Dany Verlinden (born August 15, 1963 in Aarschot, Flemish Brabant) was a Belgian football goalkeeper who played much of his career at Club Brugge. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aarschot is a City and Municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. } Flemish Brabant ( Dutch: Vlaams-Brabant, French: Brabant flamand) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports ||-||-||} Club Brugge KV is a Football club from Bruges in Belgium. He is the second most capped player for Club Brugge with 433 games in Jupiler League. The Belgian First Division, also known as Jupiler Pro League (it is sponsored by InBev, the makers of Jupiler) is the top competition in Verlinden played with Belgium and was in the team for the 1994 and 1998 World Cup. The Belgium national football team is the national football team of Belgium and is controlled by the Belgian Football Association. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17 1994 The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled
In Belgium he is often referred to as De Muur (The Wall).
In December 2003, he became the oldest footballer ever to play in the Champions League, aged 40 years and 116 days. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Alessandro Costacurta of AC Milan took over the record on November 21, 2006, when the Italian defender was on the Milan side that lost (1-0) at AEK Athens, aged 40 years and 211 days. Alessandro Costacurta (born April 24, 1966 in Orago, Varese) is an Italian former professional football defender Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Crest and Colours Since the club's foundation AEK have had three main crests though all underwent minor variations
After his active footballing career he remained with Club Brugge as the goalkeeping trainer.
| Preceded by Gilbert Bodart |
Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year 1993 |
Succeeded by Filip De Wilde |
| Preceded by Franky Vandendriessche |
Belgian Goalkeeper of the Year 2003 |
Succeeded by Frédéric Herpoel |