Walter Meeuws

Walter Meeuws
Walter Meeuws 1981.jpg
Personal information
Date of birth(1951-07-11) 11 July 1951 (age 63)
Place of birthGierle, Belgium
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1970–1972KRC Mechelen
1972–1978Beerschot
1978–1981Club Brugge90(16)
1981–1984Standard de Liège88(6)
1984–1985Ajax11(0)
1985–1987KV Mechelen30(2)
National team
1977–1984Belgium46(0)
Teams managed
1987–1988Lierse S.K.
1989–1990Belgium
1991–1993FC Antwerp
1993–1994AA Gent
1999–2001Lierse S.K.
2001Gençlerbirliği
2002–2003Raja Casablanca
2003Al-Ittihad
2006–2007Beveren
2010–2012Wadi Degla
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Walter Meeuws (born 11 July 1951) is a retired Belgian footballer and current manager. He most recently coached Egyptian Premier League side Wadi Degla.

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.

As a manager he won 3 cups with Lierse, Antwerp and Far Rabat ( 2009 ) 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 for Cup Winners in 1993. He is the last manager ever that reached a European Cup Final with a Belgian Team.

References

Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 1980 Runners-up
Belgium squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup
∗ Jos Daerden stepped in because Rene Vandereycken ruled out through injury on the eve of the finals
Belgian Professional Manager of the Year
  • 1982–83: Van Himst
  • 1983–84: Heylens
  • 1984–85: Waseige
  • 1985–86: Haesaert
  • 1986–87: De Mos
  • 1987–88: Keßler
  • 1988–89: De Mos
  • 1989–90: Leekens
  • 1990–91: Vandereycken
  • 1991–92: Broos
  • 1992–93: Meeuws
  • 1993–94: Waseige
  • 1994–95: Waseige
  • 1995–96: Broos
  • 1996–97: Gerets
  • 1997–98: Gerets
  • 1998–99: Anthuenis
  • 1999–2000: Anthuenis
  • 2000–01: Anthuenis
  • 2001–02: Vergoossen
  • 2002–03: Sollied
  • 2003–04: Broos
  • 2004–05: Sollied
  • 2005–06: Dury
  • 2006–07: Broos
  • 2007–08: Preud'homme
  • 2008–09: Bölöni
  • 2009–10: Jacobs
  • 2010–11: Vercauteren
  • 2011–12: Vanhaezebrouck
  • 2012–13: Dury
  • 2013–14: Maes
Lierse S.K. – managers
  • Grumeau (1920–30)
  • Turnhauer (1930–36)
  • Mály (1936–39)
  • De Preter (1939–44)
  • Kiebooms (1944–46)
  • Berry (1946–48)
  • Kiebooms (1948–49)
  • D'Hollander (1949–53)
  • Tarkany (1953–55)
  • D'Hollander (1955–61)
  • De Vos (1961)
  • De Graaf (1961–62)
  • Meert (1962–63)
  • Van den Bergh (1963–70)
  • Spurgeon (1970)
  • Willems (1970–71)
  • de Munck (1971)
  • Baeten (1971–72)
  • Bedl (1972–73)
  • Willems (1973)
  • Baeten (1973–74)
  • Croon (1974–75)
  • Bedl (1975–77)
  • Van den Bergh (1977–79)
  • Baeten (1979)
  • Künnecke (1979–81)
  • Bedl (1981–82)
  • Croon (1982–83)
  • Baeten (1983–84)
  • Boskamp (1984–87)
  • Vets (1987)
  • Meeuws (1987–88)
  • Davidovic (1988–89)
  • Hulshoff (1989–91)
  • Helleputte (1991–94)
  • Gerets (1994–97)
  • Daerden (1997–98)
  • Braeckmans (1998–99)
  • Meeuws (1999–2001)
  • Van Acker (2001–02)
  • Ferrera (2002–04)
  • Put (2004–05)
  • Trost (2005–06)
  • Rekdal (2006–07)
  • Helleputte (2007–10)
  • Anthuenis (2010)
  • Van Meir (2010–11)
  • Sollied (2011)
  • Janssens (2011–12)
  • Ramzy (2012–13)
  • Van Meir (2013)
  • Menzo (2013–)
  • de Laveleye(on behalf of the Belgian FA) (1904–10)
  • Maxwell (1910–13)
  • Bunyan (1914)
  • de Laveleye(on behalf of the Belgian FA) (1914–20)
