Erwin Vandendaele (born 5 March 1945) is a Belgian former professional footballer who won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1971 while at Club Brugge. He played 32 times for the Belgium national team between 1970 and 1977, starting in a 2–1 friendly defeat to France on 15 November 1970.
 Vandendaele in 1978 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 March 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Metz, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1974 | Club Brugge | 253 | (12) |
| 1974–1977 | Anderlecht | 92 | (1) |
| 1977–1978 | Reims | 29 | (1) |
| 1978–1980 | Gent | 44 | (0) |
| 1980-1981 | R. Union Sportive Tournaisienne | 24 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1970–1977 | Belgium | 32 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981–1982 | R. Union Sportive Tournaisienne | ||
| 1983–1984 | Gent | ||
| 1988 | R.W.D. Molenbeek | ||
| 1988–1989 | Gent | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In the summer of 1974 Vandendaele moved to the rival Anderlecht. In 1976, he won the UEFA Super Cup with Anderlecht after a 4–1 win in the second leg over Bayern Munich.[2][3] After his football career, Vandendaele founded a tennis club in his hometown Asper. Since 2005, he has been working as a talent scout for Gent.
Honours
Club Brugge[4]
- Belgian First Division: 1972–73
- Belgian Cup: 1967–68, 1969–70
Anderlecht[5]
- Belgian Cup: 1974–75, 1975–76
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1975–76, 1977–78, runner-up 1976–77[6]
- Amsterdam Tournament: 1976[7]
- Tournoi de Paris: 1977[8]
- Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977[9]
Gent[10]
Belgium
- UEFA European Championship third place: 1972[11]
Individual
- Belgian Golden Shoe: 1971[12]
- Platina Eleven (Best Team in 50 Years of Golden Shoe Winners) (2003)[13]
References
External links
- Erwin Vandendaele – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Erwin Vandendaele – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Erwin Vandendaele at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Erwin Vandendaele at WorldFootball.net
