Daniel Van Buyten

Van Buyten joined Olympique de Marseille in the summer of 2001, leaving Belgian side Standard Liège with whom he had been with since 1999.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=49151/profile/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316195533/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=49151/profile/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 March 2010 |title=Daniel Van Buyten |publisher=UEFA |access-date=23 May 2013 }} After two-and-a-half productive seasons with the club, on 31 January 2004 Van Buyten agreed to a short-term loan agreement with Manchester City, signing for the Premier League club until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3447857.stm |title=Man City sign Van Buyten |publisher=BBC Sport |date=31 January 2004 |access-date=23 May 2013 }} He proved to be a success in his half-season loan deal at the club, garnering praise from his manager, specifically in his performance against Chelsea. But former manager Kevin Keegan conceded that, "I don't think we will keep him at the end of the season as I feel he will go to a big club then."{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3526581.stm |title=Keegan to lose Van Buyten |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 March 2004 |access-date=23 May 2013 }}

Van Buyten returned to Marseille at the end of his loan agreement and was signed by Bundesliga club Hamburger SV in June 2004 to replace outgoing captain Nico-Jan Hoogma, agreeing to a four-year deal with the German side.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=192104.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630132713/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=192104.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2013 |title=Hamburg attract Van Buyten |publisher=UEFA |date=14 June 2004 |access-date=23 May 2013 }} For Hamburg he made 61 German top-flight appearances.{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/players/vbuytendata.html | title = Daniel Van Buyten - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga | first = Matthias | last = Arnhold | date = 16 November 2017 | access-date = 27 November 2017 | publisher = RSSSF}}

In June 2006, Bayern Munich announced that they had acquired Van Buyten from Hamburg and had signed him to a contract lasting through the 2009–10 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/87/germany/2013/01/26/3702250/van-buyten-bayern-should-not-take-arsenal-tie-lightly |title=Van Buyten: Bayern should not take Arsenal tie lightly |publisher=Goal |date=26 January 2013 |access-date=23 May 2013 | first = Stefan | last = Coerts}} Van Buyten had a highly successful first season at the Bavarian club, forming an effective centre-back partnership with Lúcio. Van Buyten scored his first goal for Bayern against Energie Cottbus on 9 December 2006, scoring the game-winning goal of a 2–1 victory for Die Roten.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2006/12/09/germany/bundesliga/fc-bayern-munchen/fc-energie-cottbus/369859/ |title= Bayern München vs. Energie Cottbus 2 - 1 |publisher=US Soccerway |date=9 December 2006 |access-date=23 May 2013 }} Van Buyten then scored his second goal for the club on 26 January 2007, levelling the sides at 1–1 but Bayern fell to Borussia Dortmund by a score of 3–2.{{cite web|url=http://espnfc.com/en/report/199919/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |title=Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Bayern Munich |publisher=ESPN FC |date=26 January 2007 |access-date=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226125505/http://espnfc.com/en/report/199919/report.html?soccernet=true&cc=null |archive-date=26 February 2014 }}

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Arguably Van Buyten's most valuable contribution in his debut season, however, came against Milan on 3 April 2007, in the first-leg of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6517189.stm |title=AC Milan 2-2 Bayern Munich |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 April 2007 |access-date=23 May 2013 | first = Phil | last = McNulty}} Van Buyten scored two away goals to level the match and give Bayern Munich the advantage in the tie. In the quarter-final encounter against Milan, he scored twice with his left foot, once in the 78th minute to take Bayern to 1–1 and then he scored a stoppage time half-volley.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01c0-0ea8a853fbd5-e6dee79380ac-1000--van-buyten-gives-bayern-the-edge/ |title=Van Buyten gives Bayern the edge |publisher=UEFA |date=4 April 2007 |access-date=23 May 2013 | first = Richard | last = Aikman}}

On 4 February 2010, Bayern Munich announced that Van Buyten had signed a new contract that would keep him at the club until 2012.{{cite web | title=Bayern Munich trio sign new deals | work= Ontheminute.com| url=http://www.ontheminute.com/news/news.php?news=20803 | access-date = 4 February 2010 | date = 4 February 2010}}{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e2-0e73bc426d1d-878001a2fb22-1000--van-buyten-commits-future-to-bayern/|title=Van Buyten commits future to Bayern|date= 5 February 2010|access-date=11 February 2010|publisher=UEFA}} During the second half of the 2010–11 season, Van Buyten was mostly relegated to bench player status, but recovered his starting spot towards the end of the season. He was part of the squad that blitzed FC St. Pauli on 11 May 2011, netting a goal in an 8–1 victory that condemned the Hamburg-based side to relegation to the 2. Bundesliga.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2011/may/10/st-pauli-bundesliga-relegation |title=Bundesliga loses its pirates as Bayern blitz sinks St Pauli |work=The Guardian |date=11 May 2011 |access-date=23 May 2013 | first = Raphael | last = Honigstein}}

