Odilon Polleunis
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Odilon Polleunis nicknamed Lon, was a Belgian
football
player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe
in 1968 while at Sint-Truiden. He played 22 matches and scored 10 goals for the national team between 1968 and 1975, starting in a 1-2 friendly win against the Netherlands
on 7 April 1968. Polleunis scoring on his debut and the first of his 7 goals in his first 5 Internationals , including a hat-trick against Finland and two against Yugoslavia in World Cup qualifiers in October 1968.
At the Mexico World Cup in 1970 Polleunis came on as sub in Belgium's win against El Salvador and started against Mexico in the third game replacing Raoul Lambert
.In the mid 1970s, "Lon" moved to RWDM
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who won the Belgian Golden Shoe
Belgian Golden Shoe
In association football, the Belgian Golden Shoe is an award given in Belgium at the beginning of each civil year to the best footballer of the Belgian First Division for the past year. The trophy is sponsored by the Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws....
in 1968 while at Sint-Truiden. He played 22 matches and scored 10 goals for the national team between 1968 and 1975, starting in a 1-2 friendly win against the Netherlands
Netherlands national football team
The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
on 7 April 1968. Polleunis scoring on his debut and the first of his 7 goals in his first 5 Internationals , including a hat-trick against Finland and two against Yugoslavia in World Cup qualifiers in October 1968.
At the Mexico World Cup in 1970 Polleunis came on as sub in Belgium's win against El Salvador and started against Mexico in the third game replacing Raoul Lambert
Raoul Lambert
Raoul Lambert was a Belgian footballer. He finished top scorer of the Belgian First Division with 17 goals in 1972 while playing for Club Brugge. He also scored 18 goals in 33 matches with the Belgian national team between 1966 and 1977. Lambert made his international debut on 20 April 1966 in a...
.In the mid 1970s, "Lon" moved to RWDM
R.W.D. Molenbeek
Racing White Daring Molenbeek was a Belgian football club founded in 1909 as White Star Club de Bruxelles. It then became a member of the Belgian Football Association later the same year as White Star Athletic Club and received the matricule n°47....
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