Constant Vanden Stock

Constant Vanden Stock
Born (1914-06-13)13 June 1914
Died 19 April 2008(2008-04-19) (aged 93)

Constant Vanden Stock (Dutch pronunciation: [kɔ̃ˈstɑ̃ː vɑndɛn ˈstɔk]; 13 June 1914 – 19 April 2008) was the honorary president and former president and player of Belgian football club R.S.C. Anderlecht. The stadium of this club is named after him. Constant Vanden Stock also served as coach of the Belgium national football team from 1958 to 1968. He is the father of another former president Roger Vanden Stock. He is also behind the bribery of referee Emilio Guruceta Muro to throw the UEFA cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest in 1984. Vanden Stock managed the family brewery Belle-Vue, famous for its Kriek and Lambic, until he sold it to beer giant Interbrew, now InBev.


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