Éric Struelens (born 3 November 1969) is a former Belgian professional

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player.

Professional career

Struelens won the Belgian League championship 7 times (6 with

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and 1 with

Spirou Charleroi Spirou Charleroi, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome wh ...

) and the

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4 times (3 with Mechelen and 1 with Charleroi). He also twice won the Player of the Year award in Belgium. Struelens then moved abroad, to

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, in

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, where he won the French League championship, before joining the

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. Struelens also won the Spanish League championship with Real Madrid.

Belgian national team

Struelens was a key player of the senior Belgian national basketball team. With Belgium, he played at the

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.Eric STRUELENS (BEL) participated in 8 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
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External links

Spanish League Profile
1969 births Living people Belgian expatriates in Greece Belgian expatriate basketball people in Spain Belgian men's basketball players Brussels Basketball players CB Girona players Centers (basketball) Liga ACB players Panellinios B.C. players Paris Racing Basket players People from Watermael-Boitsfort Power forwards (basketball) Real Madrid Baloncesto players R.C. Mechelen players Spirou Charleroi players Sportspeople from Brussels {{Belgium-basketball-bio-stub