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{{Short description|Belgian footballer (born 1943)}}
{{family name hatnote|Van Himst|Himst}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paul Van Himst
| image = Paul Van Himst 1973.jpg
| caption = Van Himst with [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] in 1973
| fullname = Paul Guillaume Van Himst<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 January 2024 |title=P. van Himst |url=https://int.soccerway.com/coaches/paul-van-himst/223708/ |website=soccerway.com |language=}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|10|2|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sint-Pieters-Leeuw]], Belgium
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| height = 1.81 m
| youthyears1 = 1951–1959
| youthclubs1 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| years1 = 1959–1975
| clubs1 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| caps1 = 456
| goals1 = 234
| years2 = 1975–1976
| clubs2 = [[R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909)|Molenbeek]]
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1976–1977
| clubs3 = [[K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst|Eendracht Aalst]]
| caps3 = 
| goals3 = 
| totalcaps = 477
| totalgoals = 235
| nationalyears1 = 1960–1974
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| nationalcaps1 = 81
| nationalgoals1 = 30
| manageryears1 = 1983–1986
| managerclubs1 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| manageryears2 = 1987–1988
| managerclubs2 = [[R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909)|Molenbeek]]
| manageryears3 = 1991–1996
| managerclubs3 = [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|BEL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Bronze|[[UEFA Euro 1972|1972 Belgium]]|}}
}}

'''Paul Guillaume van Himst''' (born 2 October 1943) is a Belgian former [[association football|football]] player and a [[Coach (sport)|football manager]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]], most notably for [[R.S.C. Anderlecht]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000 |title=Belgium's Player of the Century - An Exclusive La Cancha Interview |url=http://www.lacancha.com/Paul_Van_Himst.html |website=lacancha.com |language=}}</ref> Regarded as Anderlecht's ultimate club icon, Van Himst holds the record of four [[Belgian Golden Shoe]] awards and was named best "Belgian footballer of the twentieth century".<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 January 2024 |title=Paul Van Himst en familie... voetbal |url=https://bresor.be/pages/paul-van-himst |website=bresor.be |language=nl}}</ref>

==Early years==
Van Himst was introduced to Anderlecht as a child because his father, who was an ardent fan of [[Joseph Mermans|Jef Mermans]], rarely missed a home match and regularly took his three children to the [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium|Émile Versé Stadium]]. The young Van Himst himself started to play football in a neighborhood of [[Sint-Pieters-Leeuw]] and on the playground of the Sint-Niklaas Institute where national coach [[Bill Gormlie]] took care of the children. He was fully noticed when he went to the training fields of the Anderlecht youth complex with his cousin. Van Himst was able to keep a ball in the air for several minutes, which made such an impression on chairman [[Constant Vanden Stock]] that he promptly had the boy sign a membership card.

But given Van Himst was barely eight, the connection only became official two years later. In the youth series, Van Himst was always allowed to compete with older teammates.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=10 January 2024 |title=Van Himst, Paul |url=https://www.anderlecht-online.be/nl/stars/30 |website=anderlecht-online.be |language=nl}}</ref>

== Club career ==
Under manager [[Pierre Sinibaldi]], Paul Van Himst developed into a very refined player who would dominate Belgian football for 15 years with his exceptional technique, insight into the game and precise passing.

About two months after his 16th birthday, Van Himst made his debut in the first team. In December 1959, the young striker was able to make his mark on the [[K. Beringen F.C.|Beringen]] pitch with a promising performance. Following the example of Brazil, which had become world champions in [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]], Sinibaldi had Anderlecht play in a 4-2-4 system. In that formation, Van Himst became one of the most important pawns on the field. With his excellent technique and nose for goals, he became a standout at Anderlecht as a teenager.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willems |first=Raf |date=2 October 2018 |title=PAUL VAN HIMST 75 JAAR – DE PAARSE PRINS VAN HET PARK |url=https://dewitteduivel.com/paul-van-himst-75-jaar-de-paarse-prins-van-het-park-rw/ |website=dewitteduivel.com |language=nl}}</ref>

In the [[1961–62 Belgian First Division|1961–62]] season, Paul Van Himst won his first trophy with Anderlecht, the national championship.

On his European debut against [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] in 1962 at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu stadium]], he scored the opening goal in a 3–3 draw, immediately arousing the interest of Italian topclub [[Modena FC 2018|Modena]]. They made him an attractive offer, including his brother in the deal, but Anderlecht did not let its rising star leave. At the time, in addition to football, Van Himst also represented the fuel company of chairman Albert Roossens<ref>{{cite news |last=Van Loock |first=Stefan |year=2008 |title=100 jaar Anderlecht |url= |access-date= |work= |publisher=Van Halewyck |pages=80–81 |language=nl |isbn=9789056178635}}</ref> The club would later also reject proposals from teams like [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and Real Madrid, in their search for a successor of [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2017 |title=Anderlechtmonument Paul Van Himst: "De familie houdt mij overeind" |url=https://www.dezondag.be/sport/paulvanhimst/ |website=dezondag.be |language=nl}}</ref>

