- Nico Van Kerckhoven
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Nico Van Kerckhoven Personal information Full name Nicolas Van Kerckhoven Date of birth 14 December 1970 Place of birth Lier, Belgium Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) Playing position Midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1990–1998 Lierse 212 (20) 1998–2004 FC Schalke 04 134 (5) 2004–2005 Borussia M'gladbach 19 (0) 2005–2011 Westerlo 115 (1) National team‡ 1996–2002 Belgium 42 (3) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 August 2007Nicolas (Nico) Van Kerckhoven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnɪ.koːlɑs (ˈnɪ.ko) vɐn ˈkɛrk.hoː.və(n)]) (born 14 December 1970) is a retired Belgian football left fullback, last on the books of K.V.C. Westerlo. He is also the captain of the team. His former clubs include Lierse and FC Schalke 04. Van Kerckhoven was part of the Belgian national team for the 1998 and 2002 World Cups.
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Belgium squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 De Wilde • 2 Crasson • 3 Staelens • 4 Vidović • 5 Borkelmans • 6 Van der Elst • 7 Wilmots • 8 Oliveira • 9 M. Mpenza • 10 Nilis • 11 Van Kerckhoven • 12 Vande Walle • 13 Verlinden • 14 Scifo(c) • 15 Clement • 16 De Boeck • 17 Verstraeten • 18 Verheyen • 19 Van Meir • 20 E. Mpenza • 21 Boffin • 22 Deflandre • Coach: Leekens
Belgium squad – UEFA Euro 2000 1 De Wilde • 2 Deflandre • 3 Valgaeren • 4 Staelens • 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: WaseigeBelgium 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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