Léopold Gernaey

Léopold Gernaey
Personal information
Full name Léopold Andries Gernaey[1]
Date of birth (1927-02-25)25 February 1927
Place of birth Gistel, Belgium
Date of death 4 August 2005(2005-08-04) (aged 78)
Place of death Oostende, Belgium
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1942–1947 KEG Gistel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1957 AS Oostende
1957–1961 Beerschot 41 (0)
International career
1953–1957 Belgium 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Léopold Andries Gernaey (25 February 1927 – 4 August 2005) was a Belgian international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Gistel, Gernaey played club football for second-tier AS Oostende and top level side Beerschot.[2]

He earned a total of 17 caps for Belgium between 1953 and 1957,[3] and participated at the 1954 FIFA World Cup.[4]

References

  1. ^ Léopold Gernaey at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Ex-Rode Duivel Pol Gernaey overleden". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 7 August 2005. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  3. ^ "Pol Gernaey, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. ^ Léopold Gernaey – FIFA competition record (archived)
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