Edward Linskens (born 6 November 1968) is a Dutch retired

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who played as a

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, mainly for PSV.

Football career

Linskens was born in Venray, Limburg. During his 11-year professional career he played for

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; en, Philips Sports Association ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional football department, w ...

, NAC Breda, K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen (

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) and

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, followin ...

, the latter club competing in the

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. At PSV, Linskens was an important first-team element and helped it to the European Cup victory in

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, playing the entire

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against

S.L. Benfica Sport Lisboa e Benfica (), commonly known as Benfica, is a professional football club based in Lisbon, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga, the top flight of Portuguese football. Founded on 28 February 1904 as ''Sport Lisboa'', Be ...

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, won on penalties.PSV eert ‘gouden’ selectie van 1988 (PSV's ‘golden’ XI from 1988)
; PSV Eindhoven, 14 April 2011 With the Eindhoven side, he appeared in more than 150 official matches and scored more than 20 goals.

References

External links

Stats at Voetbal International

Elf Voetbal profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Linskens, Edward 1968 births Living people People from Venray Dutch footballers Association football midfielders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players PSV Eindhoven players NAC Breda players VVV-Venlo players Belgian Pro League players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands) Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium