Walter Meeuws
Walter Meeuws, 1981
Walter Meeuws ( born July 11, 1951 in Gierle ) is a former Belgian footballer and current coach.
The defender started his career at VC Gierle. His next stops were then KRC Mechelen, Beerschot AC, FC Brugge, Standard Liege, Ajax Amsterdam ( July 1984 - September 1985) and KV Mechelen. Also for the Belgian national team, he was appointed. In total, he completed 52 internationals. His biggest success was the final participation in the European Football Championship 1980. His debut in the team rode duivels gave the defender on January 26, 1977 in a friendly against Italy in Rome. In the World Cup qualifiers for the World Cup in Argentina in 1978, he came in three games against Iceland, the Netherlands and Northern Ireland used. In the EM- Quali before the finals in Italy in 1980, he was active in all eight games against Austria, Portugal, Scotland and Norway. In Italy, coach Guy Thys on the defensive specialist in the group stage against Italy, England and Spain, as well as in the final on 22 June 1980 in Rome against Germany. With the defensive formation Jean -Marie Pfaff - Eric Gerets, Luc Millescamps, Meeuws and Michel Renquin - Belgium came into office in Rome against the DFB - Elf. In the successful World Cup qualifying for the tournament in Spain in 1982 a further seven matches against France, Ireland, Netherlands and Cyprus were added. In the finals in Spain, the 31 -year-old Meeuws graduated from the games against El Salvador, Hungary, Poland and the Soviet Union. In the equally successful European Championship qualifier for 1984 finals in France, the veteran came again in all six games against Switzerland, East Germany and Scotland used. But on the EM tournament in France, he took no further part. After the 0-1 defeat on 29 February 1984 in Brussels against the German national football team, he retired from the national team.
1987 began his coaching career at SK Lierse. In March 1988, he was assistant coach of the national under Guy Thys. After this was released a year later, Meeuws took over briefly the post of head coach. The next stops were then VV St. Truiden, Royal Antwerp FC, KAA Gent, KV Mechelen, KFC Tienen, SK Lommel SK Lierse and. In 2001 he moved abroad and trained Gençlerbirligi, Raja Casablanca, Al -Ittihad and Al - Jazira Club. In 2006 he returned to the home and has been training since the KSK Beveren.