Edward Linskens
Edward Linskens (born 6 November 1968) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, mainly for PSV.
 Linskens (center) after scoring at 1987–88 European Cup Semi-final, Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Linskens | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1968 | ||
| 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) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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
- PSV eert ‘gouden’ selectie van 1988 (PSV's ‘golden’ XI from 1988) Archived 5 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine; PSV Eindhoven, 14 April 2011
External links
- Stats at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Elf Voetbal profile (in Dutch)
- Edward Linskens at WorldFootball.net
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