Louis Van Hege
Louis Van Hege (8 May 1889 – 24 June 1975) was a Belgian footballer who played as an inside-forward.
Louis Van Hege in the AC Milan shirt. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Louis Van Hege | ||
Date of birth | 8 May 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Uccle, Belgium | ||
Date of death | 24 June 1975 86) | (aged||
Place of death | Uccle, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1900–1906 | R.U. Saint-Gilloise | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1906–1910 | R.U. Saint-Gilloise | 42 | (15) |
1910–1917 | Milan | 91 | (98) |
1917–1924 | R.U. Saint-Gilloise | 90 | (9) |
National team | |||
1919–1924 | Belgium | 12 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Football | ||
1920 Antwerp | Men |
Club career
At club level, Van Hege played for Italian side A.C. Milan from 1910 to 1915, scoring 97 goals during five Italian Football Championship seasons with the rossoneri, and also serving as the club's captain. In terms of goals scored, he's the tenth-highest goalscorer in the club's history. He left Italy when the First World War began.
International career
At international level, Van Hege competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics as a member of the Belgium national team which won the gold medal in the football tournament.
Bobsleigh career
Van Hege also competed in bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Olympics, finishing ninth in the two-man event.
Career statistics
Club
- Italian football championship statistics
Season | League | |
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Apps | Goals | |
1910–1911 | 16 | 19 |
1911–1912 | 17 | 18 |
1912–1913 | 18 | 17 |
1913–1914 | 17 | 21 |
1914–1915 | 20 | 22 |
1915–1916 | 2 | 0 |
1916–1917 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 90 | 98 |
References
- 1932 bobsleigh two-man results
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 October 2012)
- Milan Legend
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Louis Van Hege". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Giuseppe Rizzi |
Milan captain 1913–1915 |
Succeeded by Marco Sala |
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