Jules Pappaert

Jules Pappaert

Pappaert with Union Saint-Gilloise
Personal information
Date of birth	(1905-11-05)5 November 1905
Place of birth	Uccle, Belgium
Date of death	30 December 1945(1945-12-30) (aged 40)
Place of death	Enghien, Belgium
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1923–1928	Union Saint-Gilloise
1928–1930	Daring Club Bruxelles
1930–1938	Union Saint-Gilloise
1938–1941	Enghien Sport
1941–1942	Fléron
1942–1945	Enghien Sport
International career
1932–1934	Belgium	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jules Pappaert (known as Petatje, 5 November 1905 – 30 December 1945) was a Belgian footballer.

Club career

He was a defender and captain of Union Saint-Gilloise in the 1930s.^[1] He was Belgian champion three times consecutively from 1933 to 1935. Union were unbeaten for 60 matches. He also played for Daring Club Bruxelles, alomgside his brother Joseph.^[2]

International career

He played four matches for the Diables Rouges from 1932 to 1934, but the results were not as good as they had been at club level: 3 defeats, 1 draw, 10 goals scored, 23 goals conceded.^[3] Jules Pappaert died of a heart attack on December 30, 1945, in Uccle, Belgium, at the age of 40.

The Jules Pappaert Cup was named after him.

Honours

• Belgian international from 1932 from 1934 (4 caps)
• First cap : 11 December 1932, Belgium-Austria, 1–6 (friendly)
• Participation in the 1934 World Cup (did not play)
• Belgian Champions in 1933, 1934 and 1935 with R. Union Saint-Gilloise
• 176 matches and 16 goals in Division 1

References

1. "Player page at unionhisto.skynetblogs.be". Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
2. "Jules Pappaert (1905-1946)". Kent u deze nog? (in Dutch). 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
3. Player caps at the site of the URBSFA Archived 25 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Jules Pappaert at National-Football-Teams.com