Despite Anderlecht an early exit in the second round of the [[1966–67 European Cup]], Van Himst became top scorer of the tournament. His five goals in the match against Finish side [[FC Haka]] is still a (shared) record in a single European game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 October 2018 |title=Who has scored the most goals in a single European game? |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0252-0d04285bf36f-9915e068f175-1000--who-has-scored-the-most-goals-in-a-single-european-game/ |website=[[UEFA]] |language=nl}}</ref>
[[File:Anderlecht 1967–68 (cropped).jpg|thumb|260px|Anderlecht team in August 1967. Van Himst below, as second from right.]]
Anderlecht reached the final of the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] (considered as the predecessor to the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]) in [[1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|the 1969–70]] season, but lost it to Arsenal F.C. Van Himst became top scorer of the tournament with 10 goals.<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 April 2020 |title=RSCA schrijft Belgische voetbalgeschiedenis |url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/news/rsca-schrijft-belgische-voetbalgeschiedenis |website=rsca.be |language=nl}}</ref>

The lost final was a disappointment sportively and marked the end of the Sinibaldi era. Most players retired or left Anderlecht, but Van Himst was one of the few to stay. In a new team that relied on young players such as [[Hugo Broos]], [[Ludo Coeck]], [[Gilbert Van Binst]] and [[François Van der Elst]], he was still important with all his experience. Van Himst remained the leader on the field despite the generational change that had taken place.

With Anderlecht, Paul Van Himst would win the [[Belgian First Division|Belgian championship]] eight times. He scored 309 goals in 566 matches during 16 seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2018 |title=Paul Van Himst is 75! "Mix van Will Tura en James Dean op voetbalschoenen" |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2018/10/02/mulder-over-van-himst/ |website=[[Sporza]] |language=nl}}</ref> Van Himst became the Belgian First Division's top scorer three times in 1963–64, 1965–66 and 1967–68.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2018 |title=PAUL VAN HIMST: DE MAN VAN 9 LANDSTITELS, EN ZO VEEL MEER |url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/news/paul-van-himst-de-man-van-9-landstitels-en-zo-veel-meer |website=www.rsca.be |language=nl}}</ref>

Van Himst was nicknamed ''Polle Gazon'' by Belgian football fans (''Polle'' is Paul in [[Brussels]] dialect, and ''Gazon'' means lawn in [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[French language|French]]) as he frequently lay on the field due to the large number of fouls committed on him. Later, the nickname ''Le Pelé blanc'' (the white Pelé) was introduced by French newspaper [[L'Équipe]] after a convincing performance with Belgium in Paris against [[France national football team|France]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2022 |title=INTERVIEW. Van Himst kende Pelé op én naast het veld: "Hij was een wereldvedette, maar je kon ermee praten" |url=https://www.hln.be/buitenlands-voetbal/interview-van-himst-kende-pele-op-en-naast-het-veld-hij-was-een-wereldvedette-maar-je-kon-ermee-praten-br~afc12a8c/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2F |website=[[Het Laatste Nieuws]] |language=nl}}</ref>

After he left Anderlecht, he played for [[R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909)|RWDM]], another Brussels club,  in 1975–76 and for [[K.S.C. Eendracht Aalst|Eendracht Aalst]] (then in the [[Belgian Second Division|second division]]) in the following season. Two surgeries took their toll: neither at RWDM nor at Aalst Van Himst reached the same level as before.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2023 |title=Anderlechticoon Paul Van Himst wordt 80: "Ik verveel mij niet en geniet van mijn kleinkinderen" |url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2023/09/29/anderlechticoon-paul-van-himst-wordt-80-ik-ambeteer-mij-niet-e/#:~:text=Tussen%201959%20en%201975%20speelde,1961%2C%201965%2C%201974). |website=vrt.be |language=nl}}</ref>

== International career ==
[[File:PaulVanHimst1964.jpg|thumb|200px|Van Himst with Belgium in 1964]]
At the age of 17, Paul Van Himst made his debut for the [[Belgium national football team|Belgian national team]] on 19 October 1960 in a match against [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]. 11 days later, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 home victory over [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]]. In 1964, Van Himst played in the Belgium–[[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] match alongside 10 Anderlecht players after the substitution of goalkeeper [[Guy Delhasse]] by [[Jean-Marie Trappeniers]].

Van Himst was part of Belgium's team which qualified for the [[Football World Cup 1970|1970 World Cup]]. At the [[1972 European Football Championship|Euro 1972]], organized in his home country, Van Himst helped the ''Red Devils'' to reach the third place.

