:Leo Van der Elst
{{short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{family name hatnote|van der Elst|Elst}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Leo Van der Elst
| image = Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2012 Leo Van Der Elst 25-02-2012 10-36-23.png
| caption = Van der Elst in 2012
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|1|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Opwijk, Belgium
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Midfielder
| youthclubs1 = HO Merchtem
| years1 = 1979–1984
| years2 = 1984–1988
| years3 = 1988
| years4 = 1988–1989
| years5 = 1989–1990
| years6 = 1990–1994
| years7 = 1994–1995
| clubs1 = Antwerp
| clubs2 = Club Brugge
| clubs3 = Metz
| clubs4 = RKC
| clubs5 = Charleroi
| clubs6 = Genk
| clubs7 = Eendracht Aalst
| caps1 = 150
| caps2 = 123
| caps3 = 13
| caps4 = 17
| caps5 = 29
| caps6 = 83
| caps7 = 21
| totalcaps = 436
| goals1 = 25
| goals2 = 30
| goals3 = 1
| goals4 = 1
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = 10
| goals7 = 1
| totalgoals = 69
| nationalyears1 = 1984–1987
| nationalteam1 = Belgium
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1999–2000
| manageryears2 = 2002–2003
| managerclubs1 = Oostende
| managerclubs2 = Eendracht Aalst
}}
Leo Van der Elst (born 7 January 1962) is a Belgian retired footballer who played mainly as a midfielder. He amassed Belgian Pro League totals of 406 games and 67 goals over the course of 15 seasons, mainly in representation of Antwerp, Club Brugge and Genk. His older brother, François, was also a professional footballer, and both were Belgian internationals.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/history/obituaries/newsid=2435320.html|title=Belgium mourns François Van der Elst|publisher=UEFA.com|first=Berend|last=Scholten|date=11 January 2017|accessdate=7 February 2017}}
Football career
Van der Elst was born in Opwijk. During his career he played for Royal Antwerp FC, Club Brugge KV (where he often partnered namesake Franky, contributing with five goals in 30 games to the conquest of the 1987–88 edition of the Belgian First Division A), FC Metz, RKC Waalwijk, R. Charleroi SC, K.R.C. Genk and V.C. Eendracht Aalst 2002, retiring in 1995 at 33; subsequently, he began a coaching career.
Van der Elst earned 13 caps for Belgium and was selected, alongside Franky, to the 1986 FIFA World Cup. There, in the quarter-final clash against Spain, he scored the penalty shootout decider after the 1–1 in regulation time.{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.mundodeportivo.com/preview/1986/06/23/pagina-3/1458043/pdf.html|title=1–1: Buenas noches, España|trans-title=1–1: Good night, Spain|newspaper=Mundo Deportivo|language=Spanish|date=23 June 1986|accessdate=4 June 2014}}
Honours
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References
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External links
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101116190145/http://clubbrugge.be/nl/club/geschiedenis/oudspeler/272/Van-der-Elst-Leo |date=dmy |title=Club Brugge archives {{in lang|nl}} }}
- {{NFT|19590}}
- {{FIFA|59398}}
- {{EU-Football.info|21743}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|leo-van-der-elst}}
{{Belgium Squad 1986 World Cup}}
{{K.V. Oostende managers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van der Elst, Leo}}
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Royal Antwerp F.C. players
Category:Club Brugge KV players
Category:Royal Charleroi S.C. players
Category:S.C. Eendracht Aalst players
Category:Belgium men's international footballers
Category:1986 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Belgian football managers
Category:K.V. Oostende managers
Category:S.C. Eendracht Aalst managers
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France