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

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who plays as a forward for in the

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. His father,

Erwin Vandenbergh Erwin Vandenbergh (; born 26 January 1959) is a Belgian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. Between 1979 and 1991, he finished six times as topscorer of the Belgian First Division (a still standing record), with three clu ...

, 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 K.R.C. Genk. 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 Hugo Broos. 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 Sportspeople from Bonheiden Belgian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Belgium men's 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 Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Eredivisie players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Footballers from Antwerp Province 21st-century Belgian sportsmen {{Belgium-footy-forward-stub