Rudi Smidts
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Rudolf "Rudi" Smidts is a former Belgian
football
defender
. He played most of his career with R. Antwerp F.C., the oldest club of Belgium. Smidts made 33 appearances for the Belgium national football team and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup, where he played four matches.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
defender
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
. He played most of his career with R. Antwerp F.C., the oldest club of Belgium. Smidts made 33 appearances for the Belgium national football team and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup, where he played four matches.