Marc Ang�le Vanderlinden or van der Linden is a Belgian former footballer. He began his career with his local side SC Merksem before moving to Royal Antwerp FC in 1982. After seven seasons with the club he moved to R.S.C. Anderlecht in 1989 before joining K.A.A. Gent two years later. In 1995 he moved to Israel to play for Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion F.C. and then Hapoel Herzliya F.C. before returning to his original club in 1997. Van der Linden continued to play for Merksem until 2002 when he retired. He also played 19 times for the Belgium national football team, scoring nine goals and appearing in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. 

February 4th, 1964 in Antwerp (Age 60)