Rudy Haleydt

Rudy Haleydt

Personal information
Full name	Rudolf Haleydt
Date of birth	(1951-02-15) 15 February 1951
Place of birth	Aalst, Belgium
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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 1975-79. 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 for Cercle Brugge. He became a key figure a key player and took part in 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.