Between 1960 and 1974, Paul Van Himst scored 30 goals (in 81 matches) for the Belgian national team. This performance made him Belgium's second top scorer—along with [[Bernard Voorhoof]]—and the most capped player for his country between 1973 and 1989.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2021 |title=Legendarische voetbalhelden van het EK 1960-2020: Paul Van Himst |url=https://dewitteduivel.com/legendarische-voetbalhelden-van-het-ek-1960-2020-paul-van-himst/ |website=dewitteduivel.com |language=nl}}</ref>

== Farewell match ==
In 1975, aged 31, Paul Van Himst decided to leave Anderlecht. In a farewell match organized in the [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium|Anderlecht stadion]], the then Anderlecht squad faced a "world team".<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2022 |title=INTERVIEW. Van Himst kende Pelé op én naast het veld: "Hij was een wereldvedette, maar je kon ermee praten" |url=https://www.hln.be/buitenlands-voetbal/interview-van-himst-kende-pele-op-en-naast-het-veld-hij-was-een-wereldvedette-maar-je-kon-ermee-praten-br~afc12a8c |website=[[Het Laatste Nieuws]] |language=nl}}</ref> [[Rinus Michels|Rinus Michiels]] coached 18 international stars, including [[Pelé]], [[Eusébio]], [[Johan Cruyff]], [[Gianni Rivera]], [[José Altafini]], [[Amancio (footballer)|Amancio]], [[Jairzinho]] and [[Willem van Hanegem|Willem Van Hanegem]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 October 2020 |title=De avond waarop Pelé & co met 8-3 'verzuipen' in Brussel |url=https://dewitteduivel.com/de-avond-waarop-pele-co-met-8-3-verzuipen-in-brussel/ |website=dewitteduivel.com |language=nl}}</ref>

== Managerial career ==
Van Himst reunited with Anderlecht in 1982 when he started to manage the U-17 team. He did such a good job that he was appointed head coach the following season, replacing [[Tomislav Ivić]]. In his debut season 1982–83, Anderlecht won the [[1982–83 UEFA Cup|UEFA cup]], after winning 2–1 on aggregate against [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]], with Van Himst winning a European trophy after all. The following season, Anderlecht reached the [[1984 UEFA Cup final|UEFA cup final]] again, but lost it to [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] after a penalty shootout.

In 1985, Van Himst guided Anderlecht to the league title, finishing 11 points ahead of nearest title-contenders Club Brugge. They also won the Super Cup in 1985, defeating Cercle Brugge 2–1. However, on 31 December 1985, Anderlecht and Van Himst parted ways. And, as he did as a player, Van Himst continued his managerial career at RWD Molenbeek.

In 1991, Paul Van Himst was appointed as manager of the Belgian national team. He led the squad to the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], where the team was eliminated by Germany in the round of 16.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 March 2018 |title=Throwback thursday naar de Belgen-WK's: 1994, de 9-0 recordzege, de dodelijke owngoal en die verdammte Röthlisberger! |url=https://www.voetbalkrant.com/nieuws/2018-05-03/throwback-thursday-naar-de-belgen-wks-1994 |website=voetbalkrant.com |language=nl}}</ref> After Belgium didn't qualify for the [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]], Van Himst was replaced by his assistant [[Wilfried Van Moer]], and he quit professional football.

== Style of play ==
"The hallmark of Paul Van Himst was obviously his technique, but he was also physically very strong. Van Himst was really solidly built. That combination made him a quite unique player." reporter Frank Raes mentioned in 2023. "And of course that light-footedness made everyone enjoy. The use of the outside of the foot for passing, dribbling ánd shooting was remarkable. He was so skilled in dribbling. As an opponent you just couldn't get the ball."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 October 2023 |title=Paul Van Himst is 80 jaar: "Hij gleed over het gras met zijn sierlijke slalommen" |trans-title=Paul Van Himst is 80 years old: "He glided over the grass with his graceful slaloms" |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2023/09/29/paul-van-himst-is-80-jaar-hij-gleed-over-het-gras-met-zijn-sierlijke-slalommen~1695976471063/ |website=[[Sporza]] |language=nl}}</ref>

Van Himst preferred to "slalom" between opponents, but never lost the overview of the game when doing so. He also liked to operate from the left, where he could regularly put in splitting actions with his friend [[Wilfried Puis]], as well with Anderlecht as with the Belgian national team.

Van Himst scored easily, but could also let others score. He performed best with more physical strikers such as [[Jacques Stockman|Jacky Stockman]], [[Johan Devrindt]] or [[Jan Mulder (footballer)|Jan Mulder]].'''<ref name="eurosport3226">{{cite web |last=Colin |first=François |date=30 December 2023 |title=Paul Van Himst wordt maandag 80 |url=https://dewitteduivel.com/paul-van-himst-wordt-maandag-80/ |publisher=dewitteduivel.com |language=nl |publication-date=2 December 2022}}</ref>'''

==Personal life==
[[File:Paul van himst-1464583760.JPG|thumb|200px|Paul Van Himst in 2016]]
Paul Van Himst has three children (one son and two daughters) and five grandchildren.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 December 2013 |title=Van Himst verliest vrouw Arlette |url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20131205_00872919 |website=[[Het Nieuwsblad]] |language=nl}}</ref>

