Florimond Vanhalme

Florimond Vanhalme (21 March 1895 – 4 July 1979) was a Belgium football midfielder, who still is record Belgian international for Cercle Brugge, the team where he spent all of his career. After his playing career, Vanhalme stayed in football as coach.

Florimond Vanhalme

Personal information
Full name	Florimond Vanhalme
Date of birth	(1895-03-21)21 March 1895
Place of birth	Sint-Andries (Bruges), Belgium
Date of death	4 July 1979(1979-07-04) (aged 84)
Place of death	Ostend, Belgium
Playing position(s)	midfielder
Youth career
	Cercle Brugge
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1911–1931	Cercle Brugge	320	(33)
National team^‡
1927–1931	Belgium	39	(2)
Teams managed
	Cercle Brugge
–	VC Vlissingen
–	Kortrijk Sport
–	FC Knokke
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2008

Vanhalme debuted at the highest level on 5 May 1912, in a match against Excelsior Brussel. The match was won 1–4, with Vanhalme scoring once. One season later, Vanhalme was part of the squad that played the cup final against Union SG. After 90 minutes, the score was 2–2, and with no rules about what should be done, officials of the KBVB/URBSFA decided on the spot that extra time had to be played. This would be the first time in Belgian football history that a match would be decided this way. Union SG eventually won the match with 3–2.

Vanhalme was twice champion of Belgium with Cercle Brugge, in 1927 and in 1930. He also was called up for Belgium at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. He did not come into action in 1924. In 1928, he played the matches against Luxembourg and Argentina.

References

• Roland Podevijn, Cercle Brugge 1899-1989, K.S.V. Cercle Brugge, 1989

External links

• Cerclemuseum.be (in Dutch)