Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eric Viscaal | ||
Date of birth | 20 March 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Eindhoven, Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1988 | PSV Eindhoven | 24 | (8) |
1988–1989 | K.S.K. Beveren | 34 | (17) |
1989–1990 | Lierse S.K. | 29 | (14) |
1990–1995 | K.A.A. Gent | 153 | (57) |
1995–1996 | Grasshopper | 13 | (7) |
1996–2001 | De Graafschap | 165 | (56) |
2001–2003 | KV Mechelen | 52 | (10) |
2003–2006 | Dilbeek Sport | 65 | (16) |
2007–2009 | VK Weerde | ||
Total | 535 | (185) | |
International career | |||
1992 | Netherlands | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Eric Viscaal (born 20 March 1968) is a former football player from the Netherlands, who played much of his career as a forward in Belgium (Beveren, KAA Gent, KV Mechelen). He earned five caps for the Netherlands national team and was part of their squad at UEFA Euro 1992. Viscaal won the Young Professional Footballer of the Year award for the 1988–89 season.
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