Charles Vanden Wouwer
Belgian association football player (1916-1989)
Charles Chaly Joseph vanden Wouwer or van den Wouwer (7 September 1916 – 1 June 1989) was a Belgian footballer who was born in Teignmouth (England).
Biography
He played at inside right for Beerschot in the 1930s and 1940s, winning the Belgian Championship twice, in 1938 and 1939. He played 263 matches and scored 57 goals in the league.
A member of the Diables Rouges from 1938 to 1940, he played 8 games, including the last 16 of the 1938 World Cup.
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