Jules Pappaert


Jules Pappaert was a Belgian footballer.

Club career

He was a defender and captain of Union Saint-Gilloise in the 1930s. 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.

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.
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.

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