Gérard Kleinermann

Gérard Kleinermann

Kleinermann (standing, first from right) in 1896
Personal information
Full name	Gérard Lambert Henri Albert Kleinermann
Date of birth	(1876-11-15)15 November 1876
Place of birth	Liège, Belgium
Date of death	13 February 1962(1962-02-13) (aged 85)
Place of death	Liège, Belgium
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1896–1900	FC Liégeois
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gérard Kleinermann (15 November 1876 – 13 February 1962) was a Belgian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Belgian clubs FC Liégeois between 1896 and 1900.[1]

Early and personal life

Gérard Kleinermann was born in Liège on 15 November 1876, as the son of Albert Kleinermann (1844–1923), a lawyer, Sophie Florentine Jeanne Marie Billon (1848–1921).[2][3]

Kleinermann married Jeanne Dallemagne (1882–1969) in Liège on 1 July 1902, and the couple had six children: Jean (1903–1984), Emile (1907–2003), Marguerite (1908–2003), Walther (1913–2006), André, and Denise.[2] In 1904, his wife Jeanne purchased a castle from the Brixhe family, the so-called Château de Florzé, which according to an old tradition was named by Julius Caesar himself, "Florzeias" meaning sea of flowers.[4]

Career

Kleinermann began his football career at FC Liégeois in 1896, playing a crucial role in the Liégeois side that won back-to-back league titles in 1897–98 and 1898–99, starting in both legs of the 1899 championship final against FC Brugeois, in which he kept a clean-sheet in the first leg in an eventual 6–3 aggregate victory.[5] During this period, Liégeois had an unbeaten run of 23 official matches that lasted over two years, between 28 February 1897 and 12 November 1899, coming to an end in a 5–3 loss to Antwerp FC; Kleinermann did not play this match.[6]

Honours

FC Liégeois

• Belgian Championship: 1898, 1899

References

1. "Gérard Kleinermann". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
2. "Gérard Kleinermann - Family tree". gw.geneanet.org. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
3. "Birth Gérard Lambert Henri Albert Kleinermann on 16 November 1876 in Liège". www.openarchieven.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
4. "Château de Florzé" [Florzé Castle]. www.chateaudeflorze.be (in French). Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
5. "Belgio – 1899 Coupe de championnat" [Belgio – 1899 Championship Cup] (PDF). www.magliarossonera.it (in French). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
6. "Antwerp FC 5-3 FC Liègeois". www.rafcmuseum.be (in French). Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2024.