François Van der Elst
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Van der Elst in 1977 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 December 1954 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Opwijk, Belgium | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 11 January 2017 (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 | ||||||||||||||
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.