On 17 December 2011, in the match between Bayern Munich and 1. FC Köln, Van Buyten struck a free-kick so hard that the ball burst.{{cite web | url = http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/oddballs/885184-bayern-munichs-daniel-van-buyten-hits-free-kick-so-hard-the-ball-bursts | title = Bayern Munich's Daniel van Buyten hits free-kick so hard the ball bursts | publisher = metro.co.uk | date = 17 December 2011 | access-date= 23 December 2011 | first = Alistair | last = Potter}} On 30 April 2012, Van Buyten signed a one-year extension with Bayern Munich.{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/87/germany/2012/04/30/3071240/van-buyten-signs-one-year-extension-with-bayern|title=Van Buyten signs one-year extension with Bayern|date= 30 April 2012 |access-date= 2 May 2012 |publisher=Goal.com | first = Livio | last = Caferoglu}}

Despite the arrival of centre-back Dante from Borussia Mönchengladbach in the summer of 2012,{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1620968.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429052924/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=1620968.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 April 2012 |title=Bayern sign Gladbach defender Dante |publisher=FIFA |date=26 April 2012 |access-date=23 May 2013 }} Van Buyten became an integral member of the back-line for the Bavarians during the 2012–13 campaign, part of a three-man rotation in the centre of defense with Dante and Jérôme Boateng. On 6 April 2013, with a 1–0 defeat of Eintracht Frankfurt thanks to a goal from Bastian Schweinsteiger, Van Buyten celebrated his third Bundesliga championship with Bayern, clinching the club's 23rd national title.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/apr/06/bayern-munich-win-bundesliga-record |title=Bayern Munich crowned Bundesliga champions in record time |work=The Guardian |date=6 April 2013 |access-date=23 May 2013 }} Van Buyten played the full 90 minutes in the club's 3–0 second leg semi-final victory over Spanish champions Barcelona on 1 May, clinching a resounding 7–0 aggregate victory and a place in the Champions League final against fellow Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0209-0e9b85afff0e-fc8304296c5c-1000--clinical-bayern-complete-barcelona-conquest/ |title=Clinical Bayern complete Barcelona conquest |publisher=UEFA |date=1 May 2013 |access-date=24 May 2013 | first = Graham | last = Hunter}} Van Buyten is the first Belgian player in a Champions League final.

After heavily been linked with big spenders Monaco,{{cite news|title=Transfer news: Daniel Van Buyten considers move from Bayern Munich to Monaco|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11890/8625675/transfer-news-daniel-van-buyten-considers-move-from-bayern-munich-to-monaco|publisher=Sky Sports|date=28 June 2013|access-date=25 May 2014 | first = Patrick | last = Haond}} Van Buyten signed a further contract extension with Bayern Munich on a one-year rolling contract.{{cite news|title=Bayern Munich duo Franck Ribery and Daniel van Buyten sign contract extensions|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/bundesliga/10103479/Bayern-Munich-duo-Franck-Ribery-and-Daniel-van-Buyten-sign-contract-extensions.html|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=6 June 2013|access-date=25 May 2014}} Having been a part member of the squad under manager Pep Guardiola, and despite scoring against Werder Bremen,{{cite news|title=Pep's Record-Breakers Burst Bremen's banks |url=http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000281297.php |publisher=Bundesliga Official Website |date=7 December 2013 |access-date=25 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526090645/http://www.bundesliga.com/en/liga/news/2013/0000281297.php |archive-date=26 May 2014 }} Van Buyten was rumored to join 1. FC Köln on a pre-contract agreement, though this was denied by a club official.{{cite news|title=Transfer News: Cologne deny deal for Bayern Munich's Daniel van Buyten|url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11890/9268070/transfer-news-cologne-deny-deal-for-bayern-munichs-daniel-van-buyten|publisher=Sky Sports|date=16 April 2014|access-date=25 May 2014 | first = Thomas | last = Zocher}} After the end of the season, the club did not renew his contract, leaving him a free agent to sign with another club.{{cite news|title=Daniel van Buyten quitte le Bayern Munich|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Van-buyten-s-en-va/468738|access-date=21 August 2014|newspaper=L'Équipe|date=27 May 2014|language=fr}} Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht offered him a two-year contract in August 2014,{{cite news|title=Daniel Van Buyten zegt 'nee' tegen Anderlecht en gaat met pensioen |url=http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/cnt/dmf20140814_01217446However |access-date=21 August 2014 |publisher=Het Nieuwsblad |date=14 August 2014 |language=nl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822092013/http://www.nieuwsblad.be/sportwereld/cnt/dmf20140814_01217446However |archive-date=22 August 2014 }} but he rejected it, stating that he had retired from competitive football.{{cite news|title=Van Buyten: "Mein Körper hat genug gelitten"|url=https://www.kicker.de/van-buyten_mein-koerper-hat-genug-gelitten-609808/artikel|access-date=21 August 2014|publisher=kicker|date=14 August 2014|language=de}}

