Cédric Van der Elst (born 19 June 1980 in Genk, Belgium) is a Belgian retired footballer.
[1] During his career, Van der Elst never went far from his birthplace Genk, always playing for a team in or close to the Limburg region.
Van der Elst first grew through the youth ranks of Winterslag and Genk, to eventually feature in the first team during the 1999-2000 season in the Belgian First Division.
Thereafter he moved to Genk-based team Eendracht Termien in the Belgian Provincial leagues.
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