  • Maxwell (1920–28)
  • Löwenfelt (1928–30)
  • Goetinck (1930–34)
  • Turnauer (1935)
  • Butler (1935–39)
  • Goetinck (1939–40)
  • van Kesbeeck(on behalf of the Belgian FA) (1940–43)
  • Demol (1944–46)
  • Gormlie (1947–53)
  • Livingstone (1953–54)
  • Vandeweyer (1955–57)
  • Nicolay(c) (1957)
  • Toldi (1957–58)
  • Vanden Stock (1958–68)
  • Goethals (1968–76)
  • Thys (1976–89)
  • Meeuws (1989–90)
  • Thys (1990–91)
  • van Himst (1991–96)
  • van Moer (1996)
  • Leekens (1997–99)
  • Waseige (1999–02)
  • Anthuenis (2002–05)
  • Vandereycken (2006–09)
  • Vercauteren(c) (2009)
  • Advocaat (2009–10)
  • Leekens (2010–12)
  • Wilmots (2012–)
K. Sint-Truidense V.V. – managers
  • Goethals (1959–66)
  • Volckaert (1966–69)
  • Claes (1969–72)
  • Vercammen (1972–73)
  • Bergholtz (1979–81)
  • Van Moer (1983–84)
  • Vanlessen (1984–86)
  • Mangelschots (1986–90)
  • Meeuws (1990–91)
  • Polleunis (1991)
  • Dziuba & Liebens (1991–92)
  • Van Marcke (1992)
  • Lippens (1992–93)
  • Mangelschots (1993–96)
  • Sleurs (1996)
  • Smets (1996–97)
  • Mangelschots (1997)
  • Hulshoff (1997–98)
  • Peters (1998–99)
  • Reynders (1999–2000)
  • Knaepen & Mathijssen (2000–01)
  • Mathijssen (2001–04)
  • Knaepen (2004)
  • Wilmots (2004–05)
  • Mangelschots & Voets (2005)
  • Vermeulen (2005–06)
  • Raeymaekers & Voets (2006)
  • Caers (2006)
  • Voets (2006–07)
  • Houwaart (2007)
  • Billen (2007)
  • Voets (2007–08)
  • van Wijk (2008)
  • Brepoels (2008–11)
  • Van der Elst (2011–12)
  • Brepoels (2012–13)
  • Ferrera (2013–)
Royal Antwerp F.C. – managers
  • Verdyck (1919–30)
  • Löwenfelt (1930–32)
  • Delausnay (1932–34)
  • Less (1934)
  • Molnar (1934–36)
  • Löwenfelt (1936–38)
  • Wertz (1938–39)
  • Pelsmaeker (1941–44)
  • Pelsmaeker (1945–49)
  • De Clercq & Gedopt (1949–53)
  • Game (1953–60)
  • Havlicek (1960–61)
  • Humenberger (1961–64)
  • Hofman & Fraifont (1964)
  • D'Hollander (1964–65)
  • Game (1965–68)
  • Maertens (1968–70)
  • Cautreels (1970–71)
  • Csernai (1971–72)
  • Wauters & Simons (1972)
  • Braems (1972–73)
  • Thys (1973–76)
  • Vliers (1976–77)
  • Novák (1977–79)
  • Van Den Bergh (1979–80)
  • Wauters (1980)
  • Davidovic (1980–83)
  • Dockx (1983–84)
  • Haan (1984–85)
  • Nollet (1985–86)
  • Keßler (1986–89)
  • Davidovic (1989–91)
  • Koekelcoren (1991)
  • de Wit (1991)
  • Meeuws (1991–93)
  • Haesaert (1993–95)
  • Svilar (1995)
  • Fazekas (1995–96)
  • Svilar (1996)
  • Keßler (1996–97)
  • Svilar (1997–98)
  • Van Acker (1998–01)
  • De Coninck (2001–02)
  • Houwaart (2002–03)
  • Desaeyere (2003)
  • Perazic (2003–04)
  • Grosjean (2004)
  • Tipurić (2004–05)
  • Van Acker (2005–06)
  • Joyce (2006–08)
  • Davidovic (2008–09)
  • Svilar (2009)
  • Andrews (2009–10)
  • De Roover (2010–11)
  • Wilmssen (2011–12)
  • Van Wijk (2012–13)
  • Hasselbaink (2013–14)
  • Stricker (2014–)
K.A.A. Gent – managers
  • Priem (1901–09)
  • Van Steenkiste (1909–10)
  • Horta (1910–12)
  • Bunyan (1912–22)
  • De Rijke (1922–31)
  • Pelsmaecker (1931–41)
  • Fenichel (1941–42)
  • Stejskal (1942–43)
  • Ferchyer (1943–45)
  • Delfour (1945–51)
  • Mütsch (1951–52)
  • Vandooren (1952–56)
  • Delfour (1956–59)
  • Favre (1959–60)
  • Verstraeten (1960–64)
  • Schirschin (1964–65)
  • Labot (1965–66)
  • Bigot (1966–67)
