Erwin Vandendaele

Erwin Vandendaele
Vandendaele in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-03-05) 5 March 1945 (age 79)
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

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.

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.

  1. ^ Club Brugge (16 May 2014). "Erwin Vandendaele". Club Brugge. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  2. ^ Erwin Vandendaele 1971-1977, www.pesmitidelcalcio.com, 21 May 2022, retrieved 19 January 2023
  3. ^ 1976 Super Cup: Anderlecht leave Bayern blushing, www.uefa.com, retrieved 19 January 2023