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Walter Meeuws (born 11 July 1951) is a Belgian former footballer and manager.

Walter Meeuws
Walter Meeuws in 1981
Personal information
Full name Walter Meeuws[1]
Date of birth (1951-07-11) 11 July 1951 (age 71)
Place of birth Gierle, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1972 K.R.C. Mechelen 54 (22)
1972–1978 Beerschot 154 (25)
1978–1981 Club Brugge 90 (16)
1981–1984 Standard de Liège 88 (6)
1984–1985 Ajax 11 (0)
1985–1987 KV Mechelen 30 (2)
National team
1977–1984 Belgium 46 (0)
Teams managed
1987–1988 Lierse
1989–1990 Belgium
1990–1991 Sint-Truiden
1991–1993 Antwerp
1993–1994 Gent
1995–1997 Lommel S.K.
1998–2001 Lierse
2001 Gençlerbirliği
2001–2003 Raja Casablanca
2004 Al-Ittihad
2005–2006 Al Jazira
2007–2008 Beveren
2007–2009 FAR Rabat
2010–2012 Wadi Degla
2016 Lommel United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career


During his career he played for K. Beerschot V.A.C., Club Brugge K.V., R. Standard de Liège, AFC Ajax, K.V. Mechelen. He earned 46 caps for the Belgium national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

After retiring from playing, he has been working as a manager, including a stint as the national team manager from 1989 to 1990.

As a player, he won 4 championships, 2 with Standard in Belgium, 1 with Bruges in Belgium and 1 with Ajax in the Netherlands. He also won 2 cups and played the final of the European Championship with Belgium in Italy in 1980. He is considered one of the best Belgian defenders ever.


Managerial career


As a manager, he won 3 cups with Lierse S.K., FC Antwerp and FAR Rabat (2009), 1 Supercup with Lierse and was runner-up in the African Champions League Final with Raja Casablanca and also runner-up with Antwerp in the final of the European Cup II in 1993 at Wembley. He is the last manager ever that reached a European Cup Final with a Belgian Team.


Honours



Player


Club Brugge[2]

Standard de Liège[5]

Ajax Amsterdam[7]

KV Mechelen[8]


International


Belgium


Manager


Royal Antwerp[11]

Lierse SK[12]

Raja de Casablanca

FAR Rabat[14]


Individual



References



На других языках


[de] Walter Meeuws

Walter Meeuws (* 11. Juli 1951 in Gierle) ist ein ehemaliger belgischer Fußballspieler und heutiger -trainer.
- [en] Walter Meeuws

[fr] Walter Meeuws

Walter Meeuws, né le 11 juillet 1951 à Gierle en Belgique, est un footballeur international et entraîneur belge.

[it] Walter Meeuws

Walter Meeuws (Gierle, 11 luglio 1951) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore belga.

[ru] Меувс, Вальтер

Вальтер Меувс (нидерл. Walter Meeuws; 11 июля 1951, Бельгия) — бельгийский футболист, играл на позиции защитника. По завершении игровой карьеры — тренер.



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