In 1990, Van Himst took over the ''Brésor'' coffee roasting company. But after he was contacted to become national coach in 1991, his son Frank became manager of the company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 July 2021 |title=Het ondernemersbloed van voetbalicoon Paul Van Himst: "Je moet kwaliteit bieden, een bekende naam alleen volstaat niet" |trans-title=The entrepreneurial blood of football icon Paul Van Himst: “You have to offer quality, a well-known name alone is not enough” |url=https://www.bloovi.be/thema/familiebedrijven/het-ondernemersbloed-van-voetbalicoon-paul-van-himst-je-moet-kwaliteit-bieden-een-bekende-naam-alleen-volstaat-niet |website=bloovi.be |language=nl}}</ref> From the moment the contract ended in 1996, the family man concentrated definitively on his coffee company, with his son keeping his position.'''<ref name="eurosport3224">{{cite web |date=25 September 2017 |title='Blanke Pelé' na voetbalcarrière groot in Braziliaanse koffie |url=https://parkstadactueel.nl/2017/09/25/blanke-pele-voetbalcarriere-groot-braziliaanse-koffie/ |publisher=parkstadactueel.nl |language=nl |publication-date=}}</ref>'''

His wife Arlette Neckebroeck died on 4 December 2013.<ref name="Sportswereld">{{cite web|title=Paul Van Himste takes leave of his wife|url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/cnt/dmf20131214_00887509|publisher=Niewsblad.be|access-date=12 February 2014}}</ref>

Also in his later life, the link with Anderlecht kept present. For more than forty years, Van Himst is close friends with cycling legend [[Eddy Merckx]]. Both are regularly spotted together at Anderlecht's home games.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 June 2019 |title=Paul Van Himst raconte les secrets de sa profonde amitié avec Eddy Merckx: "Quand j'étais aux soins intensifs, il était tous les jours près de mon lit d'hôpital" |url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/cyclisme/tour-de-france/2019/06/01/paul-van-himst-raconte-les-secrets-de-sa-profonde-amitie-avec-eddy-merckx-quand-jetais-aux-soins-intensifs-il-etait-tous-les-jours-pres-de-mon-lit-dhopital-QKNNEUXXDRH43PQTYVHPXSWE44/ |website=dhnet.be |language=fr}}</ref> And in 2022, his grandson [[Amando Lapage]] signed a professional contract with the club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 May 2022 |title=De kleinzoon van Paul Van Himst tekent een profcontract bij Anderlecht |trans-title=Paul Van Himst's grandson signs a professional contract with Anderlecht |url=https://sporza.be/nl/2022/05/09/de-kleinzoon-van-paul-van-himst-tekent-een-profcontract-bij-anderlecht~1652103309561/ |website=[[Sporza]] |language=nl}}</ref>

==Filmography==
*''[[Escape to Victory]]'' (1981) - Michel Fileu
*''Max'' (1994) - Himself

== Career statistics ==
===Club===
''Note:'' Appearances and goals in [[Belgian League Cup]] are not taken into account.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2024 |title=Club Appearances of Paul Van Himst |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/18201/Paul_Van_Himst.html |website=national-football-teams.com |language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 January 2024 |title=Paul Van Himst - Statistieken |url=https://www.anderlecht-online.be/nl/playershistory/19#google_vignette |website=anderlecht-online.be |language=nl}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="17"|[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|[[1959–60 Belgian First Division|1959–60]]
|[[Belgian First Division]]
|15||7||colspan="2"|—||0||0||15||7
|-
|[[1960–61 Belgian First Division|1960–61]]
|Belgian First Division 
|30||13||colspan="2"|—||0||0||30||13
|-
|[[1961–62 Belgian First Division|1961–62]]
|Belgian First Division 
|29||10||colspan="2"|—||0||0||29||10
|-
|[[1962–63 Belgian First Division|1962–63]]
|Belgian First Division
|30||14||colspan="2"|—||6||1||36||15
|-
|[[1963–64 Belgian First Division|1963–64]]
|Belgian First Division
|29||25||3||2||0||0||32||27
|-
|[[1964–65 Belgian First Division|1964–65]]
|Belgian First Division
|29||24||4||5||5||4||40||32
|-
|[[1965–66 Belgian First Division|1965–66]]
|Belgian First Division
|29||26||5||7||4||6||38||35
|-
|[[1966–67 Belgian First Division|1966–67]]
|Belgian First Division
|30||18||5||7||4||6||39||31
|-
|[[1967–68 Belgian First Division|1967–68]]
|Belgian First Division
|28||20||2||4||4||5||34||29
|-
|[[1968–69 Belgian First Division|1968–69]]
|Belgian First Division
|27||10||2||2||3||0||32||12
|-
|[[1969–70 Belgian First Division|1969–70]]
|Belgian First Division
|29||15||4||3||10||10||43||28
|-
|[[1970–71 Belgian First Division|1970–71]]
|Belgian First Division
|30||16||5||4||6||2||41||22
|-
|[[1971–72 Belgian First Division|1971–72]]
|Belgian First Division
|30||14||6||2||2||1||38||17
|-
|[[1972–73 Belgian First Division|1972–73]]
|Belgian First Division
|29||7||6||4||4||1||39||12
|-
|[[1973–74 Belgian First Division|1973–74]]
|Belgian First Division
|27||7||4||0||1||0||32||7
|-
|[[1974–75 Belgian First Division|1974–75]]
|Belgian First Division
|35||8||6||1||6||2||47||11
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!456!!234!!53!!41!!56!!33!!465!!308
|-
|[[R.W.D. Molenbeek (1909)|RWD Molenbeek]]
|[[1975–76 Belgian First Division|1975–76]]
|Belgian First Division
|21||1||0||0||2||0||23||1
|-
|[[Eendracht Aalst]]
|1976–77
|[[Belgian Second Division]]
!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!477!!235!!53!!41!!8!!33!!588!!309
|}

