Younger brother of François "Swat" Van der Elst; the two never played together in the Belgian National Team.
Born: 7- 1-1962 in Opwijk Country: Belgium Caps: 13 (W7-D2-L4 - GF28-GA18 - %61.54) Age First Cap: 22 yr 101 d 17- 4-1984 vs. Poland 1-0 Age Last Cap: 25 yr 84 d 1- 4-1987 vs. Scotland 4-1 National Team Career: 2 yr 349 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 17- 4-84 Warszawa Poland 1-0
2 17-10-84 Bruxelles Albania 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
3 16-10-85 Brussel Netherlands 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
4 20-11-85 Rotterdam Netherlands 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
5 23- 4-86 Bruxelles Bulgaria 2-0
6 19- 5-86 Brussel Yugoslavia 1-3
7 11- 6-86 Toluca Paraguay 2-2 World Cup
8 15- 6-86 León Soviet Union 4-3 aet World Cup
9 22- 6-86 Puebla Spain 1-1 [1] World Cup
10 28- 6-86 Puebla France 2-4 aet World Cup
11 14-10-86 Luxembourg Luxembourg 6-0 European Champ. Qual.
12 4- 2-87 Braga Portugal 0-1
13 1- 4-87 Bruxelles Scotland 4-1 European Champ. Qual.
[1] aet, 5-4 pen
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
13 7 2 4 28- 18 16 61.54
Types of Matches
Friendlies 4
World Cup Qualifiers 3
World Cup 4
European Champ. Qual. 2
Total 13
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