Franky Vercauteren
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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 Vercauteren, nicknamed "The Little Prince", is a Belgian former footballer who played as a left winger. He is currently the sports director of the Royal Belgian Football Association. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-05
In the line-ups
13 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1982–1986The archive holds 13 team sheets naming Franky Vercauteren in Belgium's starting line-up, from 1982-06-13 to 1986-06-25.
13 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
9 goals across 9 scoring matches · 4 tournaments · 1978–1987| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987-04-01 |  Scotland | W4–1(h) | 75' | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
| 1986-10-14 |  Luxembourg | W6–0(a) | 41' | UEFA Euro qualification | Luxembourg |
| 1986-06-11 |  Paraguay | D2–2(n) | 30' | FIFA World Cup | Toluca |
| 1985-10-16 |  Netherlands | W1–0(h) | 20' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Brussels |
| 1985-05-01 |  Poland | W2–0(h) | 53' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Brussels |
| 1985-03-27 |  Greece | W2–0(h) | 69' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Brussels |
| 1984-06-19 |  Denmark | L2–3(n) | 39' | UEFA Euro | Strasbourg |
| 1983-10-12 | Scotland | D1–1(a) | 30' | UEFA Euro qualification | Glasgow |
| 1978-10-11 |  Portugal | D1–1(a) | 37' | UEFA Euro qualification | Lisbon |
Honours
30 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours30 | ||||
| FIFA World Cup | ×1 | 1986 | Belgium | |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | ×3 | 1975–76, 1976–77, 1977–78 | Anderlecht | |
| Belgian First Division | ×7 | 1980–81, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2010–11 | Anderlecht ·6, Genk ·1 | |
| Belgian Supercup | ×5 | 1985, 1987, 2006, 2007, 2011 | Anderlecht ·4, Genk ·1 | |
| Jules Pappaert Cup | ×3 | 1977, 1983, 1985 | Anderlecht | |
| European Super Cup | ×2 | 1976, 1978 | Anderlecht | |
| UEFA Cup | ×2 | 1982–83, 1983–84 | Anderlecht | |
| Amsterdam Tournament | ×1 | 1976 | Anderlecht | |
| Belgian Cup | ×1 | 1975–76 | Anderlecht | |
| Belgian Sports Merit Award | ×1 | 1978 | Anderlecht | |
| Bruges Matins | ×1 | 1985 | Anderlecht | |
| National Football League | ×1 | 2014–15 | Krylia Sovetov | |
| Promotion to Belgian First Division A | ×1 | 2017–18 | Cercle Brugge | |
| Tournoi de Paris | ×1 | 1977 | Anderlecht | |
| Individual honours5 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 1 | ||||
| Belgian Golden Shoe | 1983 | |||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Ballon d'Or nomination | 1983 | |||
| More honours · 3 | ||||
| Belgian Professional Manager of the Year | 2010–11 | |||
| Meritorious resident of Dilbeek | 2011 | |||
| Pro League Hall of Fame | 2026 | |||