=== International ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="eurosport3223">{{cite web |date=11 January 2024 |title=Paul VAN HIMST - Footballer stats by year |url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=21802 |publisher=eu-football.info |language= |publication-date=}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="15"|[[Belgium national football team|Belgium]]
|1960
|3
|2
|-
|1961
|6
|4
|-
|1962
|7
|2
|-
|1963
|5
|3
|-
|1964
|6
|2
|-
|1965
|7
|5
|-
|1966
|5
|3
|-
|1967
|4
|2
|-
|1968
|5
|0
|-
|1969
|3
|1
|-
|1970
|4
|0
|-
|1971
|7
|3
|-
|1972
|8
|3
|-
|1973
|3
|0
|-
|1974
|7
|0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!81
!30
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Paul van Himst<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 January 2024 |title=Belgium football results by competition |url=https://eu-football.info/_matches.php?id=21 |website=eu-football.info |language=}}</ref>
!scope="col"|{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!scope=col|[[Cap (sport)|Cap]]
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center" | 1 || align="center" | 2 || 30 October 1960 || [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || {{fb|HUN}} || align="center" | 1–0 || {{won|2–1}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center" | 2 || align="center" | 3 || 20 November 1960 || [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || {{fb|SWI}} || align="center" | 1–1 || {{lost|2–4}} || [[1962 FIFA World Cup qualification|1962 World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 3 || align="center" | 5 || 22 March 1961 || [[De Kuip]], [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands || {{fb|NED}} || align="center" | 2–1 || {{lost|2–6}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center" | 4 || align="center" | 8 || 12 November 1961 || [[Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Amsterdam]], Netherlands || {{fb|NED}} || align="center" | 4–0 || {{won|4–0}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center" | 5 ||rowspan="2" align="center" | 9 || rowspan="2"|24 December 1961 || rowspan="2"|[[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || rowspan="2"|{{fb|BUL}} || align="center" | 3–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" {{won|4–0}} || rowspan="2"| [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center" | 6 || align="center" | 4–0
|-
| align="center" | 7 || align="center" | 11 || 13 May 1962 || [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || {{fb|ITA}} || align="center" | 1–1 || {{lost|1–3}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center" | 8 || align="center" | 13 || 14 October 1962 || [[Bosuilstadion]], [[Antwerp]], Belgium || {{fb|NED}} || align="center" | 2–0 || {{won|2–0}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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| align="center" | 9 || align="center" | 18 || 24 March 1963 || [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || {{fb|BRA}} || align="center" | 2–0 || {{won|5–1}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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| align="center" | 10 ||rowspan="2" align="center" | 21 || rowspan="2"|25 December 1963 ||  rowspan="2"|[[Parc des Princes]], [[Paris]], France ||  rowspan="2"|{{fb|FRA}} || align="center" | 1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" {{won|2–1}} ||  rowspan="2"|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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| align="center" | 11 || align="center" | 2–1
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| align="center" | 12 || align="center" | 26 || 21 October 1964 || [[Wembley]], [[London]], England || {{fb|ENG}} || align="center" | 2–1 || {{pending|2–2}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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| align="center" | 13 || align="center" | 27 || 2 December 1964 || [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || {{fb|FRA}} || align="center" | 1–0 || {{won|3–0}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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| align="center" | 14 ||rowspan="2" align="center" | 32 || rowspan="2"|27 October 1965 ||  rowspan="2"|[[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium|Émile Versé Stadium]], [[Anderlecht]], Belgium ||  rowspan="2"|{{fb|BUL}} || align="center" | 1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" {{won|5–0}} ||  rowspan="2"|[[1966 FIFA World Cup qualification|1966 World Cup qualification]]
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| align="center" | 15 || align="center" | 2–0
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| align="center" | 16 ||rowspan="3" align="center" | 33 || rowspan="3"|10 November 1965 ||  rowspan="3"| [[Ramat Gan Stadium|National Stadium]], [[Ramat Gan]], Israel ||  rowspan="3"|{{fb|ISR}} || align="center" | 1–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;" {{won|5–0}} ||  rowspan="3"|[[1966 FIFA World Cup qualification|1966 World Cup qualification]]
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| align="center" | 17 || align="center" |3–0 
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| align="center" | 18 || align="center" | 5–0
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| align="center" | 19 || align="center" | 38 || 22 May 1966 || [[Sclessin]], [[Liège]], Belgium || {{fb|IRL}} || align="center" | 1–0 || {{lost|2–3}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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| align="center" | 20 ||rowspan="2" align="center" | 39 || rowspan="2"| 25 May 1966 ||  rowspan="2"| [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium ||  rowspan="2"|{{fb|FRA}} || align="center" | 1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" {{won|2–1}} ||  rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying|Euro 1968 qualification]]
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| align="center" | 21 || align="center" |2–0
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| align="center" | 22 ||rowspan="2" align="center" | 40 || rowspan="2"| 19 March 1967 ||  rowspan="2"| [[Stade Josy Barthel|Stade Municipal]], [[Luxembourg City]], Luxembourg ||  rowspan="2"|{{fb|LUX}} || align="center" | 1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" {{won|5–0}} ||  rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying|Euro 1968 qualification]]
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| align="center" |23 || align="center" |3–0
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| align="center" | 24 || align="center" | 50 || 24 April 1969 || [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], [[Brussels]], Belgium || {{fb|MEX}} || align="center" | 2–0 || {{won|2–0}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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| align="center" | 25 ||rowspan="2" align="center" | 56 || rowspan="2"| 3 February 1971 ||  rowspan="2"| [[Sclessin]], [[Liège]], Belgium ||  rowspan="2"|{{fb|LUX}} || align="center" | 2–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" {{won|3–0}} ||  rowspan="2"| [[UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying|Euro 1972 qualification]]
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| align="center" | 26 || align="center" |3–0 
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| align="center" | 27 || align="center" | 58 || 20 May 1971 || [[Stade Josy Barthel|Stade Municipal]], [[Luxembourg City]], Luxembourg || {{fb|LUX}} || align="center" | 2–0 || {{won|4–0}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
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| align="center" | 28 || align="center" | 64 || 13 May 1972 || [[Constant Vanden Stock Stadium|Émile Versé Stadium]], [[Anderlecht]], Belgium || {{fb|ITA}} || align="center" | 2–0 || {{won|2–1}} || [[UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying|Euro 1972 qualification]]
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| align="center" | 29 || align="center" | 65 || 18 May 1972 || [[Sclessin]], [[Liège]], Belgium || {{fb|ISL}} || align="center" | 1–0 || {{won|4–0}} || [[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification|1974 World Cup qualification]]
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| align="center" | 30 || align="center" | 68 || 17 June 1972 || [[Sclessin]], [[Liège]], Belgium || {{fb|HUN}} || align="center" | 2–0 || {{won|2–1}} || [[UEFA Euro 1972]] Third-place play-off
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== Honours and awards ==
Van Himst holds the record of most [[Belgian Golden Shoe|Golden Shoe]] awards, having won it on four occasions. There could have been a few more in fact, but at a certain point the organizers decided that one could not win the Shoe more than once. A few years later, that decision was reverted with Van Himst winning a fourth award in 1974.<ref name=":0" />
[[File:Paul Van Himst 1972 Ras al-Khaimah stamp.jpg|thumb|260px|Van Himst on a Ras al-Khaimah stamp, 1972]]
In November 2003, to celebrate [[UEFA]]'s Jubilee, he was named the [[UEFA Jubilee Awards|Golden Player]] of Belgium by the [[Belgian Football Association]] as their most outstanding player of the past 50 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=uefa.com-UEFA-News & Features-News Specific |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind=256/newsId=130150.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040312203128/http://www.uefa.com/uefa/news/Kind=256/newsId=130150.html |archive-date=12 March 2004}}</ref>

