Marc Baecke

Marc Baecke
Baecke for Belgium in 1982
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-07-24)24 July 1956
Place of birth Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Date of death 21 January 2017(2017-01-21) (aged 60)
Place of death Beveren, Belgium
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) 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

Marc Baecke (24 July 1956 – 21 January 2017) was a Belgian footballer who played as a left back.[1]

Club career

During his career he played for Beveren, with whom he won two league titles and two Belgian Cups, only to finish his career with two seasons at Kortrijk.[2]

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]

References

  1. ^ L'ancien diable rouge Marc Baecke est décédé à 60 ans (in French)
  2. ^ Ex-Rode Duivel Marc Baecke overleden na slepende ziekte – Gazet van Antwerpen (in Dutch)
  3. ^ Marc Baecke – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ Ex-Rode Duivel is er erg aan toe: "Mijn been is geamputeerd" – Voetbalprimeur (in Dutch)
  5. ^ Pakkend verhaal Marc Baecke: "Maradona kent me niet meer hoor" – Sporza (in Dutch)
  6. ^ Marc Baecke (60) overleden – Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch)
  7. ^ "SK Beveren | Geschiedenis".


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