François Van der Elst
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.
François Van der Elst 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. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-03
In the line-ups
4 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1980The archive holds 4 team sheets naming François Van der Elst in Belgium's starting line-up, from 1980-06-12 to 1980-06-22.
4 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
10 goals across 8 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 1974–1983| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983-03-30 | German DR | W2–1(a) | 35' | UEFA Euro qualification | Leipzig |
| 1982-12-15 |  Scotland | W3–2(h) | 39' 63' | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
| 1979-12-19 | Scotland | W3–1(a) | 23' 28' | UEFA Euro qualification | Glasgow |
| 1979-11-21 | Scotland | W2–0(h) | 5' | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
| 1979-10-17 |  Portugal | W2–0(h) | 56' | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
| 1979-09-12 |  Norway | W2–1(a) | 75' | UEFA Euro qualification | Oslo |
| 1976-09-05 |  Iceland | W1–0(a) | 73' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Reykjavík |
| 1974-10-12 |  France | W2–1(h) | 75' | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
Honours
20 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours20 | ||||
| European Cup Winners' Cup | ×3 | 1975–76, 1976-77, 1977–78 | RSC Anderlecht | |
| UEFA European Championship | ×1 | 1980 | National team | |
| Belgian Cup | ×4 | 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76 | RSC Anderlecht | |
| Belgian First Division | ×2 | 1971–72, 1973–74 | RSC Anderlecht | |
| Belgian League Cup | ×2 | 1973, 1974 | RSC Anderlecht | |
| Belgian Sports Merit Award | ×2 | 1978, 1980 | RSC Anderlecht ·1, National team ·1 | |
| European Super Cup | ×2 | 1976, 1978 | RSC Anderlecht | |
| Amsterdam Tournament | ×1 | 1976 | RSC Anderlecht | |
| Jules Pappaert Cup | ×1 | 1977 | RSC Anderlecht | |
| North American Soccer League | ×1 | 1980 | New York Cosmos | |
| Tournoi de Paris | ×1 | 1977 | RSC Anderlecht | |
| Individual honours3 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 2 | ||||
| Belgian First Division top scorer | 1976-77 | |||
| European Cup Winners Cup Top Scorer | 1977-78 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or nomination | 1978 | |||