Edward Linskens
Edward Linskens ( born November 6, 1968 in Venray ) is a former Dutch football player. He played for PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie for nine years, winning the 1988 European Champion Clubs' Cup and was four times Dutch champion and cup winner. After that, he was two years before he ended his active career.
Career
Linskens began his career in his hometown at SV Venray. At the age of 17, he moved to the youth of the Ehrendivisionär PSV Eindhoven. There he announced on January 16, 1988 made his professional debut when he came off the bench in the league match against FC Twente Enschede in the 15th minute for Adick Koot. As a result, he was used by coach Guus Hiddink frequently and also came in the European Cup of Champions used. There Hiddink let him play for the first time in the semi-final first leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu against Real Madrid. Linskens played from the beginning and scored - after the early opening goal from Madrid by Hugo Sánchez - in the 19th game away from an equalizer for later 1:1 draw. In the return match he finally succeeded with the PSV by a 0-0 on the away goals rule after return game of the finals. Before the final in Stuttgart Neckar Stadium, he already could with the PSV get the double by winning the championship in front of Ajax Amsterdam and a victory in the cup final against Roda JC Kerkrade. On 25 May 1988, the PSV came with Linskens in the starting lineup then in the final against Benfica and won 6-5 on penalties. This was one of the PSV to date only three triple winners.
For the new season, he scored the same on the second match against FC Volendam his first league goal. At the end of the season there were a total of three and a domestic double could be defended, although Linskens did not play in the cup final against FC Groningen. In Europe Champions Cup, he has also been used only twice and was the elimination in the quarter- final against Real Madrid not prevent despite his Startelfeinsatzes in the decisive second leg. The following season was the last under the leadership of Guus Hiddink, who Linskens previously had no more than half of the games contest as in the years. At the end of the season Eindhoven was runner-up behind Ajax and won the trophy with a 1-0 victory win over Vitesse Arnhem. Hiddink went to Fenerbahçe Istanbul and was replaced by Bobby Robson. This continued Linskens in the following two seasons in just twelve league games, and led the PSV to two league titles. After Robson was replaced 1992 by Hans Westerhof became Linskens first team regular, came in 29 league games for use firing shots eight goals and decided the big game against rival Ajax by his brace in a 2-1 victory. In addition, he played only one on the squad of PSV all ten games in the newly formed UEFA Champions League. However, since neither Eindhoven won a national title yet been successful in the Champions League Westerhof was released and it was followed by two turbulent and unsuccessful seasons rarer than previously again where Linskens played. 1994 Dick Advocaat was hired as the new head coach of PSV and thus ended Linskens time at PSV, he played no role in the planning of Advocaat sold him this after only ten missions in the 1995/96 season at NAC Breda.
In Breda, he remained only until end of season and then moved to Belgium to the first division Sporting Lokeren. Linskens could for Sporting in the away games against Excelsior Mouscron, Cercle Brugge and KAA Gent each score a goal and reached with the team around Jan Koller ranked twelfth in the final table. After a year, he moved back home to VVV -Venlo. For the then second division he scored by Maurice Graef with seven gates, the second- most hits, was at the end of the season but only Tabellenelfter. Since his contract was not renewed in Venlo after this season and he could not find a new club, he finished his career at the age of 30 years.
Achievements
- European Champions Cup ( 1): 1988
- Dutch Masters (4): 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992
- Dutch Cup Winners (4): 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996
- Dutch Supercup (1): 1992 ( O.E. )