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List of R.S.C. Anderlecht players

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R.S.C. Anderlecht is a professional football team from Brussels, Belgium. The club was founded in 1908 and holds the record of Belgian championship titles. Players listed in this article are players who played in at least 100 games in the Belgian first division.[1][2][3][4] The recordman of appearances in the first division for RSC Anderlecht is legendary player Paul Van Himst with 457 matches between 1960 and 1975. Joseph Mermans, nicknamed Le Bombardier (English: The Bomber) is RSC Anderlecht record goalscorer with 338 goals in 384 matches, between 1942 and 1957. Dutch international Rob Rensenbrink, who scored 141 goals in 261 league appearances for Anderlecht between 1971 and 1980 was voted the club's greatest ever player in 2008.

Key

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  • Appearance and goal totals include matches in the Belgian Pro League only. Substitute appearances are included.
  • Players are listed according to the date of their first-team debut for the club. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2015-2016 season.

Playing positions

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GK Goalkeeper CM Central midfielder
RB Right back LW Left winger
CB Centre back AM Attacking midfielder
LB Left back FW Forward
RW Right winger ST Striker

Players

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Name Nationality Position Years in Anderlecht Appearances Goals
Ferdinand Adams  Belgium ST 1920–1930 152 84
Jean Caudron  Belgium GK 1922–1931 153 0
Joseph Luxen  Belgium RW 1930–1945 147 26
Georges Van Calenberg  Belgium RW 1931–1946 183 3
Jean Mertens  Belgium GK 1932–1943 164 0
François Gets  Belgium CM 1933–1939 100 21
Pierre De Pauw  Belgium RB 1936–1945 105 0
Victor Erroelen  Belgium CB 1936–1949 236 4
Michel Vanvarenbergh  Belgium AM 1936–1953 312 128
Jean De Cuyper  Belgium CB 1937–1948 149 3
François De Wael  Belgium RW 1941–1950 200 110
Joseph Vernimmen  Belgium CM 1941–1952 261 20
François Sermon  Belgium LW 1941–1953 274 64
Jean Valet  Belgium CB 1941–1954 287 49
Joseph Mermans  Belgium ST 1942–1957 384 338
Henri Meert  Belgium GK 1943–1959 312 1
Hippolyte Van Den Bosch  Belgium CM 1944–1958 212 141
François Degelas  Belgium CM 1947–1958 209 25
Arsène Vaillant  Belgium LB 1948–1954 156 20
Henri Matthys  Belgium RB 1948–1956 197 0
Marcel De Corte  Belgium RW 1950–1959 139 37
Félix Week  Belgium GK 1950–1960 134 0
Pieter Van Den Bosch  Belgium FW 1951–1959 156 40
Willem de Koster  Belgium CB 1951–1960 235 0
Gaston De Wael  Belgium AM 1952–1961 112 63
René Vanderwilt  Belgium CM 1954–1959 117 19
Charles De Vogelaere  Belgium RB 1954–1961 105 1
Martin Lippens  Belgium CM 1954–1964 232 54
Armand Jurion  Belgium RW 1954–1968 390 72
Jacques Culot  Belgium LB 1955–1961 167 0
Pierre Hanon  Belgium CM 1955–1970 353 31
Jacques Stockman  Belgium FW 1957–1966 and 1972–1973 246 142
Jean Cornelis  Belgium CB 1958–1971 288 7
Jean-Marie Trappeniers  Belgium GK 1959–1971 278 0
Jean Plaskie  Belgium CB 1959–1972 182 2
Laurent Verbiest  Belgium LB 1960–1966 120 2
Georges Heylens  Belgium RB 1960–1973 360 10
Paul Van Himst  Belgium AM 1960–1975 457 236
Wilfried Puis  Belgium FW 1961–1971 274 55
Johan Devrindt  Belgium ST 1964–1970 112 66
Jan Mulder  Netherlands ST 1965–1972 145 89
Julien Kialunda  Zaire CB 1965–1972 124 3
Jos Volders  Belgium CB 1968–1974 105 4
Gilbert Van Binst  Belgium RB 1968–1980 263 28
Jan Verheyen  Belgium RW 1971–1975 111 5
Jan Ruiter  Netherlands GK 1971–1977 179 0
