player · international archive · 1960–1972
Paul Van Himst
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BelgiumArchive goals
15
for Belgium · 1 from the spot
Matches scored in
9
1 hat-trick among them
Tournaments
3
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (7)
Career span
1960–1972
first 1960-11-20 · last 1972-06-17
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.
Paul Guillaume van Himst is a Belgian former football player and a football manager who played as a forward, most notably for R.S.C. Anderlecht. Regarded as Anderlecht's ultimate club icon, Van Himst holds the record of four Belgian Golden Shoe awards and was named best "Belgian footballer of the twentieth century". — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-07-13
Every goal
from the international archive · 15 goals in 9 matches| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972-06-17 |  Hungary | W2–1(h) | 28' | UEFA Euro | Liège |
| 1972-05-18 |  Iceland | W4–0(h) | 12' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Liège |
| 1972-05-13 |  Italy | W2–1(h) | 71' | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
| 1971-02-03 |  Scotland | W3–0(h) | 57' 85' (pen) | UEFA Euro qualification | Liège |
| 1967-03-19 |  Luxembourg | W5–0(a) | 19' 36' | UEFA Euro qualification | Luxembourg |
| 1966-11-11 |  France | W2–1(h) | 51' 54' | UEFA Euro qualification | Brussels |
| 1965-11-10 |  Israel | W5–0(a) | 24' 33' 69'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Ramat Gan |
| 1965-10-27 |  Bulgaria | W5–0(h) | 18' 55' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Brussels |
| 1960-11-20 |  Switzerland | L2–4(h) | 82' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Brussels |
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