Edward Linskens (born 6 November 1968) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, mainly for PSV.

Edward Linskens

Linskens (center) after scoring at 1987–88 European Cup Semi-final, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Personal information
Full name	Edward Linskens
Date of birth	(1968-11-06) 6 November 1968 (age 53)
Place of birth	Venray, Netherlands
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	SV Venray
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1995	PSV	136	(18)
1995–1996	NAC	5	(0)
1996–1997	Lokeren	20	(3)
1997–1998	VVV	30	(7)
Total		191	(28)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

Linskens was born in Venray, Limburg. During his 11-year professional career he played for PSV Eindhoven, NAC Breda, K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (Belgium) and VVV-Venlo, the latter club competing in the second division.

At PSV, Linskens was an important first-team element and helped it to the European Cup victory in 1988, playing the entire final against S.L. Benfica of Portugal, won on penalties.[1] With the Eindhoven side, he appeared in more than 150 official matches and scored more than 20 goals.

References

External links

• Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
• Elf Voetbal profile (in Dutch)
• Edward Linskens at WorldFootball.net

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