Paul Van Himst

Paul Van Himst
Paul Van Himst with Anderlecht in 1973
Personal information
Full name Paul Guillaume Van Himst[1]
Date of birth (1943-10-02) 2 October 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1951–1959 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1959–1975 Anderlecht 456 (234)
1975–1976 Molenbeek 21 (1)
1976–1977 Eendracht Aalst
Total 477 (235)
International career
1960–1974 Belgium 81 (30)
Managerial career
1983–1986 Anderlecht
1987–1988 Molenbeek
1991–1996 Belgium
Medal record
Representing  Belgium
UEFA European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Belgium
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Guillaume van Himst (born 2 October 1943) is a Belgian former football player and a football manager who played as a forward, most notably for R.S.C. Anderlecht.[2] 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".[3]

  1. ^ "P. van Himst". soccerway.com. 11 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Belgium's Player of the Century - An Exclusive La Cancha Interview". lacancha.com. 2000.
  3. ^ "Paul Van Himst en familie... voetbal". bresor.be (in Dutch). 10 January 2024.