Dirk Beheydt

Dirk Beheydt
Dirk Beheydt
Personal information
Full name Dirk Beheydt
Date of birth 17 October 1951 (1951-10-17) (age 60)
Place of birth Izegem, Belgium
Playing position striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Winkel Sport
1975-1984 Cercle Brugge 270 (99)
RC Harelbeke
National team
1977 Belgium 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 June 2008.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 June 2008

Dirk Beheydt (born 17 October 1951 in Izegem) is a Belgian former football player. He used to be a striker.

Beheydt was discovered by Cercle Brugge while he was playing for then lower league side Winkel Sport. Even though there was a big level gap between the two teams, Beheydt had no trouble adjusting to the highest level of Belgian football. He scored on his debut against AS Oostende. This was also the first match for Cercle in their new stadium. Cercle lost the match 1-2.

Beheydt achieved quite some personal highlights with Cercle:

  • 3rd most goals in the history of Cercle (only Pertry and Weber do better)
  • Top league goal scorer of the team (1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983)
  • Player of the Year (1976,1977)

Dirk Beheydt was also capped once for Belgium. He played in an away game against Italy on January 26, 1977. Belgium lost the match 2-1.

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Belgium Franky Vanhaecke
Cercle Brugge top scorer
1976–1977
Succeeded by
Netherlands Gerrie Kleton
Preceded by
Netherlands Gerrie Kleton
Cercle Brugge top scorer
1979–1980
Succeeded by
Belgium Jan Simoen
Preceded by
Denmark Søren Skov
Cercle Brugge top scorer
1983
Succeeded by
Belgium Bernard Verheecke

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