Walter Meeuws (born 11 July 1951) is a Belgian former footballer and manager.
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
Belgian First Division: 1979-1980
Belgian Super Cup: 1980
Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer: 1981
Jules Pappaert Cup: 1978
Standard de Liège
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
Ajax Amsterdam
Eredivisie: 1984-85
KV Mechelen
Belgian Cup: 1986–87
International
Belgium
UEFA European Championship: 1980 (runners-up) Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1980
Manager
Royal Antwerp
Belgian Cup: 1991-92
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1992-93 (runners-up)
Lierse SK
Belgian Cup: 1998-99
Belgian Super Cup: 1999
Raja de Casablanca
CAF Champions League: 2002 (runners-up)
FAR Rabat
Moroccan Throne Cup: 2009 (winners)