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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Louis Robert Deveen | ||
| Date of birth | (1886-03-25)25 March 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Bruges, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 8 December 1939(1939-12-08) (aged 53) | ||
| Place of death | Bruges, Belgium | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1914 | Club Brugge | 196 | (256) |
| International career | |||
| 1906–1913 | Belgium | 23 | (26) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Racing de Tournai | |||
| 1932–1934 | Olympique Lillois | ||
| 1934–1935 | Lens | ||
| 1938–1939 | Club Brugge | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Deveen, officiallyLouis Robert Deveen,[1] (25 March 1886[1] inBruges – 8 December 1939 in Bruges) was aBelgianfootball player andmanager. He was born inBruges.[2]
He played forClub Brugge andBelgium, scoring 26 goals in just 23caps,[3][4] including 13 goals againstFrance.[5]
Robert Deveen caused a stir as an unparalleled finisher during Club Brugge's pioneering years and as an international. He was thetop scorer in the Belgian First Division in two back-to-back seasons in 1905 and 1906.[6] During his years with Club Brugge he formed a successful and high-scoring attacking trio withHector Goetinck andCharles Cambier. He played in the first team in Bruges from 1906 until theFirst World War, and was therefore not part of the club which wasBelgian champion in1920.[7] With the outbreak of the First World War, Deveen ended his career as an active football player at the age of 28.[7]
In 1907, after being the top scorer in Belgium for the second year in a row, De Veen was called up for the national team for the first time, making his debut at the age of 20 years and 26 days.[3] On the occasion of his first selection, on 22 April 1906 againstFrance inParis, he scored 2 of Belgium's 5 goals.[3] Seven days later against theNetherlands inAntwerp, he scored the firsthat-trick in the history of Belgian football.[3] He was particularly successful with France as he scored a total of 13 goals against them, including a 5-goal haul in a 7–1 win on 30 April 1911 inBrussels,[3] although France was still playing without a coach while the Belgian team had already hired its first coach, the ScotsmanWilliam Maxwell, only in 1910.[5]
His 26 goals for Belgium was the fourth-best international tally in Europe Pre-1920, only behindVivian Woodward ofEngland (29),Poul Nielsen ofDenmark (40), andImre Schlosser ofHungary (57).[2]
He first coachedRacing de Tournai before leaving for the north of France, where he trainedRC Lens,Olympique Lillois, and even AS Nancy, with excellent results. After his short period at Club, De Veen coached many small clubs in West Flanders. He ended his career atClub Brugge in the 1938-39 season.[7] His two sons Bob and Florimond started playing football in youth at RC Doornik when he was a manager there.[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1906 | 3 | 5 |
| 1907 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1908 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1909 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1910 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1911 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1912 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1913 | 2 | 2 | |
| Total | 23 | 26 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 22 April 1906 | Stade français à la Faisanderie,Saint-Cloud, France |  France | 4–0 | 5–0 | Friendly match |
| 2. | 5–0 | |||||
| 3. | 29 April 1906 | Beerschot A.C. ground,Antwerp, Belgium |  Netherlands | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1906 Coupe Van den Abeele |
| 4. | 4–0 | |||||
| 5. | 5–0 | |||||
| 6. | 12 April 1908 | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir,Colombes, France | France | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
| 7. | 2–0 | |||||
| 8. | 18 April 1908 | Longchamps,Brussels, Belgium |  England amateurs | 1–3 | 2–8 | |
| 9. | 2–4 | |||||
| 10. | 19 April 1909 | White Hart Lane,London, England | 1–4 | 2–11 | ||
| 11. | 2–10 | |||||
| 12. | 9 May 1909 | Stade du Vivier d'Oie,Brussels, Belgium | France | 1–0 | 5–2 | |
| 13. | 2–0 | |||||
| 14. | 3–1 | |||||
| 15. | 13 March 1910 | Olympic Stadium,Antwerp, Belgium | Netherlands | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1910 Coupe Van den Abeele |
| 16. | 2–1 | |||||
| 17. | 3 April 1910 | Stade de la F.G.S.P.F.,Gentilly, France | France | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly match |
| 18. | 30 April 1911 | Rue de Forest,Brussels, Belgium | 1–0 | 7–1 | ||
| 19. | 2–0 | |||||
| 20. | 3–0 | |||||
| 21. | 6–0 | |||||
| 22. | 7–1 | |||||
| 23. | 20 February 1912 | Stadion Broodstraat,Antwerp, Belgium |  Switzerland | 8–2 | 9–2 | |
| 24. | 9–2 | |||||
| 25. | 9 March 1913 | Olympic Stadium,Antwerp, Belgium | Netherlands | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1913 Coupe Van den Abeele |
| 26. | 2–1 |