Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg (born 18 October 1960), known professionally as Jean-Claude Van Damme , is a Belgian actor, martial artist, filmmaker, and fight choreographer. Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, at the age of ten his father enrolled him in martial arts classes, which led to Van Damme participating in several competitions. +more
Van Damme became a popular action film star and followed up with Cyborg (1989), Kickboxer (1989), Lionheart (1990), Death Warrant (1990), Double Impact (1991), Universal Soldier (1992), Nowhere to Run (1993), Hard Target (1993), Timecop (1994), Street Fighter (1994), Sudden Death (1995), The Quest (1996), Maximum Risk (1996), etc. After a decline, Van Damme returned to prominence with the critically acclaimed crime drama JCVD (2008).
From thereon Van Damme continued starring in more action films and playing supporting roles in The Expendables 2 (2012), the Kung Fu Panda franchise (2011-2016), and the Kickboxer reboot (2016-2018).
Early life and education
Van Damme was born Jean-Claude Camille François Van Varenberg, on 18 October 1960, in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Brussels, Belgium, the son of Eliana and Eugène Van Varenberg, who was an accountant and florist. His father is from Brussels and bilingual, and his mother is Flemish (Dutch-speaking). +more
He began martial arts at the age of ten, enrolled by his father in a Shōtōkan karate school. His styles consist of Shōtōkan Karate and Kickboxing. +more
Career
Early 1970s to 1980: Martial arts and first film appearance
At the age of 12, Van Damme joined the Centre National de Karaté (National Center of Karate) under the guidance of Claude Goetz in Belgium. Van Damme trained for four years and he earned a spot on the Belgian Karate Team; he later trained in full-contact karate and kickboxing with Dominique Valera.
At the age of 15, Van Damme started his competitive karate career in Belgium. From 1976 to 1980, Van Damme compiled a record of 44 victories and 4 defeats in tournament and non-tournament semi-contact matches.
Van Damme was a member of the Belgium Karate Team when it won the European Karate Championship on 26 December 1979 at La Coupe François Persoons Karate Tournament in Brussels.
Van Damme placed second at the Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials). At the 3-day tournament, Van Damme defeated 25 opponents before losing in the finals to teammate Angelo Spataro.
On 8 March 1980, in Brussels, Belgium, Van Damme competed against his former teammate Patrick Teugels at the Forest National Arena on the undercard of the Dan Macaruso-Dominique Valera Professional Karate Association Light-Heavyweight World Championship bout. Prior to this match, Teugels had defeated Van Damme twice by decision, including a match for the Belgium Lightweight Championship. +more
Van Damme began his full-contact career in 1977, when Claude Goetz promoted the first ever full-contact karate tournament in Belgium.
From 1977 to 1982, Van Damme compiled a record of 18 victories (18 knockouts) and 1 defeat .
In 1979, he had an uncredited role in André Delvaux's Woman Between Wolf and Dog, a Belgian-French drama film starring Marie-Christine Barrault, and Rutger Hauer.
In 1980, Van Damme caught the attention of Professional Karate Magazine publisher and editor Mike Anderson and multiple European champion Geert Lemmens. Both men tabbed Van Damme as an upcoming prospect. +more
During his early life, Van Damme sold flowers in restaurants, and got a loan to open a gym to save some money before his move to the United States.
1982 to 1988: Early works and breakthrough
In 1982, Van Damme and childhood friend Michel Qissi moved to the United States in the hope of working as actors. They did a variety of jobs to support themselves. +more
Around that time he developed a friendship with action martial art film star Chuck Norris. They started sparring together, and Van Damme started to work as a bouncer at a bar named Woody's Wharf, owned by Norris.
