Football Query

Player · Belgium · Defender

François Van der Elst

Goals from 12 Oct 1974 to 30 Mar 1983

Caps
2
Starts
0
Minutes
88
Win % when playing
50%
Goals
10
Matches scored in
8
Penalties
0
Hat-tricks
0
For their side
22nd of 161
Longest gap
3 yrs

Goals by year

1974197519761977197819791980198119821983

Tallest: 5 · Year

When they scored

By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.

1–15′16–30′31–45′46–60′61–75′76–90′ET

Tallest: 4 · Minute

What the goals did

Winning goal6
Extended lead2
Equaliser1
Opening goal1

Belgium with and without them

Belgium's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.

With them21011350%
Without them1010110%

Played most alongside10

Alexandre Czerniatynski2
Erwin Vandenbergh2
Franky Vercauteren2
Jan Ceulemans2
Luc Millecamps2
Ludo Coeck2
Marc Baecke2
Walter Meeuws2
Wilfried Van Moer2
Eric Gerets1

Faced most10

Andrzej BuncolPoland1
Carlos RecinosEl Salvador1
Francisco OsortoEl Salvador1
Grzegorz LatoPoland1
Jaime RodríguezEl Salvador1
Janusz KupcewiczPoland1
Joaquín VenturaEl Salvador1
Jorge GonzálezEl Salvador1
José Francisco JovelEl Salvador1
José María RivasEl Salvador1

Against6

Scotland53
France11
German DR11
Iceland11
Norway11
Portugal11

At tournaments5

Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.

UEFA Euro qualification 198311
UEFA Euro qualification 198221
UEFA Euro qualification 197954
FIFA World Cup qualification 197611
UEFA Euro qualification 197411

Every goal10

30 Mar 1983v German DR2–135′—Opening goal1–0UEFA Euro qualification 1983
15 Dec 1982v Scotland3–263′—Winning goal3–2UEFA Euro qualification 1982
15 Dec 1982v Scotland3–239′—Equaliser2–2UEFA Euro qualification 1982
19 Dec 1979v Scotland3–128′—Extended lead3–0UEFA Euro qualification 1979
19 Dec 1979v Scotland3–123′—Winning goal2–0UEFA Euro qualification 1979
21 Nov 1979v Scotland2–05′—Winning goal1–0UEFA Euro qualification 1979
17 Oct 1979v Portugal2–056′—Extended lead2–0UEFA Euro qualification 1979
12 Sep 1979v Norway2–175′—Winning goal2–1UEFA Euro qualification 1979
5 Sep 1976v Iceland1–073′—Winning goal1–0FIFA World Cup qualification 1976
12 Oct 1974v France2–175′—Winning goal2–1UEFA Euro qualification 1974

Every match on record10

In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.

30 Mar 1983v German DR2–1——1—UEFA Euro qualification 1983
15 Dec 1982v Scotland3–2——2—UEFA Euro qualification 1982
28 Jun 1982v Poland0–3came on 46′44——FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage
19 Jun 1982v El Salvador1–0came on 46′44——FIFA World Cup 1982 · Group stage
19 Dec 1979v Scotland3–1——2—UEFA Euro qualification 1979
21 Nov 1979v Scotland2–0——1—UEFA Euro qualification 1979
17 Oct 1979v Portugal2–0——1—UEFA Euro qualification 1979
12 Sep 1979v Norway2–1——1—UEFA Euro qualification 1979
5 Sep 1976v Iceland1–0——1—FIFA World Cup qualification 1976
12 Oct 1974v France2–1——1—UEFA Euro qualification 1974

Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.