 De Hert in 1953 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Lodewijk de Hert | ||
| Date of birth | (1921-11-18)18 November 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Berchem, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 8 July 2013(2013-07-08) (aged 91)[1][2] | ||
| Place of death | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1943–1944 | Berchem Sport | ||
| 1945–1955 | Berchem Sport | ||
| International career | |||
| 1949–1950 | Belgium | 10 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Albert Dehert (18 November 1921 – 8 July 2013) was aBelgianfootballer who played as astriker.
Throughout his whole career, "Bert" Dehert played forBerchem Sport, the club of his hometown. In the 1942-43 season, he became top scorer in theBelgian Second Division with 55 goals, which is still a record to this day. The team then also promoted to theBelgian First Division.[3]
Dehert finishedtop scorer of the Belgian First Division with 27 goals in 1951 and would eventually score 127 times in 266 First Division games.[4]
He also played 10 matches for theBelgium national team,[5] scoring 3 goals.[6]
After retiring from professional football, Albert De Hert opened a sandwich bar namedQuick on the De Coninckplein in Antwerp, which was then a vibrant nightlife area. It was at this location, in 1951, that he created the originalMartino sandwich. Later, he took over Café Ciro's on the Amerikalei and transformed it into a respected restaurant, which he operated for 45 years until his retirement in 2008 at the age of 86.[7]
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