In 1984, he worked in the stunt team in the Norris action film Missing in Action which was also released by Cannon Films. +more
On 2 May 1986, Corey Yuen's martial arts film No Retreat, No Surrender premiered in Los Angeles. It was Van Damme's first sizeable role when he was cast as the Russian villain. +more
Van Damme worked for director John McTiernan for the film Predator (1987) as an early (eventually abandoned) version of the titular alien, before being removed and replaced by Kevin Peter Hall. As the first choice to play the titular Predator character, with the intent that he would use his martial arts skills to make the alien an agile, ninja-like hunter, but after few days shot, he left the film. +more
Van Damme's breakout film was Bloodsport, which opened on 26 February 1988, based on the alleged true story of Frank Dux. It was shot on a $1. +more
1989 to 1999: International stardom
After the success of Bloodsport, Cannon Films offered Van Damme the lead in Delta Force 2, American Ninja 3 or Cyborg, a cyperpunk martial arts film directed by Albert Pyun. Van Damme chose Cyborg which premiered in 1989. +more
Cannon used Van Damme again in Kickboxer released that same year. It was highly successful, returning over $50 million on a $3-million budget. +more
In 1990 Van Damme starred in Death Warrant, the first script credit for David S. +more
In 1991, Double Impact was released. Directed by Lettich it featured Van Damme in the dual role of Alex and Chad Wagner, estranged twin brothers fighting to avenge the deaths of their parents. +more
In 1992, Van Damme starred in one of the biggest blockbusters of the year in the sci-fi action picture Universal Soldier directed by Roland Emmerich for Carolco. Van Damme (as Luc Deveraux) and Dolph Lundgren (as Sergeant Andrew Scott) play U. +more
Van Damme was considered to play Simon Phoenix in Demolition Man and was briefly considered for the role of Michael Cheritto in Heat.
In 1993 Van Damme made a cameo in Last Action Hero, and starred in Nowhere To Run. The film was the first in a three-picture deal between Van Damme and Columbia Pictures and his fee was $3. +more
In 1994, he starred in Hard Target for Universal, the first American film from director John Woo. Also released that year he starred in Timecop, playing a time-traveling cop. +more
Van Damme and Hyams re-teamed for Universal' on Sudden Death released in 1995. Van Damme plays a French Canadian-born firefighter with the Pittsburgh Fire Bureau who suffered a personal crisis after he was unable to save a young girl from a house fire. +more
In 1996, Van Damme starred and turned director for The Quest. That year, he appeared in the TV show Friends in the two-part episode "The One After the Superbowl". +more
Van Damme's first box office bomb since he became a star was Double Team (1997), a buddy film with basketball superstar Dennis Rodman. It was Hong Kong director Tsui Hark's American debut.
In 1998, he and Hark reunited on Knock Off. Also that year, Van Damme acted in the costume action film, Legionnaire. +more
In 1999, Van Damme starred in Universal Soldier: The Return, (1999), where he returns as Luc Deveraux. That year he also starred in Inferno.
2000s: Subsequent films
Released in 2001, Replicant is the second collaboration between Van Damme and director Ringo Lam, and the fifth time that Van Damme has starred in a dual role. It co-stars Michael Rooker. +more
In 2002 he starred in Derailed.
In Hell is a 2003 American prison action film directed by Ringo Lam. It is the third collaboration between Van Damme and Lam. +more
His 2004 film was Wake of Death, an action film directed by Philippe Martinez. Ringo Lam was the original director, but he left the project after a few weeks of filming in Canada. +more
In 2005, he played himself in the French film Narco.
In 2006, he starred in Second in Command directed by Simon Fellows, and The Hard Corps directed by Sheldon Lettich.
In 2007, played a small role in The Exam, a Turkish comedy-drama film directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak. Also that year he starred in Until Death. +more
Van Damme returned to the mainstream with the limited theatrical release of the 2008 film JCVD, which received positive reviews. Time Magazine named Van Damme's performance in the film the second best of the year (after Heath Ledger's The Joker in The Dark Knight), having previously stated that Van Damme "deserves not a black belt, but an Oscar. +more
He then reprised his role as Luc Deveraux alongside Dolph Lundgren in the 2009 film Universal Soldier: Regeneration, directed by John Hyams. The film was released theatrically in the Middle East and Southeast Asia and directly to video in the United States and other parts of the world. +more
2010-present: Current work
In 2010, Van Damme directed himself in the barely released Full Love. That same year, he turned down the role of Gunner Jensen in the first instalment of The Expendables and the role went to Dolph Lundgren.