He has been an ambassador for the Belgian/South-African [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] "Born In Africa" since 2005.

In 2009, Paul Van Himst became honorary citizen of [[Dilbeek]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 March 2016 |title=Kums in de voetsporen van Van Himst |url=https://www.sport.be/nl/article.html?Article_ID=758657 |website=Sport.be |language=nl}}</ref>

Decades after retiring from professional football, Van Himst is still consistently mentioned in both Anderlecht and Belgium's "Best Team Ever" and "Best Players" lists.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 December 2023 |title=10 Best Belgian Soccer Players of All Time |url=https://soccermavericks.com/best-belgian-soccer-players-of-all-time/ |website=soccermavericks.com |language=}}</ref><ref name="eurosport3722" /><ref name=":1" />

To celebrate the 80th birthday of their club icon, Van Himst was extensively honored for the competition match of Anderlecht against Mechelen on 7 October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 October 2023 |title=Anderlecht geeft Paul Van Himst een indrukwekkend eerbetoon |url=https://www.belgiumsoccer.be/nieuws/lees/2023-10-07/-anderlecht-geeft-paul-van-himst-een-indrukwekkend-eerbetoon |website=belgiumsoccer.be |language=nl}}</ref> For the occasion, the team played in a complete white "limited edition" shirts, stylized like the ones of the Van Himst era.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2023 |title=LIMITED EDITION SHIRT TER ERE VAN PAUL VAN HIMST |url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/PVHshirt |website=rsca.be |language=nl}}</ref>

=== Player ===
'''Anderlecht<ref name="eurosport32">{{cite web|title=RSC Anderlecht {{!}} Palmares|url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/club/palmares}}</ref><ref name="eurosport375">{{cite web|title=Anderlecht {{!}} De Geschiedenis Van De Club|url=https://www.anderlecht-online.be/nl/history}}</ref>'''
* [[Belgian First Division]]: [[1961–62 Belgian First Division|1961–62]], [[1963–64 Belgian First Division|1963–64]], [[1964–65 Belgian First Division|1964–65]], [[1965–66 Belgian First Division|1965–66]], [[1966–67 Belgian First Division|1966–67]], [[1967–68 Belgian First Division|1967–68]], [[1971–72 Belgian First Division|1971–72]], [[1973–74 Belgian First Division|1973–74]]
* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[List of Belgian Cup finals|1964–65]], [[List of Belgian Cup finals|1971–72]], [[List of Belgian Cup finals|1972–73]], [[List of Belgian Cup finals|1974–75]]
* [[Belgian League Cup]]: 1973, 1974
*[[Tournoi de Paris]]: 1964, 1966<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs|url=http://www.psgweb.fr/tournoi-de-paris/|access-date=8 November 2020|language=fr-FR}}</ref>
* [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] runner-up: [[1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1969–70]]

