Born: 16- 2-1922 in Merksem Died: 20- 1-1996 Country: Belgium Caps: 56 (W21-D14-L21- GF115-GA127 - %50.00) Goals: 27 (% 0.48 per match) Age First Cap: 23 yr 302 d 15-12-1945 vs. France 2-1 Age Last Cap: 34 yr 108 d 3- 6-1956 vs. Hungary 5-4 National Team Career: 10 yr 171 d
Cap Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 15-12-45 Brussel France 2-1
2 19- 1-46 London England 0-2 [1]
3 12- 5-46 Amsterdam Netherlands 3-6
4 1- 6-47 Paris France 2-4
5 1 1 21- 9-47 Brussel England 2-5
6 1 2-11-47 Genève Switzerland 0-4
7 1 14- 3-48 Antwerpen Netherlands 1-1
8 1 2 18- 4-48 Rotterdam Netherlands 2-2
9 2 28- 4-48 Glasgow Scotland 0-2
10 1 3 6- 6-48 Bruxelles France 4-2
11 1 4 17-10-48 Paris France 3-3
12 4 21-11-48 Brussel Netherlands 1-1
13 4 2- 1-49 Barcelona Spain 1-1
14 2 6 13- 3-49 Amsterdam Netherlands 3-3
15 1 7 24- 4-49 Dublin Ireland 2-0
16 7 22- 5-49 Liège Wales 3-1
17 1 8 2-10-49 Bruxelles Switzerland 3-0
18 8 6-11-49 Rotterdam Netherlands 1-0
19 8 23-11-49 Cardiff Wales 1-5
20 8 5- 3-50 Bologna Italy 1-3
21 1 9 16- 4-50 Antwerpen Netherlands 2-0
22 3 12 10- 5-50 Brussel Ireland 5-1
23 1 13 18- 5-50 Bruxelles England 1-4
24 3 16 4- 6-50 Brussel France 4-1
25 2 18 1-11-50 Paris France 3-3
26 2 20 12-11-50 Antwerpen Netherlands 7-2
27 1 21 15- 4-51 Amsterdam Netherlands 4-5
28 21 20- 5-51 Bruxelles Scotland 0-5
29 21 10- 6-51 Brussel Spain 3-3
30 21 17- 6-51 Lisboa Portugal 1-1
31 21 14-10-51 Bruxelles Austria 1-8
32 21 25-11-51 Rotterdam Netherlands 7-6
33 21 24- 2-52 Brussel Italy 2-0
34 1 22 22- 5-52 Bruxelles France 1-2
35 1 23 19-10-52 Antwerpen Netherlands 2-1
36 23 26-11-52 London England 0-5
37 23 25-12-52 Paris France 1-0
38 23 19- 4-53 Amsterdam Netherlands 2-0
39 23 14- 5-53 Brussel Yugoslavia 1-3
40 23 25- 5-53 Helsinki Finland 4-2 World Cup Qualifier
41 23 22-11-53 Zürich Switzerland 2-2
42 23 14- 3-54 Bruxelles Portugal 0-0
43 1 24 4- 4-54 Antwerpen Netherlands 4-0
44 1 25 9- 5-54 Zagreb Yugoslavia 2-0
45 1 26 30- 5-54 Brussel France 3-3
46 26 17- 6-54 Basel England 4-4 aet World Cup
47 26 20- 6-54 Lugano Italy 1-4 World Cup
48 26 26- 9-54 Bruxelles West Germany 2-0
49 26 11-11-54 Paris France 2-2
50 26 16- 1-55 Bari Italy 0-1
51 26 5- 6-55 Bruxelles Czechoslovakia 1-3
52 26 28- 9-55 Bucuresti Romania 0-1
53 26 25-12-55 Brussel France 2-1
54 1 27 11- 3-56 Bruxelles Switzerland 1-3
55 27 8- 4-56 Antwerpen Netherlands 0-1
56 27 3- 6-56 Brussel Hungary 5-4
[1] match not official for England, being classified as a
"Victory International"
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
56 21 14 21 115- 127 56 50.00
27 Goals in 56 Matches (0.48 per match)
Types of Matches and Goals
Friendlies 53 27
World Cup Qualifiers 1 0
World Cup 2 0
Total 56 27
NB: the Belgian FA also credit Mermans with a goal in his cap 41 against
Switzerland which most sources credit to Hippolyte Van den Bosch
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Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 16 May 2013
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