[2] Vanden Stock managed the family brewery, famous for its Kriek and Lambic, until he sold it to beer giant Interbrew, now InBev.

After a short stint as chairman of third division club La Forestoise, he was included in the selection committee of the RBFA, two years later he became the coach of the Belgium national football team from 1958 to 1968.

Vanden Stock became a board member and vice-chairman of Anderlecht before taking full control as chairman in 1971.

[5] It became the start of a success story, because in the 25 years that Constant Vanden Stock was chairman of Anderlecht, the club managed to add many prizes to its list of achievements.

[7][8] In 1996, Vanden Stock transferred the chairmanship to his son Roger, although the then 82-year-old Constant remained associated with the club as honorary chairman.