'''National team'''
* [[UEFA European Championship]] third place: [[UEFA Euro 1972|1972]]<ref name="eurosport372">{{cite web|title=UEFA Euro 1972|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/seasons/1972/matches/}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* [[Belgian Golden Shoe]]: 1960, 1961, 1965, 1974<ref name="Yashin Award2">{{cite web|title=Winnaars Gouden Schoen|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20120111_213}}</ref>
* [[Belgian First Division A top scorers|Belgian First Division top scorer]]: 1963–64 (26 goals), 1965–66 (25 goals), 1967–68 (20 goals)'''<ref name="eurosport323">{{cite web|title=Topscorer Eerste Klasse|url=https://www.voetbal.com/topscoorders/bel-eerste-klasse-a/}}</ref>'''
* [[Ballon d'Or]]: [[1964 Ballon d'Or|1964]] (5th place),<ref name="Yashin Award3">{{cite web |title=Ballon d'Or 1964 |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1964-denis-law/423375}}</ref> [[1965 Ballon d'Or|1965]] (4th place)<ref name="Yashin Award32">{{cite web |title=Ballon d'Or 1965 |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1965-eusebio/423377}}</ref>
* Ballon d'Or nominations: [[1963 Ballon d'Or|1963]],<ref name="Yashin Award332">{{cite web |title=Ballon d'Or 1963 |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1963-lev-yachine/423373}}</ref> [[1966 Ballon d'Or|1966]],<ref name="eurosport376">{{cite web |title=Ballon d'Or 1966 |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1966-bobby-charlton/423378}}</ref> [[1967 Ballon d'Or|1967]],<ref name="Yashin Award4">{{cite web |title=Ballon d'Or 1967 |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1967-florian-robert/423381}}</ref> [[1972 Ballon d'Or|1972]]<ref name="Yashin Award33">{{cite web |title=Ballon d'Or 1972 |url=https://www.francefootball.fr/news/1972-franz-beckenbauer/423391}}</ref>
* [[1966 FIFA World Cup qualification]]: [[1966 FIFA World Cup qualification#Goalscorers|Group 1 top scorer]] (5 goals)
* [[1966–67 European Cup]]: [[List of UEFA Champions League top scorers#Top scorers by season|top scorer]] (6 goals)<ref name="eurosport">{{cite web |title=Paul Van Himst: 8 Titels, 4 Bekers, een resem goals en vooral ... 75 Jaar! |url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/news/paul-van-himst-acht-titels-vier-bekers-een-resem-goals-en-vooral-75-jaar}}</ref>
* [[L'Équipe|L' Equipe]] European Oscar: 1967<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 April 2020 |title=Wist u dat? |url=https://www.rsca.be/nl/news/wist-u-dat |website=rsca.be |language=nl}}</ref>
* [[1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1969–70 Inter-Cities Fair Cup]]: top scorer (10 goals)<ref name="eurosport" />
* [[:nl:Man van het Seizoen|Man of the Season (Belgian First Division) (nl)]]: 1970–71<ref>{{cite web|title=Homme de la saison belge|url=https://www.football-the-story.com/homme-de-la-saison-belge}}</ref>
* [[L'Équipe|L' Equipe]] Oscar of the Oscars: 1971<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 April 2020 |title=Saviez-vous qu'en… ? |url=https://www.rsca.be/fr/news/saviez-vous-quen |website=rsca.b |language=fr}}</ref>
* [[Belgium national football team records and statistics#General|Former Belgium's Most Capped Player]]: 1973–1989 (81 caps)'''<ref name="eurosport322">{{cite web|title=Vertonghen wordt zevende recordinternational van de Rode Duivels|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20171002_03108912}}</ref>'''
* [[Belgian National Sports Merit Award]]: 1974<ref name="eurosport4">{{cite web|title=Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste|url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20191107_04705232}}</ref>
* Super Gouden Schoen: 1991'''<ref name="eurosport3225">{{cite web |date=16 June 2009 |title=Paul Van Himst is ereburger van DILBEEK |url=https://editiepajot.com/regios/5/articles/7488 |publisher=editiepajot.com |language=nl |publication-date=}}</ref>'''
* [[:nl:Gouden Schoen van de Eeuw|Belgian Footballer of the 20th Century (nl)]]: 1995<ref>{{cite web|title=Soulier d'or belge du 20ème siècle|url=https://www.football-the-story.com/blog/soulier-d-or-belge}}</ref>
* Planète Foot's 50 of the World's Best Players: 1996<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Best x Players of the Century/All-Time |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820050916/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/best-x-players-of-y.html#planete50 |archive-date=20 August 2014 |access-date=2021-12-17 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] European Player of the Century (39th): 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=IFFHS History: Europe - The Player of the Century (1900-1999) |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/497 |website=www.iffhs.com}}</ref>
*[[:nl:Belgische Gouden Schoen 2003|Platina 11 (nl)]] - Best Team in 50 Years of Golden Shoe Winners: 2003<ref>{{Cite web|last=UEFA.com|date=15 January 2004|title=Aruna voted Belgium's finest|url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/BEL/news/0199-0f8452c4cff9-ecec98bb3aad-1000--aruna-voted-belgium-s-finest/|access-date=8 November 2020|website=[[UEFA]]|language=en}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
*[[UEFA Jubilee Awards|UEFA Golden Player Award]]: 2003<ref name="eurosport37">{{cite web |title=Belgium still bows to Van Himst |url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/member-associations/BEL/news/01ed-0f863170124b-3f237ca970f6-1000--belgium-still-bows-to-van-himst/ |website=[[UEFA]]}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
*[[Bronze Zinneke]] award: 2006'''<ref name="eurosport3222">{{cite web |title=Bronzen Zinnekes voor Merckx, Van Himst en Wynants |url=https://www.bruzz.be/samenleving/bronzen-zinnekes-voor-merckx-van-himst-en-wynants-2006-06-07 |publisher=bruzz.be |language=nl |publication-date=7 June 2006}}</ref>'''
* Honorary Citizen of [[Dilbeek]]: 2009'''<ref name="eurosport3225" />'''
* The Best Golden Shoe Team Ever: 2011<ref>{{cite web|title=Het beste Gouden Schoen-elftal ooit|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/go6356m2g}}</ref>
* Honorary member of the Belgian trainers association BFC Pro: 2012'''<ref name="eurosport3227">{{cite web |date=10 March 2012 |title=Paul Van Himst erelid van Belgische trainersvereniging |url=https://www.standaard.be/cnt/dmf20120310_082 |publisher=[[De Standaard]] |language=nl |publication-date=}}</ref>'''
*[[La Dernière Heure|DH]] The Best RSC Anderlecht Team Ever: 2020<ref name="eurosport3722">{{cite web|title=La Dernière Heure {{!}} Het Beste Elftal Aller Tijden|url=https://www.voetbalnieuws.be/news/515537/anderlechtfans-kiezen-hun-topelftal-aller-tijden}}</ref>
*[[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] All Time Belgium Dream Team: 2021<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=IFFHS All Time Belgium Dream Team |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1260 |access-date=2022-01-16 |website=www.iffhs.com}}</ref>

