SOCCER PLAYER

François Van der Elst

1954 - 2017

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Van der Elst is the 2,231st most popular soccer player (down from 2,064th in 2019), the 576th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 540th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, François Van der Elst ranks 2,231 out of 21,273. Before him are Turgay Şeren, Chris Waddle, Manuel Olivares, Masako Yoshida, Darko Kovačević, and Filipe Luís. After him are Ricardo Gomes, Gunnar Olsson, Juan José Tramutola, Jan Vertonghen, Bryan Robson, and Gigi Meroni.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, François Van der Elst ranks 270. Before him are Jean Bourgain, Alex Salmond, Jesús María Satrústegui, David Paich, Igor Krutoy, and Ivo Van Damme. After him are Sam Allardyce, Karl-Heinz Körbel, Joseph-Antoine Bell, Dai Sijie, Koen Lenaerts, and Mahmoud El Khatib. Among people deceased in 2017, François Van der Elst ranks 305. Before him are Victor Lanoux, Leonid Bronevoy, Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, Gilbert Baker, Otto Warmbier, and István Mészáros. After him are Cipriano Chemello, Vitaly Churkin, Ángel Berni, Rance Howard, Margot Hielscher, and Giuliano Sarti.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, François Van der Elst ranks 576 out of 1,190. Before him are Odilon Polleunis (1943), Paul-Émile Janson (1872), Felix de Muelenaere (1793), Ivo Van Damme (1954), Rik Wouters (1882), and Marie-Anne Libert (1782). After him are Frans Schollaert (1851), Jan Vertonghen (1987), Axel Witsel (1989), Natacha Atlas (1964), Marcel Minnaert (1893), and Jan Fabre (1958).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, François Van der Elst ranks 40. Before him are Georges Heylens (1941), Thomas Vermaelen (1985), Walter Meeuws (1951), Arnold Badjou (1909), Yannick Carrasco (1993), and Odilon Polleunis (1943). After him are Jan Vertonghen (1987), Axel Witsel (1989), Hendrik Isemborghs (1914), Christian Piot (1947), Lei Clijsters (1956), and Ludo Coeck (1955).

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