Older brother of Leo Van der Elst; the two never played together in the Belgian National Team.
Born: 1-12-1954 in Opwijk Country: Belgium Caps: 44 (W22-D10-L12 - GF57-GA41 - %61.36) Goals: 14 Age First Cap: 18 yr 334 d 31-10-1973 vs. Norway 2-0 Age Last Cap: 28 yr 343 d 9-11-1983 vs. Switzerland 1-3 National Team Career: 10 yr 8 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 31-10-73 Brussel Norway 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
2 13- 3-74 Berlin (Ost) East Germany 0-1
3 8- 9-74 Reykjavík Iceland 2-0 European Champ. Qual.
4 12-10-74 Bruxelles France 2-1 European Champ. Qual.
5 7-12-74 Leipzig East Germany 0-0 European Champ. Qual.
6 30- 4-75 Antwerpen Netherlands 1-0
7 25- 4-76 Rotterdam Netherlands 0-5 European Champ. Qual.
8 22- 5-76 Bruxelles Netherlands 1-2 European Champ. Qual.
9 5- 9-76 Reykjavík Iceland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
10 10-11-76 Liège Northern Ireland 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
11 26- 1-77 Roma Italy 1-2
12 26- 3-77 Antwerpen Netherlands 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
13 3- 9-77 Brussel Iceland 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
14 26-10-77 Amsterdam Netherlands 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
15 22- 3-78 Charleroi Austria 1-0
16 19- 4-78 Magdeburg East Germany 0-0
17 20- 9-78 Lokeren Norway 1-1 European Champ. Qual.
18 11-10-78 Lisboa Portugal 1-1 European Champ. Qual.
19 15-11-78 Jaffa Israel 0-1
20 28- 3-79 Bruxelles Austria 1-1 European Champ. Qual.
21 2- 5-79 Wien Austria 0-0 European Champ. Qual.
22 12- 9-79 Oslo Norway 2-1 European Champ. Qual.
23 26- 9-79 Rotterdam Netherlands 0-1
24 17-10-79 Brussel Portugal 2-0 European Champ. Qual.
25 21-11-79 Bruxelles Scotland 2-0 European Champ. Qual.
26 19-12-79 Glasgow Scotland 3-1 European Champ. Qual.
27 27- 2-80 Brussel Luxembourg 5-0
28 18- 3-80 Bruxelles Uruguay 2-0
29 2- 4-80 Brussel Poland 2-1
30 6- 6-80 Bruxelles Romania 2-1
31 12- 6-80 Torino England 1-1 European Championship
32 15- 6-80 Milano Spain 2-1 European Championship
33 18- 6-80 Roma Italy 0-0 European Championship
34 22- 6-80 Roma West Germany 1-2 European Championship
35 28- 4-82 Bruxelles Bulgaria 2-1
36 27- 5-82 København Denmark 0-1
37 19- 6-82 Elche El Salvador 1-0 World Cup
38 28- 6-82 Barcelona Poland 0-3 World Cup
39 15-12-82 Bruxelles Scotland 3-2 European Champ. Qual.
40 30- 3-83 Leipzig East Germany 2-1 European Champ. Qual.
41 27- 4-83 Brussel East Germany 2-1 European Champ. Qual.
42 31- 5-83 Luxembourg France 1-1
43 12-10-83 Glasgow Scotland 1-1 European Champ. Qual.
44 9-11-83 Bern Switzerland 1-3 European Champ. Qual.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
44 22 13 12 57- 41 54 61.36
Types of Matches
Friendlies 14
World Cup Qualifiers 6
World Cup 2
European Champ. Qual. 18
European Championship 4
Total 44
Goals:
Cap 4 1 goal
Cap 9 1 goal
Cap 22 1 goal
Cap 24 1 goal
Cap 25 1 goal
Cap 26 2 goals
Cap 27 2 goals
Cap 28 1 goal
Cap 30 1 goal
Cap 39 2 goals
Cap 40 1 goal
Total: 14 goals
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Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 31 Mar 2011
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