Rudy Haleydt

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Rudy Haleydt
Personal information
Full name Rudolf Haleydt
Date of birth (1951-02-15) 15 February 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Aalst, Belgium
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1970–1974 Eendracht Aalst
1974–1981 Waregem
1981–1983 Cercle Brugge 39 (3)
1983–1984 Eendracht Aalst
1987–1988 Willebroek-Meerhof
International career
1976 Belgium 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rudy Haleydt (born 15 February 1951) is a retired Belgian football midfielder. [1] [2]

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Club Career

Eendracht Aalst

Rudy Haleydt made his debut with the first team of Eendracht Aalst in 1969. At the time the club was in the Division 3.

KSV Waregem

After 5 seasons with Eendracht Aalst, he was bought by Division 1 team, KSV Waregem, where he became a starter in the midfield the next year, forming a formidable duo with Dutch forward Aad Koudijzer, scoring at least 6 goals per season between 1975 and 1979. His good form won him a call-up to the Belgian national team in September 1976. In 1979, the club hired Dutch coach Hans Croon and Haleydt lost his starting berth.

Cercle Brugge

In 1981, after 7 seasons at Waregem, he left for Cercle Brugge. He became a key figure a key player and took part in all of the club's league matches and three cup matches. The next season, he suffered a serious injury and did not play much.

Return to Eendracht Aalst

After two seasons with Cercle Brugge, he returned to his debut team, Eendracht Aalst, where he played in the Division 2, before retiring in 1984.

National Team Career

Rudy Haleydt made his first and only national team call-up for Belgium, on 5 September 1976, after a display of fine form on club level with KSV Waregem, he made his international debut in a 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Iceland, coming on and playing the final 30 minutes of a 1-0 away win in Reykjavík. [3] [4]

Coaching Career

KSV Willebroek-Meerhof

After retiring, he became coach of newly promoted fr:KSV Willebroek-Meerhof, where he occasionally played himself.

Eendracht Zele

After two years at KSV Willebroek, he was appointed the manage or Division 3 team Eendracht Zele, where he also stayed for two years.

Return to KSV Willebroek

Haleydt returned to Willebroek in 1992, where he was at the helm for 21 games in total, until the end of the season in 1993.

US Tournai

In 1993, newly promoted club RFC Tournai, appointed him as their manager. He spent 3 years at the club, before departing the club in 1996.

RAEC Mons 1910

That same year, 1996, he was hired the head coach of Division 3 team, RAEC Mons, but was fired after 17 games.

RC Lebbeke

He then made a brief spell with RC Lebbeke in the 1998-99 season, but was not able to save the club from relegation.

Last spells with KSV Willebroek

2005-06 Season

After six years away from coaching, he made his return to coaching and third return to KSV Willebroek for the 2005-06 season.

2009-10 Season

Haleydt would then go another 3 years, away from cocahing, before returning again for the 2009-10 season as the head coach of KSV Willebroek, his fourth and final spell with the club. After which, he finally retired from coaching.

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References

  1. Rudy Haleydt at WorldFootball.net
  2. Rudy Haleydt at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. de la Fuerza Sánchez, Elías Fortaleza. "Internation Statistics:Rudy Hayledt". static.rbfa.bf.
  4. de la Fuerza Sánchez, Elías Fortaleza. "Player Info:Haleydt, Rudy". eu-football.info.