Hilaire Frederik Spanoghe (born 30 October 1879, date of death unknown) was a Belgian footballer who competed in the 1900 Olympic Games.[1] In Paris he won a bronze medal as a member of a mixed team representing Belgium that was mostly made-up of students from the Université de Bruxelles.[2]
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Full name | Hilaire Frederik Spanoghe | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1879-10-30)30 October 1879 | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Grimbergen, Belgium | ||||||||||||
Date of death | Unknown | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
1899–1902 | Brussels Skill FC | ||||||||||||
1902–1903 | Athletic and Running Club | ||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||
1900 | Belgium Olympic | 1 | (1) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Grimbergen to Maria Victoria Van Bogaert (1837) and Amandus Spanoghe (1836), he is the only boy among the couple's five children and the youngest of his siblings.[3] In 1899 he joined Brussels Skill FC, and he stayed loyal to the club until it merged with Daring Club de Bruxelles in 1902, joining Athletic and Running Club de Bruxelles shortly after.[4]
He represented the Belgium Olympic at the 1900 Summer Olympics, featuring in the team's only games at the tournament against Club Français, in which he scored a consolation goal in a 2-6 loss.[5]
Belgium football squad (Université de Bruxelles) – 1900 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists | ||
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