Marc Van Der Linden

Marc Angéle Vanderlinden (born 4 February 1964) is a Belgian former footballer.

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.

Honours

Player

Anderlecht Source: Belgian First Division: 1990–91 European Cup Winners' Cup: 1989–90 (runners-up)

Individual

1990 FIFA World Cup qualification top scorer (7 goals)

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 19 January 1988 Tel Aviv, Israel 2–0 3–2 Friendly 2. 15 February 1989 Lisbon, Portugal 1–1 1–1 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 27 May 1989 Brussels, Belgium 1–0 1–0 Friendly 4. 1 June 1989 Lille, France 1–0 5–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification 5. 2–0 6. 3–0 7. 5–0 8. 6 September 1989 Brussels, Belgium 2–0 3–0 9. 3–0