In 2011, Van Damme voiced Master Croc in the computer animation film Kung Fu Panda 2. In the film, Van Damme voices a character who helps the heroes of the previous film. +more
In 2012, he acted in the Russian comedy film named Rzhevsky Versus Napoleon, and +more
In 2013 Van Damme acted in the comedy Welcome to the Jungle. Also that year, he played the main villain in Enemies Closer, an American action thriller film directed by Peter Hyams. +more
Swelter is a 2014 American action film where he plays one of the leads. It stars Lennie James, and co-stars Grant Bowler, Josh Henderson, and Alfred Molina. +more
2015, he starred in the action thriller film Pound of Flesh, directed by Ernie Barbarash. Also that year, he had a supporting role in a Chinese superhero parody film.
In 2016, he returned to his voice role of Master Croc in the Kung Fu Panda franchise for the third installment. Also that year, he acted in Kickboxer: Vengeance directed by John Stockwell. +more
In 2017, he starred in Kill 'Em All, an action film directed by Peter Malota.
In 2018, he returned to his role in Kickboxer: Retaliation, a sequel to the reboot. That same year, he acted in Black Water. +more
In 2019, Van Damme starred in We Die Young.
In 2021, Van Damme starred in The Last Mercenary.
In 2022, Van Damme voiced the character Jean-Clawed in the computer animation film Minions: The Rise of Gru.
Monument
In 2012, a statue of the actor was unveiled in Anderlecht, Belgium. The artwork, which depicts a younger incarnation of the Muscles from Brussels in one of his fighting poses from the movie Kickboxer, was commissioned to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Westland Shopping complex. +more
In 2019, a Van Damme monument was mounted in the Vandam village of Qabala, Azerbaijan, due to the similarity of the village name and Van Damme's name. The actor subsequently published a post on his Facebook account, thanking those responsible.
Controversies
Lawsuit and fight record controversy
In 1997, Frank Dux, the martial artist whom Van Damme portrayed in Bloodsport, filed a lawsuit against Van Damme for $50,000 for co-writing and consultation work Dux did on the 1996 film The Quest. According to the lawsuit, Dux also accused Van Damme of lying to the public about his martial arts fight record, stating that when Dux tutored Van Damme while Van Damme was laying carpet for a living, Van Damme exhibited a lack of martial arts skills. +more
Steven Seagal incident
In 2008, actor Sylvester Stallone declared to the British magazine FHM that "At a party in my home in Miami in 1997, Van Damme was tired of Steven Seagal claiming he could kick his ass so he offered Seagal outside into my back yard. " According to Stallone, Seagal made his excuses and left while Van Damme tracked him down at a nightclub and challenged him again. +more
Chuck Zito incident
On 6 February 1998, the New York Daily News reported that Van Damme had been punched the previous night by Chuck Zito at the Scores strip club in Manhattan, New York. Zito, who had previously bodyguarded Van Damme and worked as a stuntman on the film Nowhere to Run, recalled the incident in his 2002 autobiography Street Justice, claiming that he suffered a broken hand as a result of striking Van Damme several times after Van Damme made disparaging remarks about him to a club bouncer, who then relayed the comments to Zito. +more
Kadyrov event
In October 2011, Van Damme, along with other celebrities including Hilary Swank, Vanessa-Mae and Seal attracted criticism from human rights groups for attending an event in Russian federal subject Chechnya's capital Grozny on the 35th birthday of Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov on 5 October. Human rights groups, who had urged the celebrities to cancel their appearances because of abuses carried out under Kadyrov, criticised the celebrities for attending the event. +more
Public image and influence
In the French-speaking world, Van Damme is well known - and often mocked - for the picturesque aphorisms that he delivers on a wide range of topics (personal well-being, spirituality, the environment, women, dogs, his ability to crack walnuts with his buttocks, his realization that Christianity is flawed based on the fact that "snakes are nice" and "apples contain pectin which is anti-cholesterol", etc. ) in a sort of Zen franglais. +more
The original video game Mortal Kombat was conceived as a fighting game based on Van Damme. Creators Ed Boon and John Tobias had originally wanted to star Van Damme himself in the game. +more
Renowned UFC fighter Georges St-Pierre was inspired by Van Damme, and described fighting him in the film Kickboxer: Vengeance as "a dream come true".
