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Geert De Vlieger (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣeːr də ˈvliɣər];[1] born 16 October 1971) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Geert De Vlieger

Personal information
Full name	Geert De Vlieger
Date of birth	(1971-10-16) 16 October 1971 (age 50)
Place of birth	Dendermonde, Belgium
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1995	Beveren	136	(0)
1995–1999	Anderlecht	61	(0)
1998–1999	→ Harelbeke (loan)	33	(0)
2000–2004	Willem II	136	(0)
2004–2006	Manchester City	0	(0)
2006–2008	Zulte Waregem	38	(0)
2008–2011	Club Brugge	7	(0)
Total		411	(0)
National team
1999–2006	Belgium	43	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

De Vlieger was born in Dendermonde. He started his career in his home country playing for Anderlecht and Beveren before moving to the Netherlands and playing for Willem II for four years between 2000 and 2004. He played his first international for Belgium in 1999 and won 43 caps for his country.[2] He was the second choice goalkeeper for the UEFA Euro 2000 behind starter Filip De Wilde,[3] but then became the number 1 starter for the 2002 FIFA World Cup replacing the latter after De Wilde's poor performances during the Euro 2000.[4]

De Vlieger signed with Manchester City in June 2004,[5][6] but due to an achilles tendon injury he sustained, he missed the entirety of the 2004–05 season and did not play a single game during his two seasons in England.[7] In June 2006, he signed for Zulte Waregem to make a comeback in the Belgian First Division A.[8] On 30 May 2008, De Vlieger signed a one-year contract with Club Brugge as the backup behind Stijn Stijnen, as former backup Glenn Verbauwhede had been loaned out to Kortrijk.[9] He announced his retirement from football in February 2011 at age 39.[10]

Honours

Beveren[11]

• Second Division: 1990–91

Anderlecht[12]

• Belgian Cup runner-up: 1996–97[13]

Belgium

• FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup[14]

Individual

• Best Belgian Footballer Abroad: 2001[15]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Geert De Vlieger

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[fr] Geert De Vlieger

Geert De Vlieger, né à Termonde le 16 octobre 1971, est un footballeur international belge[2] qui évoluait au poste de gardien de but. Il a porté le maillot de l'équipe nationale belge à 43 reprises, participant notamment à l'Euro 2000 et à la Coupe du monde 2002. Il a pris sa retraite en 2011 et est depuis lors consultant pour la chaîne de télévision Sporting Telenet.

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[it] Geert De Vlieger

Geert De Vlieger (Dendermonde, 16 ottobre 1971) è un ex calciatore belga, di ruolo portiere.

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[ru] Де Влигер, Герт

Герт Де Влигер (нидерл. Geert De Vlieger; родился 16 октября 1971 года в Дендермонде, Бельгия) — бельгийский футболист, известный по выступлениям за «Мускрон», «Андерлехт» и сборную Бельгии. Участник чемпионата мира 2002, а также чемпионата Европы 2000.

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