Constant Vanden Stock
Constant Vanden Stock (Dutch pronunciation: [kɔ̃ˈstɑ̃ː vɑndɛn ˈstɔk]; 13 June 1914 – 19 April 2008) was a Belgian football player, trainer, football manager and entrepreneur.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 June 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Anderlecht, Belgium | ||
| Date of death | 19 April 2008 (aged 93) | ||
| Place of death | Uccle, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1924–1933 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933-1938 | Anderlecht | 52 | (0) |
| 1938-1943 | Union SG | 87 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1950-1953 | Anderlecht youth | ||
| 1953-1956 | La Forestoise (president) | ||
| 1956-1958 | Belgium (selection committee) | ||
| 1958-1968 | Belgium (manager) | ||
| 1968-1968 | Club Brugge | ||
| 1970-1996 | Anderlecht (chairman) | ||
| 1996-2008 | Anderlecht (honorary chairman) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vanden Stock was chairman of RSC Anderlecht from 1971 to 1996. Under his reign, Anderlecht won the national title ten times, the Belgian Cup seven times, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup twice, the UEFA Cup once and the European Super Cup twice. Constant Vanden Stock was also one of the founders of the introduction of professional football in Belgium. In addition to football, he built the Belle-Vue brewery into a successful global brand. Vanden Stock managed the family brewery, famous for its Kriek and Lambic, until he sold it to beer giant Interbrew, now InBev.
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