Eric Deflandre

Personal information
Eric Deflandre
Full name	Eric Deflandre
Date of birth	August 2, 1973 (age 33)
Place of birth	Rocourt, Belgium
Height	179cm
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Standard Liège
Number	2
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994-1995 1995-1996 1996-2000 2000-2004 2004-	Liège Germinal Beerschot Club Brugge Lyon Standard Liège	93 (1) 32 (2) 119 (1) 90 (0) 56 (1)
National team²
1997-2004	Belgium	57 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 12, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of December 12, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Eric Deflandre (born August 2, 1973 in Rocourt) is a Belgian football right fullback currently playing for Standard Liège.

He first signed to Wandre Union but after one year he joined the Liège giants R.F.C. de Liège. He then left for Germinal Ekeren in 1995. Deflandre played his debut match for the national team against The Netherlands in the qualifying stage for the 1998 World Cup. In 1996, he signed for Club Brugge. In the first match of the 1998 World Cup, he replaced Bertrand Crasson who marked Boudewijn Zenden after 22 minutes, and helped Belgium to keep the draw (0-0) against Holland. Later Deflandre moved to Olympique Lyonnais in France where he won 3 Championships. He came back to Belgium in 2004 and played for Standard Liège.

[edit] Honours

	Belgium squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 De Wilde \| 2 Crasson \| 3 Staelens \| 4 Vidović \| 5 Borkelmans \| 6 Van Der Elst \| 7 Wilmots \| 8 Oliveira \| 9 M. Mpenza \| 10 Nilis \| 11 Van Kerckhoven \| 12 Vande Walle \| 13 Verlinden \| 14 Scifo \| 15 Clement \| 16 De Boeck \| 17 Verstraeten \| 18 Verheyen \| 19 Van Meir \| 20 E. Mpenza \| 21 Boffin \| 22 Deflandre \| Coach: Leekens

	Belgium squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 De Vlieger \| 2 Deflandre \| 3 De Boeck \| 4 Van Meir \| 5 Van Kerckhoven \| 6 Simons \| 7 Wilmots \| 8 Goor \| 9 Sonck \| 10 Walem \| 11 Verheyen \| 12 Van Der Heyden \| 13 Vandendriessche \| 14 Vermant \| 15 Peeters \| 16 Van Buyten \| 17 Englebert \| 18 Vanderhaeghe \| 19 Thijs \| 20 Strupar \| 21 Boffin \| 22 Mpenza \| 23 Herpoel \| Coach: Waseige