Stijn Stijnen
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| Stijn Stijnen | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stijn Stijnen | |
| Date of birth | April 7, 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Hasselt, Belgium | |
| Height | 188 cm | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Club Brugge | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| ? ? |
Runkst VV KSC Hasselt |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000- | Club Brugge | 43 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2006- | Belgium | 12 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Stijn Stijnen (Hasselt, Limburg April 7, 1981) is a Belgian football goalkeeper with Italian roots. He is currently playing for Club Brugge and Belgium.
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[edit] Club Brugge
Stijnen moved from KSV Hasselt to Bruges in 2000, and became the club's first stand-in for Dany Verlinden and, when Verlinden had retired, for Tomislav Butina. On 18 April 2003 he made his debut in the Jupiler League, in the game against Racing Genk (0-3) in April 2003. However, his big breakthrough came in the season 2005-2006, when he replaced the injured Tomislav Butina several times. Some strong performances (including the champions league game against Juventus) made Stijnen become first goalkeeper.
In 2003 and 2005, he was part of the Club Brugge side that became Belgian First Division champions, as well as the 2007 Belgian Cup win over Standard Liège (1-0).
[edit] Belgium national team
Belgium manager René Vandereycken noticed Stijnen's performances as well and let him make his debut for the Belgium national football team in the game against Saudi Arabia, on 11 May 2006. He remains the incumbent goalkeeper in Belgium's Euro 2008 campaign, outsing Anderlecht goalkeeper Silvio Proto.
[edit] Controversy
Stijnen outraged Gilberto Madaíl, the president of the Portuguese football association, and Alex Ferguson with comments about Cristiano Ronaldo. He said, “After two minutes we will normally have massacred him so much that he will have to leave the pitch on a stretcher,” followed by “What else do we need to do? Portugal have greater quality and that’s why we have to do things our way. If we try to play like them we will certainly lose.”, referring to Belgium's 24 March 2007 clash against Portugal, a Euro 2008 qualifier. Belgium lost the match 4-0, with Ronaldo scoring two goals.
[edit] Statistics
| Season | Club | Country | Competition | Games | Goals |
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| 2002/03 | Club Brugge | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
Jupiler League | 2 | 0 |
| 2003/04 | Club Brugge | Belgium |
Jupiler League | 0 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | Club Brugge | Belgium |
Jupiler League | 1 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | Club Brugge | Belgium |
Jupiler League | 15 | 0 |
| 2006/07 | Club Brugge | Belgium |
Jupiler League | 27 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | Club Brugge | Belgium |
Jupiler League | 17 | 0 |
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