Erwin Vandenbergh

Erwin Vandenbergh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛrʋɪɱ vɑndə(m)ˈbɛr(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.

Erwin Vandenbergh

Vandenbergh in 1980
Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-01-26) 26 January 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Ramsel [fr; nl], Herselt, Belgium
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1976–1982	Lierse	178	(117)
1982–1986	Anderlecht	121	(87)
1986–1990	Lille	114	(38)
1990–1994	Gent	110	(47)
1994–1995	Molenbeek	21	(4)
Total		544	(293)
International career
1979–1991	Belgium	48	(20)
Managerial career
1995	Westerlo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

• Belgian First Division: 1984–85, 1985–86
• Belgian Super Cup: 1985
• UEFA Cup: 1982–83; runners-up 1983–84
• Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977, 1983, 1985^[2]
• Bruges Matins: 1985^[3]

Belgium

• UEFA European Championship: runners-up 1980^[4]
• FIFA World Cup: fourth place 1986^[5]
• Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980^[6]

Individual

• Belgian First Division top scorer: 1979–80 (39 goals), 1980–81 (24 goals), 1981–82 (25 goals), 1982–83 (20 goals), 1985–86 (27 goals), 1990–91 (23 goals)^[7]
• European Golden Shoe: 1979–80 (39 goals)^[8]
• Ballon d'Or nominations: 1980,^[9] 1983^[10]
• Belgian Golden Shoe: 1981^[11]
• UEFA Cup top scorer: 1982–83 (seven goals)^[12]
• UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying: Group 1 top scorer (four goals)
• Best AA Gent-Player of the Season: 1990–91^[13]

References

1. "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
2. "Jules Pappaert Cup".
3. "Winnaars Brugse Metten".
4. "UEFA Euro 1980".
5. "FIFA 1986 World Cup". Archived from the original on 5 June 2016.
6. "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
7. "Topscorer Eerste Klasse".
8. "A History of European Golden Shoe Award + Winners List".
9. "Ballon d'Or 1980".
10. "Ballon d'Or 1983".
11. "Winnaars Gouden Schoen".
12. "Fairs/UEFA Cup Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
13. "Erelijst Trofee Jean-Claude Bouvy". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Retrieved 8 November 2020.

External links

• Erwin Vandenbergh – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Erwin Vandenbergh – UEFA competition record (archive) 
• Erwin Vandenbergh at the Royal Belgian Football Association
• Erwin Vandenbergh at WorldFootball.net