 Vital played with Belgium and was in the team for the 1994 and 1998 World Cups.In January 2010, he was appointed manager of Dender EH in the Belgian Second Division, but fired following the relegation to the Belgian Third Division following the 2011-12 season.In July 2012, Vital Borkelmans was revealed as assistant manager to Marc Wilmots for the Belgium national football team.