=== Manager ===
'''Anderlecht<ref name="eurosport32" />'''
* Belgian First Division: [[1984–85 Belgian First Division|1984–85]]
* [[Belgian Super Cup]]: 1985
* [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[1982–83 UEFA Cup|1982–83]]; runner-up: [[1983–84 UEFA Cup|1983–84]]
*[[Jules Pappaert Cup]]: 1985'''<ref name="eurosport324">{{cite web|title=Jules Pappaert Cup|url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/football/le-trophee-pappaert-c-est-reparti-5bb21893cd70a16d8128c4d6}}</ref>'''

'''Individual'''
* [[Belgian professional football awards#Professional Manager of the Year|Belgian Professional Manager of the Year]]: 1982–83<ref name="eurosport373">{{cite web|title=Palmares Profvoetballer van het Jaar|url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/alle-palmaressen-op-een-rijtje~b21f9e9f/}}</ref>

== Books ==
* ''Paul van Himst - Op Gouden Schoenen'' by Charles Baete and Vic Vermeir in 1971, De Schorpioen, 288 p. (Dutch, French)
* ''Monsieur Football'' by Charles Baete, Vic Vermeir and Camille Fichefet in 1971, Editions Arts et Voyages, 111 p. (French)
* ''Voetbal'' by Paul van Himst and Jacques Hereng in 1975, [[Standaard Uitgeverij]], 198 p. (Dutch)
* ''Paul van Himst over voetbal'' by Jacques Hereng and Carlos De Veene in 1985, [[Standaard Uitgeverij]] 135 p. (Dutch) {{ISBN|9789002151385}}
* ''Over Mezelf'' by Paul van Himst in 2009, Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, 256 p. (Dutch, French) {{ISBN|9789089310972}}
* ''Confidenties van Paul Van Himst'' by Luc Pire in 2010, Renaissance du Livre, 191 p. (Dutch, French) {{ISBN|9789086871797}}

== See also ==
*[[List of UEFA Cup winning managers]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141006021651/http://www.beijen.net/frank/cvs/himst-p-van.htm CV]
* [http://www.uefa.com/uefa/history/associationweeks/association=13/newsId=140820.html UEFA.com – Golden Player of Belgium]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
* [http://www.borninafrica.org Born In Africa – Ambassador of the NGO]
* [https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01ed-0f863170124b-3f237ca970f6-1000--belgium-still-bows-to-van-himst/ – Belgium still bow to Van Himst – By Berend Scholten on UEFA.com]

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