Kevin Vandenbergh (; born 16 May 1983) is a Belgian former professional

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who plays as a forward for Ramsel in the Belgian Provincial Leagues. His father,

Erwin Vandenbergh Erwin Vandenbergh (; born 26 January 1959) is a Belgian retired football who played as a forward. Between 1979 and 1991, he finished six times topscorer of the Belgian First Division (a record as of 2020), with three clubs (the first three wit ...

, was one of the most prolific strikers in the 1980s for Belgium. He also earned some caps with

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and the Belgian U21 team, with his debut in the national side in 2004. Vandenbergh scored a hat-trick in Belgium's 3–2 win against

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in the round of 16 of 2006 U21 European Football Championship.

Career

Vandenbergh was born in Bonheiden. He played for K.V.C. Westerlo until 2002, then he went to

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. He proved to be an exceptional goal-scorer like his father

, 66 goals in overall 138 appearances in the four seasons he was in ''Fenix Stadion''. After a successful 2006–07 season for his club where Genk came in second place, he joined Dutch

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side

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. This was due to a falling-out with his manager

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. Vandenbergh could not fit in with Broos' plans, eventually his place in the starting XI replaced by Goran Ljubojevic.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Vandenbergh goal.''

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* * Living people 1983 births People from Bonheiden Belgian footballers Association football forwards Belgium international footballers K.V.C. Westerlo players K.R.C. Genk players K.A.S. Eupen players Beerschot A.C. players FC Utrecht players K.V. Mechelen players K.F.C. Dessel Sport players Belgian First Division A players Belgian First Division B players Eredivisie players Belgian expatriate footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Footballers from Antwerp Province {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub