François Van der Elst
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Not to be confused with Franky Van der Elst.
François Van der Elst (1 December 1954 – 11 January 2017) was a Belgian footballer, who played as a winger. He is mainly known for winning several national and European trophies while at R.S.C. Anderlecht.[1]
In this article, the surname is van der Elst, not Elst.
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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) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
1973–1983 | Belgium | 44 | (14) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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