Geert De Vlieger

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Geert De Vlieger
Full name	Geert De Vlieger
Date of birth	(1971-10-16) 16 October 1971 (age 42)
Place of birth	Dendermonde, Belgium
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1989–1995	Beveren	136	(0)
1995–1999	Anderlecht	61	(0)
1998–1999	→ Harelbeke (loan)	33	(0)
2000–2004	Willem II	136	(0)
2004–2006	Manchester City	0	(0)
2006–2008	Zulte Waregem	38	(0)
2008–2011	Club Brugge	7	(0)
Total		411	(0)
National team^‡
1998–2006	Belgium	43	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:01, 6 July 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:01, 6 July 2010 (UTC)

Geert De Vlieger (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʝeːrdəˈvliʝər], first name isolated: Dutch pronunciation: [ʝeːrt], surname isolated: Dutch pronunciation: [dəˈvliʝər]; born 16 October 1971 in Dendermonde) is a retired Belgian football goalkeeper.

He started his career in his home country playing for Anderlecht and Beveren before moving to the Netherlands and playing for Willem II for four years between 2000 and 2004. He played in his first international for Belgium in 1999 (first selection in 1998) and has won 43 caps (55 selections) for his country.^[1] He was the second choice goalkeeper in Euro 2000 (the first choice was Filip De Wilde) but then became the number 1 in World Cup 2002 replacing the latter after De Wilde's bad performances during the European Championship.

He signed for Manchester City in June 2004, but due to an achilles injury he sustained, he missed the whole of season 2004/05 and didn't play a single game in two seasons in England. In June 2006 he signed for Zulte-Waregem to make a come-back in the Jupiler League.

References

Jump up ^ Mamrud, Roberto (29 October 2009). "Belgium - Record International Players". RSSSF.

Guardian Football

Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2000

1 De Wilde 2 Deflandre 3 Valgaeren 4 Staelens (c) 5 Clement 6 Vanderhaeghe 7 Wilmots 8 Goor 9 E. Mpenza 10 Strupar 11 Verheyen 12 De Vlieger 13 Herpoel 14 Walem 15 Peeters 16 Nilis 17 Léonard 18 Van Kerckhoven 19 Van Meir 20 De Bilde 21 M. Mpenza 22 Hendrikx Coach: Waseige

Belgium squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 De Vlieger 2 Deflandre 3 De Boeck 4 Van Meir 5 Van Kerckhoven 6 Simons 7 Wilmots (c) 8 Goor 9 Sonck 10 Walem 11 Verheyen 12 Van Der Heyden 13 Vandendriessche 14 Vermant 15 Peeters 16 Van Buyten 17 Englebert 18 Vanderhaeghe 19 Thijs 20 Strupar 21 Boffin 22 Mpenza 23 Herpoel Coach: Waseige

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