Antoine van der Linden
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antoine van der Linden | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | WKE | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Zwervers | |||
| Alexandria '66 | |||
| SVS | |||
| Nieuwerkerk | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–2000 | Sparta Rotterdam | 37 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Swindon Town | 33 | (1) |
| 2001–2003 | Emmen | 56 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Groningen | 106 | (4) |
| 2007–2009 | Marítimo | 39 | (0) |
| 2009 | Marítimo B | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Heracles Almelo | 97 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | FC Emmen | 28 | (2) |
| 2013– | WKE | 23 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 26 January 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Antoine van der Linden (Dutch pronunciation: [ɑn.tu.ˈwɑn vɑn dɛr ˈlɪn.də(n)]; born 17 March 1976) is a Dutch footballer who plays for WKE as a central defender.
He amassed Eredivisie totals of 240 games and eight goals over the course of ten seasons, representing in the competition Sparta Rotterdam, Groningen and Heracles.
Football career
Born in Rotterdam, Van der Linden started his career in 1997 with local Sparta Rotterdam, appearing in an average of 12 Eredivisie games during three seasons. In the 2000 summer he joined Swindon Town in England,[1] featuring regularly for the Football League One club.
After only one year van der Linden returned to his country, signing with FC Emmen of the second division. In 2003 he returned to the top level, playing four solid years with FC Groningen and helping the side to the fifth position in the 2005–06 campaign, with the subsequent qualification to the UEFA Cup.
In 2007, van der Linden moved to Portugal with C.S. Marítimo: never an undisputed starter with the Madeirans he did manage to appear regularly, but also experienced a brief spell with the reserves in his second and last year.
In July 2009, 33-year-old van der Linden signed a one-year deal with Heracles Almelo, as a replacement for Jan Wuytens who moved to FC Utrecht. He helped the team overachieve for a final sixth-place in the first division, contributing with one goal in a 4–1 home win over bottom-placed RKC Waalwijk.
References
- ↑ Swindon defender eyes derby clash, BBC Sport, 15 August 2000
External links
- Stats at Voetbal International (Dutch)
- Stats and profile at Zerozero
- Antoine van der Linden profile at ForaDeJogo
- Soccerway profile
- Guardian Stats Centre