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Erwin Vandenbergh

1959 - Today

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Erwin Vandenbergh (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛrʋɪɱ vɑndə(m)ˈbɛr(ə)x]; born 26 January 1959) is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Between 1979 and 1991, he finished six times as topscorer of the Belgian First Division (a still standing record), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Erwin Vandenbergh is the 1,665th most popular soccer player (down from 1,544th in 2019), the 496th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 483rd in 2019) and the 28th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Erwin Vandenbergh ranks 1,665 out of 21,273. Before him are Tomas Brolin, Edoardo Reja, Jan Wouters, Robert Kovač, František Veselý, and František Junek. After him are Yevhen Rudakov, Rodri, Zlatko Vujović, Santi Cazorla, Željko Matuš, and Angelo Anquilletti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Erwin Vandenbergh ranks 182. Before him are Stephen Chow, Nobuko Jashima, Kevin Nash, Jaime Rodríguez, Robert Barron, and Wolf Hoffmann. After him are Caroline Goodall, Hovik Abrahamyan, Dave Schultz, Gustavo Cerati, Éric Serra, and Erhard Loretan.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Erwin Vandenbergh ranks 496 out of 1,190. Before him are Ferdinand de Marsin (1656), Peter Jan Beckx (1795), Louis Van Hege (1889), Léon Semmeling (1940), Daniël Heinsius (1580), and Grégoire de Saint-Vincent (1584). After him are Gerard de Lairesse (1640), Princess Amalia of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1830), Étienne Gailly (1922), Henri Anspach (1882), Jan Decleir (1946), and Louis Gallait (1810).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Erwin Vandenbergh ranks 28. Before him are Jacques Moeschal (1900), André Vandewyer (1909), Radja Nainggolan (1988), Frans Janssens (1945), Louis Van Hege (1889), and Léon Semmeling (1940). After him are Mousa Dembélé (1987), Joseph Mermans (1922), Jean de Bie (1892), Lorenzo Staelens (1964), Henri Coppens (1930), and Georges Heylens (1941).

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