Van Buyten was called up to the national team in 2001 and received his first cap for Belgium on 28 February 2001 against San Marino in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying match,{{Cite web | url = https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/vbuyten-intl.html | title = Daniel Van Buyten - International Appearances | first = Karel | last = Stokkermans | date = 16 November 2017 | access-date = 27 November 2017 | publisher = RSSSF}} starting in a 10–1 thrashing of the nation.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3835/matches/match=19655/report.html |title=Belgium - San Marino 10:1 (3:0) |publisher=FIFA |date=28 February 2001 |access-date=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329072035/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D4395/preliminaries/preliminary%3D3835/matches/match%3D19655/report.html |archive-date=29 March 2013 }} His first goal for the national team came in just his second cap, heading home the equalizing goal in a 2–2 draw with Scotland on 24 March 2001, earning a crucial point for ten-man Belgium in World Cup qualifying.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1240101.stm |title=Clockwatch: Scotland 2-2 Belgium |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 March 2001 |access-date=23 May 2013 }}

After good performances with Marseille in France, the young defender was included in the 23-man roster for the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/teams/team=43935.html |title=Belgium |publisher=FIFA |date=31 May 2012 |access-date=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708101757/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D4395/teams/team%3D43935.html |archive-date=8 July 2013 }} He played the full game in Belgium's opening match of the tournament, a 2–2 draw with co-hosts Japan on 4 June.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/jun/05/worldcupfootball2002.sport3 |title=Gunner Inamoto makes a point |work=The Guardian |date=4 June 2004 |access-date=23 May 2013 | first = Vivek |last=Chaudhary}} In the second group match, Belgium stuttered to a surprising 1–1 draw with Tunisia on 10 June while Van Buyten booked for the Belgians.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/tunisia_v_belgium/default.stm |title=Tunisia hold Belgium |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 June 2004 |access-date=23 May 2013 }} Van Buyten helped Belgium pick up their first win of the tournament and in doing so progression to the knockout stage, stopping a late flurry from Russia to secure a 3–2 victory.{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/jun/14/minutebyminute.worldcupfootball20023 |title=Belgium 3 - 2 Russia |work=The Guardian |date=14 June 2002 |access-date=23 May 2013 | first = Sean | last = Ingle}} Finishing as runners-up in the group, Belgium were dealt a tough draw with four-time champions Brazil. Despite a valiant effort, Van Buyten and the Belgians bowed out in the round of 16 as the duo of Rivaldo and Ronaldo led Brazil to a 2–0 win.{{cite web|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/18/sports/18iht-brazil_ed3__1.html |title=Brazil 2, Belgium 0 : Irrepressible duo is the difference |publisher=NY Times |date=18 June 2002 |access-date=23 May 2013 }} The South Americans would eventually be crowned champions with a defeat of Germany in the final on 30 June by the same scoreline.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/germany_v_brazil/ |title=Brazil crowned world champions |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 June 2002 |access-date=23 May 2013 }}

Following Belgium's impressive display at the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, much was expected of the small nation in the qualifying phase of the UEFA Euro 2004 tournament and the country was placed in Pot A amongst the best teams in the European federation. Van Buyten played in all eight qualifying games for the national team{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/daniel-van-buyten/2042/matches/ |title= Matches of D. Van Buyten |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=23 May 2013 }} but Belgium failed to make it to the final tournament, missing out on second spot in the group to Croatia on the head-to-head rule.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7b3345a381-d2dddc700f3f-1000--victory-not-enough-for-belgium/ |title=Victory not enough for Belgium |publisher=UEFA |date=11 October 2003 |access-date=23 May 2013 }}

