Eric Deflandre

Football player infobox
playername= Eric Deflandre
fullname = Eric Deflandre
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|8|2
cityofbirth = Rocourt
countryofbirth = Belgium
height = 181cm (5ft 11in)
currentclub = FC Dender
clubnumber = 12
position = Right back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1991-1995
1995-1996
1996-2000
2000-2004
2004-2007
2007
2008-
clubs = RFC Liège
Germinal Ekeren
Club Brugge
Olympique Lyon
Standard Liège
FC Brussels
FC Dender
caps(goals) = 93 (1)
32 (2)
119 (1)
90 (0)
76 (1)
14 (0)
11 (0)
nationalyears = 1996-2005
nationalteam = Belgium
nationalcaps(goals) = 57 (0)
pcupdate = May 1, 2008
ntupdate = December 12, 2006

Eric Deflandre (born August 2, 1973 in Rocourt) is a Belgian football right fullback currently playing for F.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H..

Club career

Deflandre first signed to Wandre Union but after one year he joined Liège side R.F.C. de Liège. He then left for Germinal Ekeren in 1995. In 1996, he signed for Club Brugge.

In 2000, Deflandre moved to Olympique Lyonnais in France, where he won 3 straight national championships. He returned to Belgium in 2004 and played for Standard Liège.

In 2007-08, he split duty with FC Brussels and F.C. Verbroedering Dender E.H..

International career

Deflandre played his debut match for the national team against The Netherlands in the qualifying stage for the 1998 World Cup. In the competition's first match, he replaced Bertrand Crasson after 22 minutes, and helped to a 0-0 draw against Holland.

He also appeared for the national side at Euro 2000 and 2002 World Cup.

Honours

*Belgian League - 1998
*Belgian Supercup - 1998
*French League - 2002, 2003 and 2004
*French League Cup - 2001
*French Supercup - 2003

References

* [http://www.ericdeflandre.com/ Official website] fr icon
* [http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur3619.html L'équipe profile and stats] fr icon