Eric Viscaal

Eric Viscaal
Personal information
Full name	Eric Viscaal
Date of birth	20 March 1968 (age 53)
Place of birth	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1986–1988	PSV Eindhoven
1988–1989	K.S.K. Beveren
1989–1990	Lierse S.K.
1990–1995	K.A.A. Gent
1995–1996	Grasshopper
1996–2001	De Graafschap
2001–2003	KV Mechelen
2003–2006	Dilbeek Sport
Total
National team
1992	Netherlands
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Dutch 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[]

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 out of 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.^[1]

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