Erwin_Vandenbergh

Erwin Vandenbergh

Erwin Vandenbergh

Belgian footballer (born 1959)


Erwin Vandenbergh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛrʋɪɱ vɑndəmˈbɛr(ə)x]; born 26 January 1959) is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Between 1979 and 1991, he finished six times topscorer of the Belgian First Division (a record as of 2020), with three clubs (the first three with Lierse, the following two with Anderlecht, and the last one with Gent). In 1980, he was European topscorer with 39 goals out of 34 games. As a Belgium national team regular, Vandenbergh scored a memorable victory goal against Argentina in the opening game of the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

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Vandenbergh also played for the French club Lille with his Belgium national team partner Filip Desmet under the management of another fellow Belgian Georges Heylens. His son, Kevin Vandenbergh, has also become a professional football striker.

Honours

Anderlecht[1]

Belgium

Individual


References

  1. "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
  2. "FIFA 1986 World Cup". Archived from the original on 5 June 2016.
  3. "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. "Erelijst Trofee Jean-Claude Bouvy". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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