Éric Deflandre
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Éric Deflandre | ||
Date of birth | 2 August 1973 | ||
Place of birth | Rocourt, Belgium | ||
Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
Position(s) | Right back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1991-1995 | RFC Liège | 93 | (1) |
1995-1996 | Germinal Ekeren | 32 | (2) |
1996-2000 | Club Brugge | 118 | (1) |
2000-2004 | Olympique Lyon | 91 | (0) |
2004-2007 | Standard Liège | 76 | (1) |
2007 | FC Brussels | 14 | (0) |
2008-2009 | FC Dender | 34 | (0) |
2009-2010 | Lierse SK | 20 | (0) |
2010-2012 | R.F.C. de Liège | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
1996–2005 | Belgium | 57 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2006 |
Éric Deflandre (born 2 August 1973 in Rocourt) is a former Belgian football right fullback.[1]
Club career
Deflandre first signed to Wandre Union but after one year he joined Liège side R.F.C. de Liège. He then left for Germinal Ekeren in 1995. In 1996, he signed for Club Brugge.
In 2000, Deflandre moved to Olympique Lyonnais in France, where he won 3 straight national championships. He returned to Belgium in 2004 and played for Standard Liège.
In 2007-08, he split duty with FC Brussels and F.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H.. On 25 June 2009 Lierse S.K. have signed the right-back from F.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H. on a two-year deal. On 9 August 2010 announced his return to R.F.C. de Liège,[2] where he played for two more seasons before retiring.[3]
International career
Deflandre played his debut match for the national team against The Netherlands in the qualifying stage for the 1998 World Cup. In the competition's first match, he replaced Bertrand Crasson after 22 minutes, and helped to a 0-0 draw against the Netherlands.
He also appeared for the national side at Euro 2000 and 2002 World Cup. In Euro 2000, he substituted as a goalkeeper after Filip de Wilde was sent off against Turkey.
Honours
- Belgian League - 1998
- Belgian Supercup - 1998
- French League - 2002, 2003 and 2004
- French League Cup - 2001
- French Supercup - 2003
References
- ↑ Le Figaro: Le football, solide trait d'union en Belgique 27/12/2007 "le sport le plus populaire de la planète serait un frein pour reculer l'hypothèse d'une scission qui se concrétiserait éventuellement par deux championnats et deux sélections comme en République tchèque et en Slovaquie, selon Éric Deflandre, l'ex-Lyonnais, capé plus de soixante fois aux origines paradoxalement wallonnes."
- ↑ A 37 ans, Eric Deflandre revient au FC Liège
- ↑ Zone-Rouche Deflandre: "Le Lierse n'a aucune chance" 2010 11 25 "S'il y a un joueur qui connaît bien les protagonistes du match de ce samedi entre Liégeois et Lierrois, c'est bien Éric Deflandre. Ce dernier a ..."
External links
- Official website (French)
- L'équipe profile and stats (French)
- Eric Deflandre - Footgoal.net
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Preceded by | Standard Liège Captain 2004-2005 |
Succeeded by Sérgio Conceição |
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