| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Viscaal | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-03-20) 20 March 1968 (age 56) | ||
| 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.
Honours
Club
- PSV
- Eredivisie (2): 1986–87, 1987–88
- KNVB Cup (1): 1987–88
- European Cup (1): 1987–88
- Grasshopper
Notes
- In 1989 he was chosen Young Professional of the Year.
- In the 1992–93-season during the match Cercle Brugge - KAA Gent the goalkeeper of Gent was sent off the pitch with a red card. Cercle Brugge was granted a penalty kick. Gent was without any substitutes so Viscaal was sent to the goal and stopped the penalty kicked by Josip Weber. A minute later a penalty kick was given to Gent. Viscaal walked to the other end of the pitch and scored the equalizer. The final score being in the final seconds: 1 - 1.
References
- Viscaal pakt en scoort penalty youtube.com
External links
- Eric Viscaal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Career stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
| Netherlands squad – UEFA Euro 1992 semi-finalists | ||
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