Jan Bert Lieve Vertonghen is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Pro League club Anderlecht and the Belgium national team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a left-back.
Vertonghen playing for Belgium at the 2018 World Cup
Vertonghen (right) playing for Ajax in 2010
Vertonghen with Ajax in 2011
Vertonghen (top right) captaining Ajax in 2011
Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, is a Belgian professional football club based in Anderlecht, Brussels Capital-Region. Anderlecht plays in the Belgian First Division A and is the most successful Belgian football team in European competitions, with five trophies, as well as in the Belgian domestic league, with 34 championship wins. They have also won nine Belgian Cups and hold the record for most consecutive Belgian championship titles, winning five between the 1963–64 and 1967–68 seasons.
Atmosphere before a 2024 Champions' Play-offs game at Anderlecht
Image: Rob Rensenbrink (1978)
Image: Paul Van Himst cropped
Image: Jef Mermans cropped