Eric Deflandre

Personal information
Eric Deflandre
Full name	Eric Deflandre
Date of birth	August 2, 1973 (1973-08-02) (age 34)
Place of birth	Rocourt, Belgium
Height	181cm (5ft 11in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	F.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H.
Number	12
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1991-1995 1995-1996 1996-2000 2000-2004 2004-2007 2007 2008-	RFC Liège Germinal Ekeren Club Brugge Olympique Lyon Standard Liège FC Brussels FC Dender	93 (1) 32 (2) 119 (1) 90 (0) 76 (1) 14 (0) 11 (0)
National team²
1996-2005	Belgium	57 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 1, 2008. 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 F.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H..

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.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by Ivica Dragutinović	Standard Liège Captain 2004-2005	Succeeded by Sérgio Conceição

v • d • e 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

v • d • e Belgium squad - UEFA Euro 2000

1 De Wilde • 2 Deflandre • 3 Valgaeren • 4 Staelens • 5 Clement • 6 Vanderhaeghe • 7 Wilmots • 8 Goor • 9 E. Mpenza • 10 Strupar • 11 Verheyen • 12 De Vlieger • 13 Herpoel • 14 Walem • 15 Peeters • 16 Nilis • 17 Léonard • 18 Van Kerckhoven • 19 Van Meir • 20 De Bilde • 21 M. Mpenza • 22 Hendrikx • Coach: Waseige

v • d • e 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

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