Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme, is a martial artist, actor, filmmaker, and fight choreographer. Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, at the age of ten his father enrolled in martial arts classes, which led Van Damme in several competitions. With the desire of becoming an actor, he moved to the United States in 1982, where he did odd jobs and worked on several films, until he got his break as the lead in the martial arts film Bloodsport (1988).
Franky Van der Elst is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He later worked as a manager.
The Belgium national football team officially represents Belgium in men's international football since their maiden match in 1904. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA—both of which were co-founded by the Belgian team's supervising body, the Royal Belgian Football Association. Periods of regular Belgian representation at the highest international level, from 1920 to 1938, from 1982 to 2002 and again from 2014 onwards, have alternated with mostly unsuccessful qualification rounds. Most of Belgium's home matches are played at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels.
Koninklijke Sporting Club Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen was a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Lokeren, in the province of East Flanders. The club was founded in 1923 but ceased to exist in 2020 after going bankrupt. A few days after the bankruptcy, the club announced that rather than dissolving entirely, it would merge with KSV Temse to form Lokeren-Temse, starting in the Belgian Second Amateur Division.
Oguchialu Chijioke Onyewu is an American former soccer player who is the secretary-general of R.E. Virton. He was previously the sporting director for Orlando City B.
Koninklijke Voetbalclub Oostende, also called KV Oostende or KVO, is a Belgian football club from the city of Ostend, West Flanders in Belgium. The team was founded in 1904 as VG Oostende and has the matricule No. 31. From 2023–24, KV Oostende play in Challenger Pro League.
Bernard Voorhoof was a Belgian footballer, for 34 years the Belgium national team top scorer with 30 goals in 61 matches. He was joined by Paul Van Himst in 1972 who needed 81 matches to score the same number of goals. Both are now surpassed by Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard.
Gert Verheyen is a Belgian retired footballer and manager, who was last in charge of Oostende.
Thomas Vermaelen is a retired Belgian professional footballer. Being left-footed, he usually played as a left-sided centre-back and could play at left-back as well. His key attributes included aerial ability, leadership skills, and his quickness with the ball at his feet. He was also known for his goalscoring ability as a defender.
Jan Bert Lieve Vertonghen is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Pro League club Anderlecht and the Belgium national team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left-back.
Kevin De Bruyne, also known by his initials KDB, is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and captains the Belgium national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation as well as one of the best midfielders in the world. Pundits often describe him as a complete footballer.
Toby Albertine Maurits Alderweireld is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Belgian Pro League club Royal Antwerp.
Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Inter Milan, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea, and the Belgium national team.
This page details Netherlands men's national football team records; the most capped players, the players with the most goals, Netherlands' match record by opponent and decade.
Thorgan Ganael Francis Hazard is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for Eredivisie club PSV, on loan from Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund, and the Belgium national team.
Hans Vanaken is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Club Brugge and the Belgium national team. Vanaken is well known in Belgium for his prolific goal scoring ability despite playing in midfield.
This article lists various team and individual football records in relation to the Belgium national team. The page currently shows the records as of 28 March 2023.
The history of the Belgium national football team officially dates back to their first international in 1904. The Royal Belgian Football Association, which governs the team, co-founded the international governing bodies FIFA and UEFA. As of October 2015, Belgium qualified for 12 FIFA World Cups and 5 UEFA European Championships. In the periods 1920–1938, 1970–2002 and since 2014 Belgium participated in many international tournaments, including three Olympic football tournaments in the 1920s. So far, the national side is considered to have had two golden generations: one in the 1980s and early 1990s, and one since the early 2010s.
Wout Felix Lina Faes is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as centre-back for EFL Championship club Leicester City and the Belgium national team.
