Walter Meeuws

Walter Meeuws

Walter Meeuws in 1981
Personal information
Full name	Walter Meeuws[1]
Date of birth	(1951-07-11) 11 July 1951 (age 73)
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)
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 former footballer and manager.

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-Winners Cup in 1993 at Wembley. He is the last manager ever that reached a European Final with a Belgian Team.

Honours

Player

Club Brugge^[2]

• Belgian First Division: 1979-1980
• Belgian Super Cup: 1980
• Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer: 1981^[3]
• Jules Pappaert Cup: 1978^[4]

Standard de Liège^[5]

• Belgian First Division: 1981-1982, 1982-83
• Belgian Super Cup: 1981, 1983
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1981-82 (runners-up)
• Intertoto Cup Group Winners: 1982^[6]

Ajax Amsterdam^[7]

• Eredivisie: 1984-85

KV Mechelen^[8]

• Belgian Cup: 1986–87

International

Belgium

• UEFA European Championship: 1980 (runners-up)^[9]
• Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980^[10]

Manager

Royal Antwerp^[11]

• Belgian Cup: 1991-92
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1992-93 (runners-up)

Lierse SK^[12]

• Belgian Cup: 1998-99
• Belgian Super Cup: 1999

Raja de Casablanca

• CAF Champions League: 2002 (runners-up)^[13]

FAR Rabat^[14]

• Moroccan Throne Cup: 2009 (winners)

Individual

• Belgian Professional Manager of the Year: 1992-93^[15]

References

1. "Walter Meeuws". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
2. "Club Brugge | Palmares".
3. "Kirin Cup 1981".
4. "Jules Pappaert Cup".
5. "Standard de Liège | Palmares".
6. "Wildstat | Intertoto Cup 1982".
7. "Ajax | Prijzenkast".
8. "KV Mechelen | Geschiedenis". Eurosport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
9. "UEFA Euro 1980".
10. "UEFA Euro 1980".
11. "FC Antwerp | Palmares".
12. "Lierse SK | Geschiedenis".
13. "Walter Meeuws ontslagen in Marokko".
14. "FAR Rabat | Palmarès".
15. "Eric Gerets Palmarès de l'entraîneur".

• Royal Belgian Football Association: Number of caps
• Walter Meeuws at WorldFootball.net
• Profile at Standard de Liège