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ALEX CARO.
Footballer, athlète, coureur, organisateur, arbitre, dirigeant et surtout : sportif au grand coeur.
Rijkelijk geïllustreerde biografie van Alex Caro, oprichter van de beroemde FRONT WANDERERS.
Alex Caro werd geboren in 1884 in Theux en leefde een avontuurlijk leven in het teken van de sport. Op zeventienjarige leeftijd was hij een van de medeoprichters van Sporting Club de Theux met stamnummer 14 in de Belgische competitie.
In Londen richtte hij meteen een voetbalteam op dat de basis vormde voor de Front Wanderers. Na de oorlog blijft hij zich als bestuurslid en scheidsrechter inzetten voor de sport. Hij richtte in 1921 de Union des Négociants Belges d'Articles de Sport (UNBAS) op. Ook zijn professionele bezigheid werd geassocieerd met sport.
Verder was Alex Caro sportjournalist en bleef hij organisator van sportevenementen in verschillende disciplines.
Well-illustrated biography of Alex Caro, founder of the famous FRONT WANDERERS.
Alex Caro was born 1884 in Theux and lived an adventurous life devoted to sport. At the age of seventeen he was one of the co-founders of Sporting Club de Theux with registration number 14 in the Belgian competition. His fascination for lantern slide photography propelled him literally into the Great War. In order to collect funds in Great Britain for the Belgian front soldiers, Caro was asked to cross the Channel and display his images of the demolition inflicted by the Germans. Once in London, he immediately established a football team that formed the foundation for the Front Wanderers. After the war he continues to dedicate his efforts to sport as board member and referee. He founded the Union des Négociants Belges d’Articles de Sport (UNBAS) in 1921. Also his professional occupation was associated with sport. Wallonia, a sports store established by his parents in 1900, was very successful through the development and certification of the so-called TOP-football, the first football with a valve. Furthermore, Alex Caro was sport journalist and remained organizer of sporting events in various disciplines. (Roger Vanmeerbeek)
24 x 16 cms, brochure, 40 pages.
1947
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