Jean Dockx

Jean Baptiste Dockx (24 May 1941 – 15 January 2002) was a Belgian international footballer. He played for Mechelen, Racing White and Anderlecht, and for the Belgium national team in the 1970 FIFA World Cup and the 1972 UEFA European Football Championship. He was later a manager, and was caretaker manager of Anderlecht in 1999.

Jean Dockx
Personal information
Full name Jean Baptiste Dockx
Date of birth (1941-05-24)24 May 1941
Place of birth Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium
Date of death 15 January 2002(2002-01-15) (aged 60)
Place of death Vilvoorde, Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1952–1957 Mechelen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1966 Mechelen 177 (28)
1966–1971 Racing White 141 (33)
1971–1978 Anderlecht 214 (12)
Total 532 (73)
National team
1967–1975 Belgium 35 (3)
Teams managed
1978–1981 Bornem
1981–1982 Assent
1982–1983 RWD Molenbeek
1983–1984 Royal Antwerp
1999 Anderlecht
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

On 15 January 2002, Dockx died unexpectedly at the age of 60 from a traumatic aortic rupture.[1] Anderlecht paid a lot of attention to his death and praised him as one of the most valuable players the club had ever had.

In 2005 he was nominated for the title De Grootste Belg (The Greatest Belgian), but did not make it to the final nomination list. He ended up in place 401 of those who fell outside the final nomination list.[2]

Honours

Club

Mechelen[3]

Anderlecht[4]

International

References
  1. Gijs, Marc (16 January 2002). "Voetballer, trainer en scout Jean Dockx overleden". De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. "DOCKX, Jean". verganevoetbalglorie.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. "KV Mechelen | Geschiedenis".
  4. "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
  5. "Tijdperk-Vanden Stock: 20 landstitels, 8 bekers en 3 Europabekers".
  6. "Amsterdam Tournament".
  7. "Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs" (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. "Jules Pappaert Cup".
  9. "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
  10. "UEFA Euro 1972".


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