Edward Linskens
FullnameEdward Linskens
Birth date6 November 1968 (age 57)
Birth placeVenray, Netherlands
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PositionMidfielder
Youthclubs 1SV Venray
Years 11987–1995
Clubs 1PSV
Caps 1136
Goals 118
Years 21995–1996
Clubs 2NAC
Caps 25
Goals 20
Years 31996–1997
Clubs 3Lokeren
Caps 320
Goals 33
Years 41997–1998
Clubs 4VVV
Caps 430
Goals 47
Totalcaps191
Totalgoals28

Edward Linskens (born 6 November 1968) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, mainly for PSV.

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, by scoring the equalizer in the semi's in the Bernabéu against Madrid and playing the entire final against S.L. Benfica of Portugal, which PSV won on penalties.[1] With the Eindhoven side, he appeared in more than 150 official matches and scored more than 20 goals.

References

  1. ^ 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