Jean Dockx  Belgium CB 1971–1978 216 12
Rob Rensenbrink  Netherlands ST 1971–1980 261 141
François Van Der Elst  Belgium FW 1971–1980 248 82
Hugo Broos  Belgium CB 1971–1983 351 2
Ludo Coeck  Belgium CM 1972–1983 296 54
Jean Thissen  Belgium CB 1974–1979 122 4
Jacky Munaron  Belgium GK 1974–1989 293 0
Arie Haan  Netherlands CM 1975–1981 198 35
Franky Vercauteren  Belgium LW 1975–1987 367 92
Michel De Groote  Belgium CM 1975–1989 294 25
Johnny Dusbaba  Netherlands CB 1977–1981 117 1
Benny Nielsen  Denmark FW 1977–1981 104 34
Kenneth Brylle  Denmark FW 1980–1984 122 50
Luka Peruzovic  Yugoslavia CB 1980–1986 168 5
Morten Olsen  Denmark CB 1980–1986 173 3
Wim Hofkens  Netherlands RB 1981–1985 114 4
Walter Degreef  Belgium LB 1981–1986 110 1
Juan Lozano  Spain AM 1981–1987 129 42
Per Frimann  Denmark CM 1981–1988 159 31
Erwin Vandenbergh  Belgium ST 1982–1986 121 87
Henrik Andersen  Denmark LB 1982–1990 173 13
Georges Grün  Belgium CB 1982–1990 and 1994–1996 250 31
Arnor Gudjohnsen  Iceland ST 1983–1990 139 40
Vincenzo Scifo  Belgium CM 1983–1987 and 1997–2000 197 46
Adri van Tiggelen  Netherlands RB 1986–1991 144 7
Luc Nilis  Belgium ST 1986–1994 224 127
Charly Musonda  Zambia CM 1987–1994 and 1996–1997 109 6
Wim Kooiman  Netherlands CM 1988–1994 151 12
Filip De Wilde  Belgium GK 1988–2002 371 0
Marc Degryse  Belgium AM 1989–1995 171 66
Michel De Wolf  Belgium CB 1990–1994 109 2
Graeme Rutjes  Netherlands CB 1990–1996 152 7
Bertrand Crasson  Belgium RB 1990–1996 and 1998–2003 293 20
Pär Zetterberg  Sweden AM 1990–1991 and 1993–2006 285 74
Johnny Bosman  Netherlands ST 1991–1996 156 71
Danny Boffin  Belgium LW 1991–1997 189 30
Johan Walem  Belgium CM 1991–1997 180 16
Bruno Versavel  Belgium AM 1992–1997 124 37
Olivier Doll  Belgium CB 1994–2004 182 5
Glen De Boeck  Belgium CB 1995–2004 207 15
Oleg Iachtchouk  Ukraine FW 1996–2006 119 32
Walter Baseggio  Belgium CM 1996–2008 256 43
Didier Dheedene  Belgium CB 1997–2001 102 9
Alin Stoica  Romania CM 1997–2002 128 23
Bart Goor  Belgium LW 1997–2001 and 2005–2008 228 42
Aruna Dindane  Ivory Coast FW 2000–2005 131 50
Besnik Hasi  Albania CM 2000–2006 108 1
Yves Vanderhaeghe  Belgium CM 2000–2006 150 10
Olivier Deschacht  Belgium LB 2001–2018 409 11
Hannu Tihinen  Finland CB 2002–2006 101 12
Daniel Zitka  Czech Republic GK 2002–2010 144 0
Vincent Kompany  Belgium CB 2003–2006 and 2019–present 73 6
Anthony Vanden Borre  Belgium CB 2003–2007 and 2012–2016 119 4
Jonathan Legear  Belgium RW 2004–2011 123 20
Silvio Proto  Belgium GK 2005–2016 285 0
Roland Juhasz  Hungary DF 2005–2013 207 20
Jelle Van Damme  Belgium LW 2006–2010 110 17
Lucas Biglia  Argentina CM 2006–2013 204 14
Mbark Boussoufa  Morocco AM 2006–2011 148 48
Marcin Wasilewski  Poland RB 2006–2013 143 20
Guillaume Gillet  Belgium RB 2008–2014 and 2015–2016 248 48
Matías Suárez  Argentina FW 2008–2016 177 51
Cheikhou Kouyaté  Senegal DF 2008–2014 153 4
Romelu Lukaku  Belgium ST 2009–2011 73 33
Tom De Sutter  Belgium ST 2009–2013 119 35
Sacha Kljestan  United States CM 2010–2014 132 18
Dennis Praet  Belgium AM 2011–2016 139 20
Youri Tielemans  Belgium CM 2013–2017 102 13

References

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  1. ^ Gallez, Marcel; Serkijn, Johan (2008). Le dictionnaire du RSC Anderlecht (tome 2). Magnad. ISBN 978-2-9600723-3-4.
  2. ^ http://bel.worldfootball.net/teams/rsc-anderlecht/10/ worldfootball.net
  3. ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/club.php?id=228&year=2010&rythm=1 national-football-teams.com
  4. ^ "Jupiler Pro League". Archived from the original on 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-10-22. sport.be