player · international archive · 1979–1991
Erwin Vandenbergh
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BelgiumArchive goals
15
for Belgium · 1 from the spot
Matches scored in
15
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Tournaments
4
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (6)
Career span
1979–1991
first 1979-12-19 · last 1991-02-27
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Erwin Vandenbergh 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, with three clubs. 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. — Wikipedia
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Every goal
from the international archive · 15 goals in 15 matches| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-02-27 |  Luxembourg | W3–0(h) | 7' | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
| 1986-06-03 |  Mexico | L1–2(a) | 45' | FIFA World Cup | Mexico City |
| 1985-05-01 |  Poland | W2–0(h) | 30' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Brussels |
| 1984-06-13 | Yugoslavia | W2–0(n) | 28' | UEFA Euro | Lens |
| 1983-11-09 |  Switzerland | L1–3(a) | 63' | UEFA Euro qualification | Bern |
| 1983-03-30 | German DR | W2–1(a) | 70' | UEFA Euro qualification | Leipzig |
| 1982-12-15 |  Scotland | W3–2(h) | 25' | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
| 1982-10-06 | Switzerland | W3–0(h) | 82' | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
| 1982-06-13 |  Argentina | W1–0(n) | 62' | FIFA World Cup | Barcelona |
| 1981-09-09 |  France | W2–0(h) | 83' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Brussels |
| 1981-04-29 | France | L2–3(a) | 5' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Paris |
| 1981-02-18 |  Cyprus | W3–2(h) | 17' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Brussels |
| 1980-12-21 | Cyprus | W2–0(a) | 30' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Nicosia |
| 1980-11-19 |  Netherlands | W1–0(h) | 48' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Brussels |
| 1979-12-19 | Scotland | W3–1(a) | 18' | UEFA Euro qualification | Glasgow |
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