A three-time winner of the Belgian Golden Shoe, this elegant midfielder was a classic Belgian schemer, exuding grace and control in the engine room. Career record: 57 caps and 9 goals for Belgium; club career at K.S.K. Beveren, Royal Antwerp, Standard Liège.
One rank above: Toby Alderweireld at #19.
One rank below: Bernard Voorhoof at #21.
Belgium's editorial top five: Kevin De Bruyne · Thibaut Courtois · Eden Hazard · Paul Van Himst · Jean-Marie Pfaff.