Jules Van Craen

Jules Van Craen

Van Craen in 1942
Personal information
Date of birth	(1920-09-03)3 September 1920
Place of birth	Lint, Belgium
Date of death	15 October 1945(1945-10-15) (aged 25)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1938-44	Lierse	108	(117)
July 1945	Anderlecht
International career
1940	Belgium	2	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jules Van Craen (3 September 1920 – 15 October 1945) was a Belgian footballer who played as a striker.[1]

Together with Arthur Ceuleers, he became the Belgian First Division topscorer in 1943, with a (still standing) record of 41 goals.[2] Ultimately, he would score 117 times for Lierse S.K. in 108 games in the First Division.[3]

Jules Van Craen died on 10 October 1945 at the age of 25 due to a stomach tumor for which he was treated.[4]

Van Craen played in two matches for the Belgium national football team in 1940, scoring four goals.[5]

Honours

Club

Lierse

• Belgian First Division champions: 1941-42[6]

Individual

• Belgian First Division top scorer: 1942–43 (41 goals)[7]

References

1. "Jules Van Craen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
2. "Jules Van Craen". National Football Teams. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
3. "Belgiumsoccerhistory (Peter Mariën)". Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
4. "HLN RETRO. Club in extase op San Siro, een magische barrière gesloopt en de boycot van de Williams-zusjes". hln.be (in Dutch). 13 March 2020.
5. "Jules Van Craen". Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
6. "Palmares Belgische landstitels". De Morgen (in Dutch). 28 December 2023.
7. "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".

External links

• Jules Van Craen at the Belgian Football Association
• Jules Van Craen at EU-Football.info