Alphonse Decorte Football player

Alphonse Emile Pierre Decorte (born 2 August 1909 in Bruges - died 31 May 1977 in Bruges) was a Belgian player. His position on the field was forward.Throughout his career, Decorte only played for one team: Cercle Brugge. He made his debut in the 1927-28 season, right after Cercle Brugge's national championship and cup final victory. In Decorte's first match, Cercle lost 5-1 at the pitch of Beerschot. Even though Decorte never really became a first team regular, he managed twice to become top scorer of the team, in 1932 and 1933. He also became national champions with Cercle in the 1929-30 season.Alphonse Decorte played his last match for Cercle against Daring Club de Bruxelles on 29 December 1935. Cercle lost the match 1-6. Cercle would eventually relegate that season.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 02, 1909
Birth place
Belgium , Bruges
Date of deathMay 31, 1977
Place of death
Belgium , Bruges

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
Belgium national football team
Cercle Brugge K.S.V.

Alphonse Decorte on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://home.scarlet.be/~tsd51501/DECORTE%20ALPHONSE.htm
  2. http://www.cerclemuseum.be