In January 2017, Van Damme featured in an Ultra Tune television advert which was part of a controversial series of ads. Two women were confronted in a car park by a gang of youths in a threatening manner, Van Damme appears to defend them and then the mood lightens and they take pictures with the star.
In October 2020, Van Damme rescued a three-month-old chihuahua, saving her from euthanasia after a legal tussle between Norway and Bulgaria.
Personal life
By the mid-1990s, the stress of the constant filming and promotion of his films, as Van Damme explains, led him to develop a cocaine habit, on which he spent up to $10,000 a week, and consuming up to 10 grams per day by 1996. He was arrested for driving under the influence in 1999. +more
Van Damme has been married five times to four different women. Until 1992 he was married to his third wife, bodybuilder Gladys Portugues, with whom he has two children, Kristopher (born 1987) and Bianca Brigitte (born 1990). +more
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Woman Between Wolf and Dog | Movie goer / Man in garden | Uncredited extra |
1984 | Monaco Forever | Gay karate man | Minor role |
1984 | Breakin' | Spectator in first dance scene | Uncredited extra |
1986 | No Retreat, No Surrender | Ivan Kraschinsky | Main antagonist role |
1988 | Bloodsport | Frank Dux | First starring role; also editor (uncredited) |
1988 | Black Eagle | Andrei | Antagonist role |
1989 | Cyborg | Gibson Rickenbacker | Also editor (uncredited) |
1989 | Kickboxer | Kurt Sloane | Also writer, fight director and choreographer |
1990 | Lionheart | Léon Gaultier | Also writer and fight choreographer |
1990 | Death Warrant | Louis Burke | |
1991 | Double Impact | Alex Wagner / Chad Wagner | Dual role; also writer, producer and fight choreographer |
1992 | Universal Soldier | Luc Deveraux | |
1993 | Nowhere to Run | Sam Gillen | |
1993 | Last Action Hero | Himself | Cameo |
1993 | Hard Target | Chance Boudreaux | |
1994 | Timecop | Max Walker | |
1994 | Street Fighter | Colonel William F. Guile | |
1995 | Sudden Death | Darren McCord | |
1995 | The Quest | Christopher Dubois | Also director and writer |
1996 | Maximum Risk | Alain Moreau / Mikhail Suverov | Dual role |
1997 | Double Team | Jack Quinn | |
1998 | Knock Off | Marcus Ray | |
1998 | Legionnaire | Alain Lefèvre | Also writer and producer |
1999 | Universal Soldier: The Return | Luc Deveraux | Also producer |
1999 | Inferno | Eddie Lomax | Limited release; also producer |
2001 | Replicant | Edward "The Torch" Garrotte (Luc Savard) / The Replicant | Dual role; direct-to-video |
2001 | The Order | Rudy Cafmeyer / Charles Le Vaillant | Direct-to-video; also writer |
2002 | Derailed | Jacques Kristoff | Direct-to-video |
2003 | In Hell | Kyle LeBlanc | Direct-to-video |
2004 | Narco | Jean's ghost by Lenny | |
2004 | Wake of Death | Ben Archer | Direct-to-video |
2005 | Second in Command | Commander Samuel Keenan | Direct-to-video |
2006 | The Hard Corps | Philippe Sauvage | Direct-to-video |
2006 | Sinav | Charles | |
2006 | Until Death | Anthony Stowe | Direct-to-video |
2007 | The Shepherd: Border Patrol | Jack Robideaux | Direct-to-video |
2008 | JCVD | Himself (fictionalized autobiography) | Limited release; also executive producer |
2009 | Universal Soldier: Regeneration | Luc Deveraux | Direct-to-video |
2011 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | Master Croc | Voice role |
2011 | Assassination Games | Vincent Brazil | Limited release; also executive producer |
2011 | Beur sur la ville | Colonel Merot | Cameo |
2011 | Rzhevsky versus Napoleon | Himself | Cameo |
2011 | Dragon Eyes | Jean-Louis Tiano | Limited release |
2012 | The Expendables 2 | Jean Vilain | Van Damme's first widely released film since 1999 |
2012 | Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning | Luc Deveraux | Limited release |
2012 | Six Bullets | Samson Gaul | Direct-to-video; also executive producer |
2012 | +more | George | Limited release |
2013 | Welcome to the Jungle | Storm Rothschild | Limited release |
