Walter Meeuws (born 11 July 1951) is a Belgian former footballer and manager.
 Walter Meeuws in 1981 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walter Meeuws[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1951 | ||
| 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 | |||
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]
KV Mechelen[8]
International
Belgium
Manager
Royal Antwerp[11]
Lierse SK[12]
Raja de Casablanca
FAR Rabat[14]