Dierckx was born in
Antwerp on 2 January 1942. During the 1960s and 1970s, he played as a
guard for a number of teams, including Liège-Perron, Racing White, Royal IV and
Destelbergen. He participated with the
Belgian Lions national team at the
1967 European Championship in Finland. There he averaged 12 points per game. Against the then
Yugoslavia, he made 22 points. Dierckx died on 4 January 2026, at the age of 84. == References ==