Pieter Robert "Rob" Rensenbrink was a Dutch footballer and member of the Netherlands national team that reached two FIFA World Cup finals, in 1974 and 1978. A creative and prolific left winger or forward, he became a legend in Belgium whilst playing in the great Anderlecht side of the 1970s. He is the UEFA Cup Winners Cup's all-time top scorer, with 25 goals. A talented dribbler as well as a cool finisher and adequate passer, he only ever missed two penalties in his entire career. He was also the first winner of the Onze d'Or in 1976.
Paul Van Himst is a Belgian former football player and a football manager who played as a forward, most notably for R.S.C. Anderlecht.
Joseph Mermans, usually referred to as Jef Mermans was a football striker from Belgium, who played much of his career at Anderlecht, with whom he won seven Belgian Championship titles and finished top scorer of this competition three times. He played 399 games and scored 367 goals in the first division, making him Anderlecht's all time topscorer.
Luc Gilbert Cyrille Nilis is a Belgian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Belgian Division 2 club Belisia Bilzen. He spent most of his career in his native Belgium and, in particular, in the Netherlands with PSV. His playing days came to an end in the 2000–01 season after breaking his leg in a match with his club Aston Villa following a clash with Ipswich Town goalkeeper Richard Wright.
François Van der Elst was a Belgian footballer, who mainly won different national and European trophies while at R.S.C. Anderlecht.
Joseph Anthonius John van den Brom is a Dutch former professional footballer and the current manager of Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań. As a player, he played for Vitesse, Ajax, De Graafschap and Istanbulspor. After his playing career, Van den Brom became a manager. He worked as a head coach for AGOVV Apeldoorn (2007–2010), ADO Den Haag (2010–2011), Vitesse (2011–2012) and Anderlecht (2012–2014). After managing AZ for five years, he moved to take charge of FC Utrecht from the 2019–20 season.
Steven Arnold Defour is a Belgian former professional footballer and manager who played as a midfielder. He is currently unemployed after most recently managing Mechelen.
The 2008–09 season of the Belgian First Division was the 106th season of top-tier football in Belgium. The regular season began on 16 August 2008 and ended on 16 May 2009. Standard Liège were the defending champions.
Stanley Hubert Adolphus Vanden Eynde or Van den Eynde was a Belgian international footballer who played as a striker for Beerschot VAC. Vanden Eynde also scored 9 goals in 26 appearances for the Belgium national side.
The 2012–13 season of the Belgian Pro League was the 110th season of top-tier football in Belgium. It started on 28 July 2012 with the first match of the regular season between Kortrijk and defending champions Anderlecht, and ended on 26 May 2013, which was the return leg of the European playoff.
Youri Marion A. Tielemans is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Belgium national team.
Leander Dendoncker is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as either a defensive midfielder or defender for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Belgium national team.
Meikayla Jean-Maree Moore is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Glasgow City in the Scottish Women's Premier League and the New Zealand national team.
Dario Van den Buijs is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dutch club RKC Waalwijk. He formerly played for Club Brugge, Heracles Almelo and FC Eindhoven.
Bubacarr Sanneh is a Gambian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bosnian and Herzegovina club FK Zvijezda 09 and the Gambia national team.
Dante Vanzeir is a Belgian professional footballer who played as a forward and winger for Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls and the Belgium national team.
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.
The 2022–23 Belgian Pro League was the 120th season of top-tier football in Belgium.
The following article is a summary of the 2022–23 football season in Belgium, which is the 120th season of competitive football in the country and will run from July 2022 until June 2023.
