Erwin Vandenbergh

Erwin Vandenbergh (born 26 January 1959) is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Between 1979 and 1991, he finished six times topscorer of the Belgian First Division (a record as of 2020), with three clubs (the first three with Lierse, the following two with Anderlecht, and the last one with Gent). In 1980, he was European topscorer with 39 goals out of 34 games. As a Belgium national team regular, Vandenbergh scored a memorable victory goal against Argentina in the opening game of the 1982 World Cup in Spain.

Vandenbergh also played for the French club Lille with his Belgium national team partner Filip Desmet under the management of another fellow Belgian Georges Heylens. His son, Kevin Vandenbergh, has also become a professional football striker.

Honours
Anderlecht 
 * Belgian First Division: 1984–85, 1985–86
 * Belgian Super Cup: 1985
 * UEFA Cup: 1982–83; runners-up 1983–84
 * Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977, 1983, 1985 
 * Bruges Matins: 1985 

Belgium
 * UEFA European Championship: runners-up 1980
 * FIFA World Cup: fourth place 1986
 * Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980

Individual
 * Belgian First Division top scorer: 1979–80 (39 goals), 1980–81 (24 goals), 1981–82 (25 goals), 1982–83 (20 goals), 1985–86 (27 goals), 1990–91 (23 goals) 
 * European Golden Shoe: 1979–80 (39 goals) 
 * Ballon d'Or nominations: 1980, 1983
 * Belgian Golden Shoe: 1981
 * UEFA Cup top scorer: 1982–83 (seven goals)
 * UEFA Euro 1984 qualifying: Group 1 top scorer (four goals)
 * Best AA Gent-Player of the Season: 1990–91