Nico Van Der Linden

Nico Van Der Linden

Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-03-12) 12 March 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Ekeren, Belgium
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position	Centre-back
Youth career
	Germinal Beerschot
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Beerschot AC	3	(0)
2004–2005	KFCV Geel	10	(0)
2005–2008	Cappellen	53	(2)
2008–2011	Rupel Boom	86	(13)
2011–2012	Hoogstraten
2012–2013	Berchem Sport
2013–2015	Beerschot Wilrijk
2016–2017	KVV Vosselaar
2018–2019	KFC Sint-Lenaarts
2019–2021	VC Herentals
2021–2022	Zandvliet Sport
Total		152	(15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nico Van Der Linden (born 12 March 1985) is a Belgian former professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Career

Nico made his debut in Belgian Football with a substitution for K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot in a Belgian First Division game in 2003.

He moved to Belgian Second Division side Verbroedering Geel in 2004. One season later he moved on to Belgian Third Division side Cappellen.

In 2008, he move to K Rupel Boom FC, ^[1] where in 2009 he extended his contract for an extra season. ^[2]

Amazingly, for a central defender, he scored 13 goals in the 2009–2010 season, including 4 in the promotion playoffs.

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 7 June 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
2. "Nico Van Der Linden twijfelt niet langer: 'Met Rupel Boom naar tweede klasse'". Het Nieuwsblad. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2023.