International Eligibility & Player Data
FV
François Van der Elst
MFDeceasedBEL Belgium

François Van der Elst was a Belgian midfielder who played for clubs such as West Ham United, Anderlecht and New York Cosmos [NASL]. He represented Belgium and passed away in 2017.

Birth Date01.12.1954
Active years1971-1986
Height1.72 m
Information
SurnameVan der Elst
NameFrançois
NationalityBEL Belgium
BirthplaceBEL Lokeren, Belgium
Birth Date1 December 1954
Death Date11 January 2017 (62 years old)
PositionMidfielder
Height1.72 m
Weight70 kg
Club History
BELSporting Lokeren
ENGWest Ham United
USANew York Cosmos [NASL]
BELAnderlecht
International Statistics
BEL Belgium National Team
44
Caps
14
Goals
1973-1983
Years active
0.32
G/Cap
Tags
Players born in Lokeren, BelgiumPlayers born in 1954Players deceased in 2017Belgian playersFootball midfieldersDeceased football playersBelgium international playersPlayers with 41–50 international capsPlayers with 11–20 international goalsAnderlecht playersNew York Cosmos [NASL] playersWest Ham United playersSporting Lokeren playersForeign players in United StatesForeign players in EnglandEuropean players in North AmericaBelgian expatriate players