Éric Deflandre (born 2 August 1973) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a right-back.Le Figaro: Le football, solide trait d'union en Belgique 27 December 2007 "le sport le plus populaire de la planète serait un frein pour reculer l'hypothèse d'une scission qui se concrétiserait éventuellement par deux championnats et deux sélections comme en République tchèque et en Slovaquie, selon Éric Deflandre, l'ex-Lyonnais, capé plus de soixante fois aux origines paradoxalement wallonnes."
Club career Deflandre was born in Rocourt. He first signed to Wandre Union but after one year he joined Liège side RFC Liège. He then left for Germinal Ekeren in 1995.
In 1996, he signed for Club Brugge.
In 2000, Deflandre moved to Lyon in France, where he won three straight national championships.
He returned to Belgium in 2004 and played for Standard Liège.
In 2007–08, he split duty with FC Brussels and FC Dender On 25 June 2009, he signed for Lierse on a two-year deal. On 9 August 2010, it was announced he would return to RFC Liège,A 37 ans, Eric Deflandre revient au FC Liège where he played for two more seasons before retiring.Zone-Rouche Deflandre: "Le Lierse n'a aucune chance" 2010 11 25 "S'il y a un joueur qui connaît bien les protagonistes du match de ce samedi entre Liégeois et Lierrois, c'est bien Éric Deflandre. Ce dernier a ..."
International career Deflandre played his debut match for the Belgium 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 the Netherlands.
He also appeared for the national side at Euro 2000 and 2002 World Cup. In Euro 2000, he substituted as a goalkeeper after Filip De Wilde was sent off against Turkey.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBelgium199610199720199890199960200090200180200270200360200470200520Total570
Honours Club Brugge Belgian First Division: 1997–98 Belgian Supercup: 1998
Lyon French First Division: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04 French Supercup: 2003
Belgium FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup
References
External links
Eric Deflandre at Footgoal.net