Belgium 1970s squad
Every player who appeared for Belgium in the 1970s — 70 in all, with their career international caps and goals.
Eric Gerets racked up the most caps of anyone here — 86 in all. Paul Van Himst leads the scoring with 30. The sharpest strike rate belongs to Erwin Vandenbergh: 20 goals in 48 caps. The squad breaks down as 7 goalkeepers, 18 defenders, 25 midfielders and 20 forwards — enough depth to fill any formation in the game.
| Player | Pos | Caps | Goals | Legend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gerets | DF | 86 | 2 | 87 |
| Paul Van Himst | FW | 81 | 30 | 86 |
| Franky Vercauteren | MF | 63 | 9 | 86 |
| Wilfried Van Moer | MF | 57 | 9 | 86 |
| Georges Heylens | DF | 67 | 0 | 86 |
| Erwin Vandenbergh | FW | 48 | 20 | 85 |
| François Van der Elst | MF | 44 | 14 | 85 |
| Wilfried Puis | MF | 49 | 9 | 84 |
| Jean-Marie Pfaff | GK | 64 | — | 84 |
| Raoul Lambert | FW | 33 | 18 | 83 |
| Michel Renquin | DF | 55 | 0 | 83 |
| Michel Preud'homme | GK | 58 | — | 83 |
| René Vandereycken | MF | 50 | 3 | 82 |
| Ludo Coeck | MF | 46 | 4 | 82 |
| Walter Meeuws | DF | 46 | 0 | 82 |
| Johan Devrindt | FW | 23 | 15 | 81 |
| Christian Piot | GK | 40 | — | 81 |
| Odilon Polleunis | FW | 22 | 10 | 79 |
| Jean Dockx | MF | 35 | 3 | 79 |
| Luc Millecamps | DF | 35 | 0 | 79 |
| Léon Semmeling | MF | 35 | 2 | 79 |
| Julien Cools | MF | 35 | 2 | 79 |
| Jean Thissen | DF | 34 | 0 | 78 |
| Nicolas Dewalque | DF | 33 | 0 | 78 |
| Jean Plaskie | DF | 33 | 0 | 78 |
| Jan Verheyen | MF | 33 | 0 | 76 |
| Maurice Martens | MF | 26 | 2 | 76 |
| René Verheyen | MF | 24 | 3 | 75 |
| Eddy Voordeckers | FW | 22 | 4 | 74 |
| Hugo Broos | DF | 24 | 0 | 73 |
| Johnny Thio | MF | 18 | 6 | 72 |
| Gilbert Van Binst | DF | 15 | 1 | 69 |
| Marc Baecke | DF | 15 | 0 | 69 |
| Raymond Mommens | FW | 18 | 0 | 68 |
| Gerard Plessers | DF | 13 | 1 | 67 |
| Jacques Teugels | MF | 13 | 1 | 66 |
| Jean-Marie Trappeniers | GK | 11 | — | 65 |
| Theo Custers | GK | 10 | — | 64 |
| Léon Dolmans | DF | 10 | 2 | 64 |
| Jean Janssens | FW | 7 | 1 | 64 |
| Guy Dardenne | MF | 11 | 0 | 63 |
| Léon Jeck | MF | 11 | 0 | 63 |
| Roger Van Gool | MF | 7 | 2 | 61 |
| Willy Wellens | MF | 7 | 0 | 59 |
| Roger Henrotay | MF | 5 | 1 | 56 |
| Yves Van Herp | FW | 3 | 1 | 55 |
| Georges Leekens | DF | 3 | 0 | 54 |
| Fons Bastijns | FW | 3 | 0 | 53 |
| Frans Janssens | FW | 2 | 1 | 52 |
| Pierre Carteus | MF | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Henri Depireux | MF | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Jos Heyligen | MF | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| Luc Sanders | GK | 1 | — | 47 |
| Dirk Beheydt | FW | 1 | 0 | 47 |
| André Stassart | DF | — | — | 44 |
| Jos Volders | DF | — | — | 44 |
| Gérard Desanghere | DF | — | — | 44 |
| Erwin Vandendaele | DF | — | 1 | 44 |
| Willy Geurts | FW | — | — | 43 |
| Jan Ceulemans | FW | — | — | 43 |
| Hubert Cordiez | FW | — | — | 43 |
| Philippe Garot | FW | — | — | 43 |
| Guido Nicolaes | FW | — | — | 43 |
| Charly Jacobs | FW | — | — | 43 |
| Xavier Caers | FW | — | — | 43 |
| André De Nul | FW | — | — | 43 |
| Hervé Delesie | MF | — | — | 43 |
| Paul Courant | MF | — | — | 43 |
| Albert Cluytens | MF | — | — | 43 |
| Jacques Duquesne | GK | — | — | 43 |
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