 Meeuws in action for Belgium in 1981 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Meeuws[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1951-07-11)11 July 1951 (age 74) | ||
| Place of birth | Gierle, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | 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) |
| International career | |||
| 1977–1984 | Belgium | 46 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 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 | |||
Walter Meeuws (born 11 July 1951) is a Belgian formerfootball player and manager.
During his career Meeuws played forK. Beerschot V.A.C.,Club Brugge,Standard Liège,Ajax,K.V. Mechelen. He earned 46 caps for theBelgium national team, and participated inUEFA Euro 1980 and the1982 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 four championships, two with Standard in Belgium, one with Bruges in Belgium and one with Ajax in the Netherlands. He also won two 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.
As a manager, Meeuws won three cups withLierse S.K.,FC Antwerp andFAR Rabat (2009), one Supercup with Lierse and was runner-up in the African Champions League Final withRaja Casablanca and also runner-up with Antwerp in the final of the European Cup-Winners Cup in 1993 at Wembley. He is the last manager ever that reached a European Final with a Belgian Team.
Club Brugge[2]
Standard de Liège[4]
Ajax Amsterdam[6]
KV Mechelen[7]
Belgium
Royal Antwerp[10]
Lierse[11]
Raja de Casablanca
FAR Rabat[13]
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