Alphonse Decorte

Alphonse Emile Pierre Decorte (2 August 1909 in Bruges – 31 May 1977 in Bruges) was a Belgian footballer. His position on the field was forward.

Alphonse Decorte

Personal information
Full name	Alphonse Emile Pierre Decorte
Date of birth	(1909-08-02)2 August 1909
Place of birth	Bruges, Belgium
Date of death	31 May 1977(1977-05-31) (aged 67)
Place of death	Bruges, Belgium
Playing position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Cercle Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1927–1936	Cercle Brugge	83	(35)
National team^‡
	Belgium	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 October 2009

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.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Roger Proot	Cercle Brugge top scorer 1932 — 1933^1 ^1alongside Roger Proot	Succeeded by Arthur Ruysschaert

External links

• Alphonse Decorte at Cerclemuseum.be (in Dutch)