Éric Deflandre
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Éric Deflandre (born 2 August 1973) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.[1]
Club career
Deflandre was born in Rocourt. He first signed to Wandre Union but after one year he joined Liège side RFC 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 three 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, he for Lierse S.K. on a two-year deal. On 9 August 2010, it was announced he would return to RFC Liège,[2] where he played for two more seasons before retiring.[3]
International career
Deflandre played his debut match for the Belgium 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
Club Brugge
Lyon
Belgium
References
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- ↑ Le Figaro: Le football, solide trait d'union en Belgique 27 December 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 ..."
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External links
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- Living people
- Footballers from Liège
- Belgian men's footballers
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- RFC Liège players
- Beerschot A.C. players
- Club Brugge KV players
- Olympique Lyonnais players
- Standard Liège players
- UEFA Euro 2000 players
- 1998 FIFA World Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- R.W.D.M. Brussels F.C. players
- F.C.V. Dender E.H. players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Ligue 1 players
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France