Leo Van der Elst
 Van der Elst in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 January 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Opwijk, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HO Merchtem | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–1984 |
Antwerp | 150 | (25) |
| 1984–1988 | Club Brugge | 123 | (30) |
| 1988 | Metz | 13 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | RKC | 17 | (1) |
| 1989–1990 |
Charleroi | 29 | (1) |
| 1990–1994 | Genk | 83 | (10) |
| 1994–1995 |
Eendracht Aalst | 21 | (1) |
| Total | 436 | (69) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1987 | Belgium | 13 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Oostende | ||
| 2002–2003 |
Eendracht Aalst | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leo Van der Elst (born 7 January 1962) is a Belgian retired footballer who played mainly as a midfielder.
He amassed
Club Brugge and Genk. His older brother, François, was also a professional footballer, and both were Belgian internationals.[1]
Football career
Van der Elst was born in
V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002
, retiring in 1995 at 33; subsequently, he began a coaching career.
Van der Elst earned 13 caps for Belgium and was selected, alongside Franky, to the 1986 FIFA World Cup. There, in the quarter-final clash against Spain, he scored the penalty shootout decider after the 1–1 in regulation time.[2]
Honours
Club
Club Brugge[3]
- Belgian Pro League: 1987–88
- Belgian Cup: 1985–85
- Belgian Supercup: 1986
- Bruges Matins: 1984[4]
International
Belgium
Individual
References
- ^ Scholten, Berend (11 January 2017). "Belgium mourns François Van der Elst". UEFA.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "1–1: Buenas noches, España" [1–1: Good night, Spain]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 June 1986. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ "Club Brugge | Palmares".
- ^ "Winnaars Brugse Metten".
- ^ "FIFA 1986 World Cup". Archived from the original on 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Homme de la saison belge".
External links
- Club Brugge archives (in Dutch) at the Wayback Machine (archived 16 November 2010)
- Leo Van der Elst at National-Football-Teams.com
- Leo Van der Elst – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Leo Van der Elst at EU-Football.info
- Leo Van der Elst at WorldFootball.net
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