Eric Van Meir
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric van Meir | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Deurne, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1991 | Berchem | 124 | (9) |
| 1991–1996 | Charleroi | 115 | (14) |
| 1996–2001 | Lierse | 145 | (57) |
| 2001–2003 | Standard Liège | 35 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1993–2002 | Belgium | 34 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2010 | Lierse (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Lierse | ||
| 2011 | Turnhout | ||
| 2013 | Lierse (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | Lierse | ||
| 2014 | Berchem | ||
| 2014–2015 | Lierse (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Lierse | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Eric van Meir (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɛrɪk fɑn ˈmɛiər]; born 28 February 1968) is a former Belgian football defender, and until March 2017 was the head coach of Lierse playing in the Belgian First Division B. His former clubs include Lierse, Charleroi and Standard Liège. Van Meir also played for Belgium and was in the squad for the 1994, 1998 and 2002 World Cups and also for the Euro 2000 but played only a few matches.
Eric van Meir won the Belgian First Division Title with Lierse in 1997, and the Belgian Cup in 1999, also with Lierse. In 1997, he scored 17 goals and won 2nd place in the Belgian Golden Shoe award.
Van Meir played in his career for Hoboken SK, Berchem Sport, Sporting Charleroi, Lierse SK and Standard Liege, enjoying the most successful spell in his career at Lierse, winning the Belgian League in 1997, the Belgian Cup in 1999 and the Belgian Supercup in 1997 and 1999. He also finished second in 1997 in the Golden Boot voting behind Pär Zetterberg.
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