Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1939-01-17)17 January 1939 | ||
Place of birth | Genk, Belgium | ||
Date of death | 12 January 2018(2018-01-12) (aged 78) | ||
Place of death | Bilzen, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1955–1965 | Waterschei Thor | 196 | (160) |
1965–1967 | Racing White | 42 | (16) |
1967–1969 | Beerschot | 49 | (22) |
1969–1971 | Diest | 11 | (1) |
Total | 298 | (199) | |
International career | |||
1960–1968 | Belgium | 6 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Léon Ritzen (17 January 1939 – 12 January 2018) was a Belgian footballer who played for Waterschei Thor, Racing White, Beerschot, Diest and the Belgium national team, as a striker.
References
- "Léon Ritzen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- "Thor Waterschei-icoon Leon Ritzen overleden" (in Dutch). Het Belang Van Limberg. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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- 1939 births
- 2018 deaths
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgium men's international footballers
- K. Waterschei S.V. Thor Genk players
- R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909) players
- K. Beerschot V.A.C. players
- K.F.C. Diest players
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Genk
- 20th-century Belgian sportsmen
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