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Erwin Vandendaele

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Erwin Vandendaele
Vandendaele in 1978
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-03-05)5 March 1945
Place of birth Lauchheim, Germany[1]
Date of death 21 July 2026(2026-07-21) (aged 81)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
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 (5 March 1945 – 21 July 2026) was a Belgian professional footballer who played as a midfielder or central defender. He won the Belgian Golden Shoe in 1971 while at Club Brugge. He made 32 appearances 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. From 2005, he worked as a talent scout for Gent.

Vandendaele died on 21 July 2026, at the age of 81.[4]

Honours

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Club Brugge[5]

Anderlecht[6]

Gent[11]

Belgium

Individual

References

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  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
  4. "Voormalig Gouden Schoen Erwin Vandendaele (81) overleden: "Een markante figuur"". Nieuwsblad. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  5. "Club Brugge | Palmares".
  6. "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
  7. "Tijdperk-Vanden Stock: 20 landstitels, 8 bekers en 3 Europabekers".
  8. "Amsterdam Tournament". 25 October 2021.
  9. "Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs" (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  10. "Jules Pappaert Cup".
  11. "AA Gent | Geschiedenis".
  12. "UEFA Euro 1972".
  13. "Winnaars Gouden Schoen".
  14. UEFA.com (15 January 2004). "Aruna voted Belgium's finest | Inside UEFA". UEFA. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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