.jpg) Dockx in 1968 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jean Baptiste Dockx | ||
| Date of birth | (1941-05-24)24 May 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 15 January 2002(2002-01-15) (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Vilvoorde, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1952–1957 | Mechelen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1966 | Mechelen | 177 | (28) |
| 1966–1971 | Racing White | 141 | (33) |
| 1971–1978 | Anderlecht | 214 | (12) |
| Total | 532 | (73) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1975 | Belgium | 35 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1978–1981 | Bornem | ||
| 1981–1982 | Assent | ||
| 1982–1983 | RWD Molenbeek | ||
| 1983–1984 | Royal Antwerp | ||
| 1999 | Anderlecht | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jean Baptiste Dockx (24 May 1941 – 15 January 2002) was a Belgian footballer who played as amidfielder forMechelen,Racing White andAnderlecht, and also for theBelgium national team in the1970 FIFA World Cup and the1972 UEFA European Football Championship. He was later a manager, and was caretaker manager of Anderlecht in 1999.
On 15 January 2002, Dockx died unexpectedly at the age of 60 from atraumatic aortic rupture.[1] Anderlecht paid a lot of attention to his death and praised him as one of the most valuable players the club had ever had.[citation needed]
In 2005 he was nominated for the titleDe Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian), but did not make it to the final nomination list. He ended up in place 401 of those who fell outside the final nomination list.[2]
Mechelen[3]
Anderlecht[4]
Belgium
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