Georges Winckelmans was a French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 footballer and coach

Coach (sport)

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, born 14 July 1910 in Lambersart

Lambersart

Lambersart is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.This commune is in the extreme north bordering Belgium. It is located in the metropolitan Urban Community of Lille Métropole, and is a suburb of the city of Lille, bordering it on its northwest side.Inhabitants of the town are called...

 (Nord).

Biography

Georges Winckelmans played as a midfield

Midfield

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er or outside right

Striker

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 at the start of the professional era of Olympique Lillois

Olympique Lillois

Olympique Lillois was a French association football club from the city of Lille. Founded in 1902 they merged with SC Fives in 1944 to form Lille OSC.-Honours:Championnat de France*Champion : 1933*Runner-up : 1936Trophée de France...

: he was one of the heroes of the final of the first French Championship on 14 May 1933 at Colombes

Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

The Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir - stadium in Colombes, near Paris, France . Named in memory of French rugby player Yves du Manoir in 1928. Was the main stadium for the 1924 Summer Olympics and had a capacity of 45,000 at the time...

 (O. Lillois-AS Cannes, 4-3). He scored two goals for the nordistes including the winner in the 86th minute.

In 1935, he left to play at RC Roubaix. The roubaisien club were vice-champions of Division 2 in 1936 and joined the elite the following season.

Georges Winckelmans returned to Olympique lillois in 1937 where he finished his playing career with the start of the war which stopped all club activities. OL merged in 1941 with their neighbour Iris Club Lillois to form OIC Lille. Georges Winckelmans became coach of this new club, until 1943.

After the war

World War II

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, he continued his coaching career, at CO Roubaix-Tourcoing

CO Roubaix-Tourcoing

Club Olympique de Roubaix Tourcoing was a French football team playing in the city of Roubaix, Nord. The team was founded in 1945 in a merge between three clubs: Excelsior AC Roubaix, RC Roubaix and US Tourcoing. The team won Division 1 in 1946/1947...

 in 1947-1948, and then to SO Montpellier, from 1948 to 1950.

Honours

• Champion of France in 1933 with Olympique Lillois
  Olympique Lillois
  Olympique Lillois was a French association football club from the city of Lille. Founded in 1902 they merged with SC Fives in 1944 to form Lille OSC.-Honours:Championnat de France*Champion : 1933*Runner-up : 1936Trophée de France...
  
  
• Vice-champion of France D2 in 1936 with RC Roubaix