Yves Vanderhaeghe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yves Vanderhaeghe | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Roeselare, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1986 | Roeselare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1986–1992 | Roeselare | 56 | (11) |
| 1986–1988 | → Cercle Brugge (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Mouscron | 94 | (11) |
| 1994–1997 | Eendracht Aalst | 81 | (11) |
| 1998–2000 | Mouscron | 139 | (9) |
| 2000–2006 | Anderlecht | 150 | (10) |
| 2007–2008 | Roeselare | 15 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2005 | Belgium | 48 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Yves Vanderhaeghe (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈi fɑn.dɛr.ˈɦaːʝə]) (born 30 January 1970 in Roeselaere) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Known for his tackling, hard-working approach and stamina, he played for five different clubs during his 22-year professional career.
A late bloomer, Vanderhaeghe reached the Belgian national team at only 29, but still went on to collect nearly 50 caps, representing the nation in one World Cup and one European Championship.
Club career
At the age of 16, Vanderhaeghe moved from hometown's K.S.V. Roeselare to Cercle Brugge KSV, on loan, but he only played one game in two seasons. Subsequently he returned to his first club, playing four years in the Belgian Third Division and two in the second, now with the shirt of R.E. Mouscron.
Vanderhaeghe first established himself in the top level with K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst, amassing more than 100 official appearances and adding 11 goals in the league alone. In January 1998 he returned to Mouscron, scoring a career-best eight times in the 1999–2000 season as the Wallonia club finished in fourth position, nearly qualifying for the UEFA Cup.
Aged already 30, Vanderhaeghe signed with country giants R.S.C. Anderlecht. In his first two years combined he appeared in 65 matches, helping the Brussels club to the league and the domestic supercup in his debut campaign; in the following years he began to be irregularly used, due to persistent injury problems.
During the winter-break of the 2006–07 season, 37-year old Vanderhaeghe was told to look for a new club, and he joined another old acquaintance, Roeselaere, by then competing in the first division. He retired in June 2008, later working as assistant manager at K.V. Kortrijk.
International career
Vanderhaeghe made 48 appearances for Belgium,[1] his debut coming on 30 May 1999 against Peru (in a friendly tournament in Japan) at the age of 29.
Vanderhaeghe represented the nation in UEFA Euro 2000 – played on home soil – and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, totalling seven appearances and helping the country to the round-of-16 in the latter competition (0–2 against eventual winners Brazil). He scored his two only goals for Belgium in the historic 10–1 win against San Marino in Brussels for the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, on 28 February 2001.
Honours
- Belgian League: 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
- Belgian Supercup: 2000, 2001, 2006
References
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Belgium - Record International Players". RSSSF.
External links
- Yves Vanderhaeghe at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yves Vanderhaeghe – FIFA competition record
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