2013 | Enemies Closer | Xander | Limited release |
2013 | Swelter | Stillman | Direct-to-video |
2015 | Pound of Flesh | Deacon Lyle | Limited release; also executive producer |
2015 | Jian Bing Man | Himself | Cameo |
2016 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | Master Croc | Voice role |
2016 | Kickboxer: Vengeance | Master Durand | Reboot; limited release |
2017 | Kill 'Em All | Philip | Direct-to-video |
2018 | Kickboxer: Retaliation | Master Durand | Limited release |
2018 | Black Water | Wheeler | Limited release; also executive producer |
2018 | The Bouncer | Lukas | Limited release |
2019 | We Die Young | Daniel | Limited release |
2021 | The Last Mercenary | Richard Brumère / The Mist | |
2022 | Minions: The Rise of Gru | Jean Clawed | Voice role |
TBA | Frenchy | Frenchy | Also writer, director, producer and editor; post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Friends | Himself | Episode: "The One After the Superbowl" |
2004 | Las Vegas | Himself | Episode: "Die Fast, Die Furious" |
2009 | Robot Chicken | Himself / Count Dracula / Rhett Butler (voices) | Episode: "Maurice Was Caught" |
2011 | Jean Claude Van Damme: Behind Closed Doors | Himself | 8 episodes; also producer |
2011 | Les Anges Gardiens | Himself | 20 episodes |
2016 | Sense8 | Himself | Episode: "Happy F*cking New Year" |
2016-2017 | Jean-Claude Van Johnson | Johnson / Filip | 6 episodes; also executive producer for "Pilot" |
2020 | Les Anges Asian Dream | Himself | Post-production |
2022 | Ramez Movie Star | Himself | Arabian pranks show, represented by him and Ramez Galal |
Music videos
Year | Song title | Artist(s) |
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1992 | "Body Count's in the House" | Body Count |
1994 | "Time Won't Let Me" | The Smithereens |
1994 | "Straight to My Feet" | MC Hammer featuring Deion Sanders |
1995 | "Something There" | Chage and Aska |
1999 | "Crush 'Em" | Megadeth |
2003 | "Kiss My Eyes" | Bob Sinclar |
2008 | "Ya Lyublyu Ego" | Iryna Bilyk and Olga Gorbacheva |
2015 | "The Hum" | Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike vs. Ummet Ozcan |
2020 | "Ultrarêve" | AaRON |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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1995 | Street Fighter: The Movie | Colonel Guile |
2021 | Warpath | Himself (fictional general) |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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1988 | Golden Raspberry Award | Worst New Star | Bloodsport | Nominated |
1992 | MTV Movie Award | Most Desirable Male | Double Impact | Nominated |
1993 | MTV Movie Award | Most Desirable Male | Nowhere to Run | Nominated |
1994 | MTV Movie Award | Most Desirable Male | Hard Target | Nominated |
1998 | Golden Raspberry Award | Worst Screen Couple (with Dennis Rodman) | Double Team | Won |
2001 | Video Premiere Award | Best Actor | Replicant | Nominated |
2004 | Bollywood Movie Award | International Action Super Star | Himself | Won |
2008 | Silver Leopard | Best Actor | JCVD | Nominated |
2009 | TFCA Award | Best Performance, Male | JCVD | Nominated |
2014 | Golden Lotus Award | Outstanding Achievement of Action Movies Show | Himself | Won |
Championships and accomplishments
Mr. Belgium bodybuilding Championships (1976 Gold)
Belgium Karate Lightweight Championships (1977 Gold)
Belgium Karate team European Championships (1979 Gold)
Belgium Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament Championships (1980 Silver)
Semi-contact / light-contact record
Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Date | Round | Event | Location | Notes |
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Win | 44-4-0 | Jonny Wellum | Decision | 7 May 1980 | 3 | WAKO | Brussels, Belgium | Light-Contact (Van Damme avenges early career defeat) |
Win | 43-4-0 | Jordy Claes | Decision | 1980 | 3 | Gala International WAKO | Brussels, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 42-4-0 | Patrick Teugels | l'abandon (TKO) | 8 March 1980 | 1 | Forest Nationals | Brussels, Belgium | Light-Contact (Teugels suffers a broken nose and is unable to continue) |
