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François Van der Elst (1 December 1954 – 11 January 2017) was a Belgian footballer who played as a right winger. Van der Elst was born in Opwijk, Flemish Brabant. With Anderlecht he won two national titles and four cups between 1971 and 1980. Van der Elst won the European Cup Winners' Cup twice, in 1976 and 1978,scoring 18 goals in the competition,the 4th most of any player. He also helped Belgium to second place in the 1980 European Championships and was part of the World Cup squad at Spain '82. After his career, Van der Elst owned a snooker and billiards bar in his hometown of Opwijk. On New Year's Day he collapsed and was resuscitated by a medical emergency team before being placed in an induced coma. A period of intensive care eventually led to his death from the sustained heart damage at the age of 62.

François Van der Elst
Van der Elst in 1977
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-12-01)1 December 1954
Place of birth Opwijk, Belgium
Date of death 11 January 2017(2017-01-11) (aged 62)
Place of death Aalst, Belgium
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1965–1969 VCE Mazenzele
1969–1971 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1980 Anderlecht 243 (82)
1980–1981 New York Cosmos 43 (12)
1981–1983 West Ham United 62 (14)
1983–1986 Lokeren 57 (12)
Total 405 (120)
National team
1973–1983 Belgium 44 (14)
Honours
Representing  Belgium
UEFA European Championship
Runner-up1980
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career


From 1969 to 1980 he played for R.S.C. Anderlecht, with which he would go on to total 82 Belgian Pro League goals, surpassing 100 overall. In 1976, he was part of the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup-winning squad, netting twice in the final against West Ham United (4–2) and, in the following season's league, was crowned the competition's top scorer at 21 goals as the Brussels side finished in second position.

In January 1982, after a brief United States spell with the New York Cosmos, Van der Elst signed with West Ham United for £400,000, proceeding to score 17 times in 70 overall appearances.[1] He finished his career back home, with K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen.


International career


Van der Elst earned 44 caps and netted 14 goals for Belgium, helping the nation to the second place in the UEFA Euro 1980 tournament. He was part of the squad that competed at the 1982 FIFA World Cup, playing the second halves of the 1–0 win over El Salvador for the first group stage (in Elche) and the 0–3 loss to Poland for the second group phase (Barcelona).


Personal life and death


Van der Elst's younger brother, Leo, was also a professional footballer. Both were Belgium internationals.[2]

On 1 January 2017, Van der Elst suffered heart failure and was placed in an induced coma in intensive care.[3] Ten days later, reports emerged that at 3:00 am that morning he had died from a cardiac arrest while still hospitalized, aged 62.[4][5]


Honours


RSC Anderlecht[6]
New York Cosmos

International


Belgium


Individual



References


  1. "Francois Van der Elst". West Ham Stats. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  2. Scholten, Berend (11 January 2017). "Belgium mourns François Van der Elst". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  3. Hardie, Valerie (3 January 2017). "François Van der Elst in kunstmatige coma na hartaanval op nieuwjaarsdag" [François Van der Elst in artificial coma after heart attack on New Year's Day]. Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  4. "L'ex-Diable rouge François Van Der Elst est décédé à l'âge de 62 ans" [Former red devil François Van Der Elst has died at the age of 62]. Le Soir (in French). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  5. "Ex-international François 'Swat' Van der Elst overleden" [Former international François 'Swat' Van der Elst has passed away]. Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  6. "Anderlecht Online - Geschiedenis". www.anderlecht-online.be.
  7. "Francois van der Elst - 1954-2017 | West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
  8. "HSV and Anderlecht set to renew acquaintances". UEFA.com. 26 February 2010.
  9. "Amsterdam Tournament".
  10. "Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs" (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  11. Sports+, DH Les (1 October 2018). "Le Trophée Pappaert, c'est reparti!". DH Les Sports +.
  12. "History". UEFA.com.
  13. "Ex-Anderlecht, Cosmos striker Van der Elst dies". ESPN.com. 12 January 2017.
  14. "Red Lions volgen Nina Derwael op met winst van Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste". De Standaard.
  15. "Eerste klasse A - Topsc. per seizoen". voetbal.com.
  16. "Cup Winners Cup Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  17. Dev, Paul. "1978 - Kevin Keegan". France Football.



На других языках


- [en] François Van der Elst

[fr] François Van Der Elst

François Van der Elst (selon la graphie exacte, mais aussi renseigné comme Vanderlelst, Vander Elst ou encore Van Der Elst) était un footballeur international belge, né le 1er décembre 1954 à Opwijk (Belgique) et décédé le 11 janvier 2017 à Alost.

[it] François Van der Elst

François Van der Elst (Lokeren, 1º dicembre 1954 – Alost, 11 gennaio 2017) è stato un calciatore belga, di ruolo attaccante.

[ru] Ван дер Эльст, Франсуа

Франсуа Ван дер Эльст (нидерл. François Van der Elst; 1 декабря 1954, Опвейк, Фламандский Брабант, Бельгия — 11 января 2017, Алст, Восточная Фландрия, Бельгия) — бельгийский футболист, крайний полузащитник. Известен по выступлениям за бельгийский клуб «Андерлехт» и сборную Бельгии. Брат футболиста сборной Бельгии Лео Ван дер Эльста.



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