François Van der Elst

Belgian footballer (1954–2017)
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François Van der Elst

Summary

François Van der Elst is a human[1]. His place of birth was Opwijk[2]. He was born on December 1, 1954[3]. He died in Aalst[4]. He died on January 11, 2017[5]. He worked as an association football player[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • François Van der Elst was born in Opwijk[2].
  • François Van der Elst died in Aalst[4].
  • François Van der Elst was born on December 1, 1954[3].
  • François Van der Elst died on January 11, 2017[5].
  • François Van der Elst held citizenship in Belgium[8].
  • François Van der Elst worked as an association football player[6].
  • François Van der Elst is recorded as male[9].
  • François Van der Elst's instance of is recorded as human[10].
  • François Van der Elst's member of sports team is recorded as West Ham United F.C.[11].
  • François Van der Elst's member of sports team is recorded as K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen[12].
  • François Van der Elst's member of sports team is recorded as R.S.C. Anderlecht[13].
  • François Van der Elst's member of sports team is recorded as New York Cosmos[14].
  • François Van der Elst's member of sports team is recorded as Belgium men's national football team[15].
  • François Van der Elst's member of sports team is recorded as Belgium national under-21 football team[16].
  • François Van der Elst's Commons category is recorded as François Van der Elst[17].
  • François Van der Elst's position played on team / speciality is recorded as wing half[18].
  • The cause of death was cardiac arrest[19].
  • François Van der Elst's sport is recorded as association football[20].
  • François Van der Elst's given name is recorded as François[21].
  • François Van der Elst's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • François Van der Elst's participant in is recorded as 1982 FIFA World Cup[23].
  • François Van der Elst's participant in is recorded as UEFA Euro 1980[24].
  • François Van der Elst's number of matches played/races/starts is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[25].
  • François Van der Elst's country for sport is recorded as Belgium[26].
  • François Van der Elst's different from is recorded as Franky Van der Elst[27].

Body

Origins and Family

François Van der Elst's place of birth was Opwijk[2]. He was born on December 1, 1954[3].

Career and Affiliations

François Van der Elst worked as an association football player[6].

Death and Burial

François Van der Elst died on January 11, 2017[5]. He passed away in Aalst[4]. The cause of death was cardiac arrest[19].

Why It Matters

François Van der Elst ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (123 views/month, #7,263 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was François Van der Elst born?

François Van der Elst was born in Opwijk[2].

Where did François Van der Elst die?

François Van der Elst died in Aalst[4].

What did François Van der Elst do for work?

François Van der Elst worked as association football player[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . lesoir.be. lesoir.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [5] ↑ . sporza.be. sporza.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . UEFA.com. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of matches played/races/starts → {'amount': '+4'}
    Participant in → 1982 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 1980
    Work period end → —
    End of work period → +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||sw, ru */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
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