SOCCER PLAYER

Leo Van der Elst

1962 - Today

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Leo Van der Elst (born 7 January 1962) is a Belgian retired footballer who played mainly as a midfielder. He amassed Belgian Pro League totals of 406 games and 67 goals over the course of 15 seasons, mainly in representation of Antwerp, Club Brugge and Genk. His older brother, François, was also a professional footballer, and both were Belgian internationals. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Leo Van der Elst is the 7,516th most popular soccer player (down from 6,994th in 2024), the 892nd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 889th in 2019) and the 143rd most popular Belgian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Leo Van der Elst ranks 7,516 out of 21,273. Before him are Mun In-guk, Naoto Otake, Tomáš Řepka, Alex Chandre de Oliveira, Kevin Kampl, and José Fernández. After him are Kenichi Shimokawa, Moussa Diaby, Jaroslav Drobný, Odisseas Vlachodimos, Tim de Cler, and Kenichi Uemura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Leo Van der Elst ranks 680. Before him are Kate Spade, Bela B., Ingo Schulze, Anna Kanakis, Stefano Colantuono, and Lee Kyung-keun. After him are Brett Gurewitz, H. R. McMaster, Michael Widenius, Nanne Grönvall, Gary Ray Bowles, and Abderrazak Khairi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Leo Van der Elst ranks 892 out of 1,190. Before him are Roméo Lavia (2004), Dodi Lukebakio (1997), Eddy Voordeckers (1960), Jérôme d'Ambrosio (1985), Abdelhamid Abaaoud (1987), and Tom Lanoye (1958). After him are Philippe Clement (1974), Jean-François Gillet (1979), Gilbert Bodart (1962), Freddy Loix (1970), Éric Deflandre (1973), and Gert Verheyen (1970).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Belgium

Among soccer players born in Belgium, Leo Van der Elst ranks 143. Before him are Glen De Boeck (1971), Andreas Pereira (1996), Dany Verlinden (1963), Roméo Lavia (2004), Dodi Lukebakio (1997), and Eddy Voordeckers (1960). After him are Philippe Clement (1974), Jean-François Gillet (1979), Gilbert Bodart (1962), Éric Deflandre (1973), Gert Verheyen (1970), and Sébastien Pocognoli (1987).

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