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Erwin Vandenbergh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛrʋɪɱ vɑndəmˈbɛr(ə)x]; born 26 January 1959) is a Belgian retired football 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

Personal information
Date of birth	(1959-01-26) 26 January 1959 (age 63)
Place of birth	Ramsel, 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)
National team
1979–1991	Belgium	48	(20)
Teams managed
1995	Westerlo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vandenbergh also played for the French club Lille with his Belgian 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

External links

• Erwin Vandenbergh at WorldFootball.net

На других языках

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[de] Erwin Vandenbergh

Erwin Vandenbergh (* 26. Januar 1959 in Ramsel) ist ein ehemaliger belgischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Erwin Vandenbergh

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[es] Erwin Vandenbergh

Erwin Vandenbergh (nacido en Amberes, 26 de enero de 1959) es un exfutbolista belga que jugaba en la demarcación de delantero. Es padre del también futbolista Kevin Vandenbergh.

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[fr] Erwin Vandenbergh

Erwin Vandenbergh (prononcé en néerlandais : [ˈɛrʋɪɱ vɑndəmˈbɛr(ə)x]), né le 26 janvier 1959 à Ramsel en Belgique, est un footballeur international belge. Il évoluait au poste d'attaquant.

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[it] Erwin Vandenbergh

Erwin Vandenbergh (Ramsel, 26 gennaio 1959) è un ex calciatore belga, di ruolo attaccante.

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[ru] Ванденберг, Эрвин

Э́рвин Ванденбе́рг (нидерл. Erwin Vandenbergh; 25 января 1959, Рамсел) — бельгийский футболист, нападающий, серебряный призёр Евро-1980.

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