Nationality Belgian Height 2.08 m 1988–1995 R.C. Mechelen Role Basketball Player | Pro career 1988–2010 Name Eric Struelens Position Center, Power forward | |
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Éric Struelens (born 3 November 1969) is a former Belgian professional basketball player. Struelens won the Belgian championship 7 times (6 with Racing Mechelen and 1 with Spirou Basket Charleroi) and the Belgian Cup 4 times (3 with Mechelen and 1 with Charleroi). He also won twice the Player of the Year award in Belgium. Struelens then moved abroad to Paris Basket Racing in France where he won 1 French championship before joining the Real Madrid Baloncesto in Spain. Struelens won the Spanish championship with Real Madrid.
Struelens was a key player in the Belgium national basketball team who reached the EuroBasket 1993 finals. This was the last time the Belgium national team managed to qualify for the finals of a major international tournament.
