Born: 28- 2-1957 in Lier Country: Belgium Caps: 96 (W44-D23-L29 - GF139-GA103 - %57.81) Goals: 23 Age First Cap: 20 yr 26 d 26- 3-1977 vs. Netherlands 0-2 Age Last Cap: 33 yr 364 d 27- 2-1991 vs. Luxembourg 3-0 National Team Career: 13 yr 338 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 26- 3-77 Antwerpen Netherlands 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
2 3- 9-77 Brussel Iceland 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
3 16-11-77 Belfast North. Ireland 0-3 World Cup Qualifier
4 11-10-78 Lisboa Portugal 1-1 European Ch. Qual.
5 15-11-78 Tel Aviv Israel 0-1
6 12- 9-79 Oslo Norway 2-1 European Ch. Qual.
7 26- 9-79 Rotterdam Netherlands 0-1
8 17-10-79 Brussel Portugal 2-0 European Ch. Qual.
9 21-11-79 Brussel Scotland 2-0 European Ch. Qual.
10 19-12-79 Glasgow Scotland 3-1 European Ch. Qual.
11 27- 2-80 Brussel Luxembourg 5-0
12 18- 3-80 Brussel Uruguay 2-0
13 2- 4-80 Brussel Poland 2-1
14 6- 6-80 Brussel Romania 2-1
15 12- 6-80 Torino England 1-1 European Champ.
16 15- 6-80 Milano Spain 2-1 European Champ.
17 18- 6-90 Roma Italy 0-0 European Champ.
18 22- 6-80 Roma West Germany 1-2 European Champ.
19 15-10-80 Dublin Ireland 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
20 19-11-80 Brussel Netherlands 1-0
21 21-12-80 Nicosia Cyprus 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
22 18- 2-81 Brussel Cyprus 3-2 World Cup Qualifier
23 25- 3-81 Brussel Ireland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
24 29- 4-81 Paris France 2-3 World Cup Qualifier
25 9- 9-81 Brussel France 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
26 16-12-81 Valencia Spain 0-2
27 28- 4-82 Brussel Bulgaria 2-1
28 27- 5-82 København Denmark 0-1
29 13- 6-82 Barcelona Argentina 1-0 World Cup
30 19- 6-82 Elche El Salvador 1-0 World Cup
31 22- 6-82 Elche Hungary 1-1 World Cup
32 28- 6-82 Barcelona Poland 0-3 World Cup
33 1- 7-82 Barcelona Soviet Union 0-1 World Cup
34 22- 9-82 München West Germany 0-0
35 6-10-82 Brussel Switzerland 3-0 European Ch. Qual.
36 15-12-82 Brussel Scotland 3-2 European Ch. Qual.
37 30- 3-83 Leipzig East Germany 2-1 European Ch. Qual.
38 27- 4-83 Brussel East Germany 2-1 European Ch. Qual.
39 21- 9-83 Brussel Netherlands 1-1
40 12-10-83 Glasgow Scotland 1-1 European Ch. Qual.
41 9-11-83 Bern Switzerland 1-3 European Ch. Qual.
42 29- 2-84 Brussel West Germany 0-1
43 6- 6-84 Brussel Hungary 2-2
44 13- 6-84 Lens Yugoslavia 2-0 European Champ.
45 16- 6-84 Nantes France 0-5 European Champ.
46 19- 6-84 Strasbourg Denmark 2-3 European Champ.
47 5- 9-84 Brussel Argentina 0-2
48 19-12-84 Athinai Greece 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
49 22-12-84 Tiranë Albania 0-2 World Cup Qualifier
50 27- 3-85 Brussel Greece 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
51 1- 5-85 Brussel Poland 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
52 11- 9-85 Chorzów Poland 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
53 16-10-85 Brussel Netherlands 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
54 20-11-85 Rotterdam Netherlands 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
55 23- 4-86 Brussel Bulgaria 2-0
56 19- 5-86 Brussel Yugoslavia 1-0
57 3- 6-86 Cdad. de México Mexico 1-2 World Cup
58 6- 6-86 Toluca Iraq 2-1 World Cup
59 11- 6-86 Toluca Paraguay 2-2 World Cup
60 15- 6-86 León Soviet Union 4-3 World Cup
61 22- 6-86 Puebla Spain 1-1 [1] World Cup
62 25- 6-86 Cdad. de México Argentina 0-2 World Cup
63 28- 6-86 Puebla France 2-4 World Cup
64 10- 9-86 Brussel Ireland 2-2 European Ch. Qual.
65 14-10-86 Luxembourg Luxembourg 6-0 European Ch. Qual.
66 19-11-86 Brussel Bulgaria 1-1 European Ch. Qual.
67 4- 2-87 Braga Portugal 0-1
68 29- 4-87 Dublin Ireland 0-0 European Ch. Qual.
69 9- 9-87 Rotterdam Netherlands 0-0
70 14-10-87 Glasgow Scotland 0-2 European Ch. Qual.
71 11-11-87 Brussel Luxembourg 3-0 European Ch. Qual.
72 19- 1-88 Tel Aviv Israel 3-2
73 26- 3-88 Brussel Hungary 3-0
74 5- 6-88 Odense Denmark 1-3
75 12-10-88 Antwerpen Brazil 1-2
76 19-10-88 Brussel Switzerland 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
77 15- 2-89 Lisboa Portugal 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
78 29- 4-89 Brussel Czechoslovakia 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
79 27- 5-89 Brussel Yugoslavia 1-0
80 1- 6-89 Lille Luxembourg 5-0 World Cup Qualifier
81 8- 6-89 Ottawa Canada 2-0
82 23- 8-89 Brugge Denmark 3-0
83 6- 9-89 Brussel Portugal 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
84 11-10-89 Basel Switzerland 2-2 World Cup Qualifier
85 25-10-89 Brussel Luxembourg 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
86 17- 1-90 Athinai Greece 0-2
87 21- 2-90 Brussel Sweden 0-0
88 26- 5-90 Brussel Romania 2-2
89 12- 6-90 Verona South Korea 2-0 World Cup
90 17- 6-90 Verona Uruguay 3-1 World Cup
91 21- 6-90 Verona Spain 1-2 World Cup
92 26- 6-90 Bologna England 0-1 World Cup
93 12- 9-90 Brussel East Germany 0-2
94 17-10-90 Cardiff Wales 1-3 European Ch. Qual.
95 12- 2-91 Terni Italy 0-0
96 27- 2-91 Brussel Luxembourg 3-0 European Ch. Qual.
[1] aet, 5-4 pen
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
96 44 23 29 139- 103 111 57.81
Types of Matches
Friendlies 31
World Cup Qualifiers 23
World Cup 16
European Champ. Qual. 19
European Championship 7
Total 96
Goals:
Cap 14 1 goal
Cap 15 1 goal
Cap 21 1 goal
Cap 22 1 goal
Cap 23 1 goal
Cap 24 1 goal
Cap 38 1 goal
Cap 43 2 goals
Cap 46 1 goal
Cap 60 1 goal
Cap 61 1 goal
Cap 63 1 goal
Cap 65 1 goal
Cap 71 1 goal
Cap 73 1 goal
Cap 74 1 goal
Cap 81 1 goal
Cap 82 2 goals
Cap 83 1 goal
Cap 90 1 goal
Cap 96 1 goal
Total: 23 goals
NB: the Belgian FA credit Ceulemans with 22 goals as they attribute his goal
in his cap 74 against Denmark to Vincenzo Scifo
With thanks to Matthias Arnold
Prepared and maintained by Roberto Mamrud for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Roberto Mamrud
Last updated: 11 Jan 2018
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