  • Vandooren (1967–71)
  • Sztani (1971–73)
  • Van Boxelaer (1973–74)
  • Orlans (1974–76)
  • Qvick (1976)
  • Storme (1976–77)
  • Höfling (1977–78)
  • Nollet (1978–80)
  • Grijzenhout (1980–81)
  • Goethals (1981–83)
  • Vandendaele (1983–84)
  • Grijzenhout (1984–87)
  • Bergholtz (1987–88)
  • Fafié (1988)
  • Vandendaele (1988–89)
  • Vandereycken (1989–93)
  • Dorjee (a.i.) (1993)
  • Meeuws (1993–94)
  • Clijsters (1994–97)
  • Boskamp (1997–99)
  • Sollied (1999–00)
  • Houwaart (2000)
  • Remy (2000–01)
  • Vermeulen (2001–02)
  • Olde Riekerink (2002–03)
  • Vermeulen (2003–04)
  • Leekens (2004–07)
  • Sollied (2007–08)
  • Preud'homme (2008–10)
  • Dury (2010–11)
  • Sollied (2011–12)
  • Peeters (2012–13)
  • Fernández (2013)
  • Rednic (2013–14)
  • Balette (2014)
  • Vanhaezebrouck (2014–)
KV Mechelen – managers
  • Dessain (1911–25)
  • Maxwell (1925–40)
  • Rits (1940–43)
  • Noëth (1943–47)
  • Bourgeois (1947–52)
  • Bourgeois & Noëth (1952–53)
  • Noëth (1953–54)
  • Bourgeois (1954–55)
  • De Cleyn (1955–57)
  • Bertuelens (1957–59)
  • Stijnen (1959–61)
  • De Rijcke (1961–62)
  • Gaspar (1962–65)
  • Dolgos (1965–67)
  • Teughels (1967–69)
  • Spurgeon (1969–70)
  • Van den Bergh (1970–75)
  • Bollen (1975–77)
  • Talbut (1977–78)
  • Teughels (1979)
  • Bulatović (1979–81)
  • Van Damme (1981–82)
  • Kuterna (1982)
  • Canjels (1982–84)
  • Kunnecke (1985–86)
  • De Mos (1986–89)
  • Krol (1989)
  • Van Hoof (1990–91)
  • Leekens (1991–92)
  • Van Hoof (1992–94)
  • Meeuws (1994–96)
  • Reynders (1996)
  • Kanacki (1996)
  • Heylens (1996–97)
  • Vercauteren (1997–98)
  • Verkempinck (1998)
  • Jacob & Billen (1998–99)
  • Jacob (1999–2000)
  • Clijsters (2000–01)
  • Billen (2001)
  • Hulshoff (2001–02)
  • Van Hoof (2002)
  • Demol (2002–03)
  • Czerniatynski (2003–04)
  • Vande Velde (2004–05)
  • Kanacki (2005)
  • Wetzel (2005–06)
  • Kanacki (2006)
  • Maes (2006–10)
  • Brys (2010–12)
  • Van Veldhoven (2012–13)
  • Vercauteren (2014)
  • Janković (2014–)
Gençlerbirliği S.K. – managers
  • Doğanay (1960–70)
  • O. Arıca (1970)
  • Türesin (1971–72)
  • Doğanay (1972–73)
  • Baştüzel (1973–74)
  • Kutluay (1975)
  • Bulduk (1975)
  • Baştüzel (1975–76)
  • Bulduk (1976)
  • O. Arıca (1976–77)
  • Yavuz (1977–78)
  • Baştüzel (1978–80)
  • Tümer (1981)
  • Baştüzel (1981)
  • Ürekli (1981)
  • Yamanlar (1981–82)
  • Aytaç (1982–83)
  • Tırpan (1983–85)
  • Kural (1985–86)
  • Türel (1986–87)
  • Macurni (1987)
  • Tırpan (1987–88)
  • Aytaç (1988)
  • Aydın (1988)
  • Yamanlar (1988)
  • Kural (1988–89)
  • Onay (1989)
  • Türel (1990)
  • Jarabinský (1990–91)
  • Argon (1991–92)
  • Tokyay (1992)
  • Nepomnyashchy (1992–93)
  • Berdyev (1993)
  • Palacios (1994)
  • Göncüler (1994)
  • Türel (1994–95)
  • Heylens (1995–96)
  • Türel (1996)
  • Tekelioğlu (1996–97)
  • Yamanlar (1997)
  • Peruzović (1997)
  • Vural (1997–98)
  • Pecze (1998–00)
  • Aybaba (2000–01)
  • Gül (2001)
  • Meeuws (2001)
  • E. Arıca (2001–02)
  • Yanal (2002–04)
  • E. Arıca (2004)
  • Çetin (2004)
  • Doğan (2004–05)
  • Bakkal (2005–07)
  • Çapa (2007)
  • Stumpf (2007)
  • Korkmaz (2007–08)
  • Bakkal (2008)
  • Aybaba (2008–09)
  • Doll (2009–10)
  • Zumdick (2010–11)
  • Çapa (2011–13)
  • Diyadin (2013)
  • Özdilek (2013–)

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