Antoine van der Linden

This is a Dutch name; the family name is Van der Linden, not Linden.

Antoine van der Linden

File:Antoine van der Linden.jpg
Personal information
Full name	Antoine van der Linden
Date of birth	(1976-03-17) 17 March 1976
Place of birth	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height
Position(s)	Centre back
Team 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	36	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 26 October 2015 (UTC)

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, 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.

External links

• Stats at Voetbal International (Dutch)
• Antoine van der Linden at footballzz.co.uk
• Antoine van der Linden profile at ForaDeJogo
• Antoine van der Linden at Soccerway