Éric Deflandre

Éric Deflandre (born 2 August 1973) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.^[1]

Éric Deflandre

Deflandre in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-08-02) 2 August 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth	Rocourt, Belgium
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
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	Lyon	91	(0)
2004–2007	Standard Liège	76	(1)
2007	FC Brussels	14	(0)
2008–2009	FC Dender	34	(0)
2009–2010	Lierse	20	(0)
2010–2012	RFC Liège	7	(0)
Total		485	(5)
International career
1996–2005	Belgium	57	(0)
Managerial career
2012–2015	Standard Liège (youth)
2015–	Standard Liège (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

• Belgian First Division: 1997–98
• Belgian Supercup: 1998

Lyon

• French First Division: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
• French Supercup: 2003

Belgium

• FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup^[4]