Marc Angéle Vanderlinden or van der Linden (born 4 February 1964 in Merksem) is a Belgian former footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marc Angéle Vanderlinden | ||
Date of birth | (1964-02-04) 4 February 1964 (age 58) | ||
Place of birth | Merksem, Belgium | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1989 | Royal Antwerp | 211 | (85) |
1989–1991 | R.S.C. Anderlecht | 40 | (15) |
1991–1994 | K.A.A. Gent | 65 | (18) |
1994 | Maccabi Herzliya | 12 | (2) |
1995 | Ironi Rishon Lezion | 13 | (4) |
1995–1997 | K. Beerschot V.A.C. | 36 | (5) |
Total | 376 | (129) | |
National team | |||
1983–1990 | Belgium | 19 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He began his career with his local side SC Merksem before moving to Royal Antwerp FC in 1982. After seven seasons with the club he moved to R.S.C. Anderlecht in 1989 before joining K.A.A. Gent two years later. In 1995, he moved to Israel to play for Ironi Rishon LeZion and then Maccabi Herzliya before returning to his original club in 1997. Van der Linden continued to play for Merksem until 2002 when he retired. He also played 19 times for the Belgium national football team, scoring nine goals and appearing in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
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Belgium squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup | ||
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