Win | 41-4-0 | Andras Kovacs | Decision | 1980 | 3 | WAKO | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 40-4-0 | Bekim-Moussa Muhammad | Decision | 1980 | 3 | WAKO | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 39-4-0 | Mustapha-Ahmad Benamou | Decision | 1980 | 3 | WAKO | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 38-4-0 | Reinhard Krass | Disq. | 26 December 1979 | 2 | Karate Tournament: Belgium Team vs. +more | Woluwe, Brussels, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 37-4-0 | Gilberto Dias | l'abandon | November 1979 | 1 | World All-styles Karate Organization | Brussels, Belgium | Light-Contact (Dias suffers ankle injury and is unable to continue) |
Win | 36-4-0 | Hans Kohler | Decision | 1979 | 3 | World All-styles Karate Organization | Ingelmunster, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Loss | 35-4-0 | Patrick Teugels | Decision | 1979 | 3 | WAKO | Tampa, Florida, USA | Light-Contact (Both men fight in karate-gi uniforms, no pads or gloves) |
Win | 35-3-0 | Matthias Evrard | Decision | 1979 | 3 | Cup of Antwerp World All-styles Karate Organization | Antwerp, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 34-3-0 | Paul Sperati | Decision | 1979 | 3 | World All-styles Karate Organization | Opprebais, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 33-3-0 | Lucus Reinfeld | Decision | 1979 | 3 | World All-styles Karate Organization, Europe Interland Cup | Mulhouse, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 32-3-0 | Robbe Bogaerts | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Hope Cup World All-styles Karate Organization | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 31-3-0 | Leonard Baptiste | Decision | 1978 | 3 | World All-styles Karate Organization | Izegem, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 30-3-0 | Fernando Cabanela | Decision | 1978 | 3 | World All-styles Karate Organization | Izegem, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Loss | 29-3-0 | Angelo Spataro | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 29-2-0 | Gabriel van der Driessche | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 28-2-0 | Farid Muhammad Mousseau | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 27-2-0 | Jacques van Laere | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 26-2-0 | Christian Hedin | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 25-2-0 | Gerard Charon | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 24-2-0 | David Arranz | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 23-2-0 | Bernard Redden | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 22-2-0 | Antoine Redi | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 21-2-0 | Ben Salah Ellah | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 20-2-0 | Gaston Airey | Foul | 1978 | 1 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 19-2-0 | Abdembi Hassan Ali | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 18-2-0 | Jonas "Marcel" Cohen | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 17-2-0 | Christian van Tieghem | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 16-2-0 | Max Roelandt | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 15-2-0 | Andre Verbon | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 14-2-0 | Michel Juvillier | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 13-2-0 | Joel Maoreau | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 12-2-0 | Ronald Duivenbode | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Challenge Coupe des Espoirs Karate Tournament (1st Trials) | Antwerp, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Loss | 11-2-0 | Patrick Teugels | Decision | 1978 | 3 | Belgium Lightweight Championship | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 11-1-0 | Gris Lubbers | Decision | 1976 | 3 | European Karate Union | Ingelmunster, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 10-1-0 | Andre Lemaire | Decision | 1977 | 3 | World Association of Kickboxing Organizations Open International | Izegem, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 9-1-0 | Patrick Teugels | Decision | 1977 | 3 | Antwerp Open International Competition WAKO | Antwerp, Belgium | Light-Contact |
