946–1948 | Belgium | 12 | (9) |
Teams managed | |||
1955–1957 | K.V. Mechelen | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Albert "Bert" De Cleyn (28 June 1917–13 March 1990) was a Belgian football player who became the first top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 40 goals in 1946 while playing for Mechelen. He played 12 times with the Belgian national team between 1946 and 1948. De Cleyn made his international debut on 19 January 1946 in a 2-0 friendly defeat to England.