Erwin Vandenbergh
Be the first in the stands
BelgiumCounted 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
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-08-29
In the line-ups
10 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1980–1986The archive holds 10 team sheets naming Erwin Vandenbergh in Belgium's starting line-up, from 1980-06-12 to 1986-06-03.
10 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
15 goals across 15 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 1979–1991| 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 |
Honours
12 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours12 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1986 | Belgium | |
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 1980 | Belgium | |
| Jules Pappaert Cup | ×3 | 1977, 1983, 1985 | Anderlecht | |
| Belgian First Division | ×2 | 1984–85, 1985–86 | Anderlecht | |
| UEFA Cup | ×2 | 1982–83, 1983–84 | Anderlecht | |
| Belgian Sports Merit Award | ×1 | 1980 | Belgium | |
| Belgian Super Cup | ×1 | 1985 | Anderlecht | |
| Bruges Matins | ×1 | 1985 | Anderlecht | |
| Individual honours13 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 9 | ||||
| Belgian First Division top scorer | ×6 | 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1985–86, 1990–91 | ||
| Belgian Golden Shoe | 1981 | |||
| European Golden Shoe | 1979–80 | |||
| UEFA Cup top scorer | 1982–83 | |||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or nominations | ×2 | 1980, 1983 | ||
| Best AA Gent-Player of the Season | 1990–91 | |||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying | ||||