Win | 8-1-0 | Maurice Devos | Decision | 1977 | 3 | World Allstyles Kickboxing Organization | Antwerp, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 7-1-0 | Jacques Berri | Decision | 1976 | 3 | Antwerp Open WAKO | Antwerp, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 6-1-0 | Johannes Binding | Decision | 1976 | 3 | Antwerp Open WAKO | Antwerp, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 5-1-0 | Jean-Morin Devigne | Decision | 1976 | 3 | Antwerp Open WAKO | Antwerp, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 4-1-0 | Roland Vedani | Decision | 1976 | 3 | European Karate Union | Ingelmunster, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Win | 3-1-0 | Jean-Paul Gaston | Decision | 1976 | 3 | European Karate Union | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact |
Loss | 2-1-0 | Jonny Wellum | Decision | 22 January 1976 | 3 | La Federation Europeene de Karate (European Karate Federation) | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact (J. Vandenberg credit with defaite) |
Win | 2-0-0 | Bernard Briers | Decision | 22 January 1976 | 3 | La Federation Europeene de Karate (European Karate Federation) | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact (J. Vandenberg credit with victoire) |
Win | 1-0-0 | Robin Lomard | Decision | 22 January 1976 | 3 | La Federation Europeene de Karate (European Karate Federation) | Brussels, Belgium | Semi-Contact (J. Vandenberg credit with victoire - Karate magazine Boxe francise) |
Kickboxing record
Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Date | Round | Time | Event | Location | Notes |
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Win | 18-1-0 | Nedjad Gharbi | KKO | 1982 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | ||
Win | 17-1-0 | Daniel Le Jaouen | KKO | 1982 | 1 | 1:05 | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | |
Win | 16-1-0 | Lenny Leikman | KKO | 1982 | 3 | 1st Journée des Arts Martiaux | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | |
Win | 15-1-0 | Ajom Mahmud Uddin | KO | 1981 | 1 | 0:19 | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | |
Win | 14-1-0 | Mustapha-Ahmad Benamou | KKO | 1981 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | ||
Win | 13-1-0 | Henk Besselman | KO | 1981 | 1 | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | ||
Win | 12-1-0 | Michael J. Heming | KKO | 1980 | 1 | 0:46 | European Karate Federation Middleweight Championship | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing |
Win | 11-1-0 | Georges Verlugels | KO | 1980 | 2 | PKA Middleweight Championship | Brussels, Belgium | Kickboxing | |
Win | 10-1-0 | Sherman Bergman | KKO | 1979 Nov 4 | 1 | 0:56 | Tampa, Florida, USA | Full-Contact | |
Win | 9-1-0 | Rolf Risberg | KKO | 1979 | 1 | Ingelmunster, Belgium | Kickboxing | ||
Win | 8-1-0 | Emile Leibman | KKO | 1979 | 1 | Izegem, Belgium | Kickboxing | ||
Win | 7-1-0 | Cyrille Nollet | KKO | 1978 | 1 | Izegem, Belgium | Kickboxing | ||
Win | 6-1-0 | Orlando Lang | KO | 1978 | 1 | 0:26 | Antwerp, Belgium | Kickboxing | |
Win | 5-1-0 | Jacques Piniarski | KKO | 1978 | 1 | Belgium | Kickboxing | ||
Win | 4-1-0 | Eric "Basel" Strauss | KKO | 1978 | 1 | 0:18 | Antwerp, Belgium | Kickboxing | |
Win | 3-1-0 | Andre "Robar" Robaeys | KKO | 1978 | 1 | Mulhouse, Belgium | Kickboxing | ||
Win | 2-1-0 | Michel Juvillier | KO | 1978 | 1 | 0:39 | Antwerp, Belgium | Full-Contact | |
Loss | 1-1-0 | Etienne "Tuf" Aubry | DQ | 7 March 1977 | 1 | 1:02 | Marseilles, France | Full-Contact (Karate magazine Boxe francise) | |
Win | 1-0-0 | Toon van Oostrum | KKO | 1977 | 1 | 0:46 | Brussels, Belgium | Full-Contact |
Notes
Books cited
(Wako) * (PKA World Heavyweight Title) * (Eku)
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