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On 11 February 2009, he scored a rare double as the Belgians sunk Slovenia 2–0 in a friendly match.{{cite web | url = http://globoesporte.globo.com/Esportes/Noticias/Futebol/0,,MUL997920-9842,00-VAN+BUYTEN+BRILHA+E+BELGICA+DERROTA+A+ESLOVENIA+EM+AMISTOSO.html | title = Van Buyten brilha, e Bélgica derrota a Eslovênia em amistoso | access-date = 5 May 2012 | date = 11 February 2009 | language=pt | work = Globoesporte.com}} Seven months later, on 9 September, Van Buyten notched Belgium's only goal as Belgium slumped to a disappointing 2–1 defeat to lowly Armenia in FIFA World Cup qualifying.{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=250471/match=300042926/report.html |title=Armenia - Belgium 2:1 (1:0) |publisher=FIFA |date=9 September 2009 |access-date=23 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721173101/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/preliminaries/europe/matches/round%3D250471/match%3D300042926/report.html |archive-date=21 July 2013 }} The loss meant that Belgium lost any hope of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, with head coach Franky Vercauteren resigning minutes after final whistle.{{cite web|url=http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/09/belgium-loses-again-as-coach-quits/ |title=Belgium Loses Again as Coach Quits |publisher=NY Times |date=9 September 2009 |access-date=23 May 2013 | first = Jack | last = Bell}}

For Euro 2012 qualification, Belgium were placed in Group A with the likes of Germany, Turkey and Austria.{{cite web |url=http://www.heute.at/sport/fussball/Quali-Termine-fuer-Euro-2012-stehen-fest;art681,232607 |title=Quali-Termine für Euro 2012 stehen fest |publisher=Heute |date=22 February 2010 |access-date=23 May 2013 |language=de |archive-date=13 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813015839/http://www.heute.at/sport/fussball/Quali-Termine-fuer-Euro-2012-stehen-fest;art681,232607 |url-status=dead }} The defender netted a brace away to Turkey on 7 September 2010, but despite his best efforts, Belgium fell to a 3–2 loss as captain Vincent Kompany was sent off for two bookable offenses.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7c9d8b2d9f-98cc95b3b717-1000--arda-strike-condemns-belgium-to-defeat/ |title=Arda strike condemns Belgium to defeat |publisher=UEFA |date=7 September 2010 |access-date=23 May 2013 | first = Dirk | last = Vermeiren}}

Van Buyten was once again an integral member for the Belgians in yet another qualifying campaign, featuring in seven of the ten qualifying matches for the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/teams/13--belgium/ |title=Matches |publisher=UEFA |access-date=23 May 2013 }} Belgium narrowly missed out in qualifying for the playoff-round, finishing two points behind Turkey with a 3–1 loss to Germany in the final qualifying round game on 11 October 2011.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7d229de0fb-f034e08524d8-1000--germany-stamp-out-belgium-s-fire/ |title=Germany stamp out Belgium's fire |publisher=UEFA |date=11 October 2011 |access-date=23 May 2013 | first = Steffen | last = Potter}}

In 2014 World Cup qualifying, the veteran defender made five appearances as Belgium reached its first tournament in 12 years.{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=375523/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213170834/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=375523/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 December 2013|title=Daniel VAN BUYTEN|access-date=22 June 2014|work=FIFA}}

On 13 May 2014, Van Buyten was named in Belgium's squad for the 2014 World Cup, in Brazil.{{cite news|title=Adnan Januzaj included in Belgium's World Cup squad|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27395150|access-date=15 May 2014|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=13 May 2014}} He was the only player in the squad who had played at a major tournament before.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-soccer-world-bel-wilmots/world-cup-experience-priceless-for-belgium-says-wilmots-idUSKBN0EQ1CZ20140615|title=World Cup experience priceless for Belgium, says Wilmots|last=Grohmann|first=Karolos|date=16 June 2014|work=Reuters|access-date=4 June 2018}} At the age of 36, him and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois were the only Belgian players to play every minute of every match until they were defeated by Argentina in the quarter-finals.{{cite news|last1=Chowdhury|first1=Saj|title=Belgium 2-1 Algeria|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25285127|access-date=17 June 2014|work=BBC Sport|date=17 June 2014}}

Van Buyten's father, Franz, was a popular Belgian catcher/wrestler in Europe from 1960 to 1980.{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestlingdata.com/index.php?befehl=bios&wrestler=7059 |title=Franz Van Buyten |publisher=Wrestling Data |access-date=24 May 2013 }} His mother, Renate, is German.{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}}

While he was with Manchester City, he, along with players Djamel Belmadi and Matías Vuoso, were the victims of theft perpetrated by two bankers. In January 2006, the bank workers, Paul Sherwood, a cashier, and Paul Hanley, his supervisor, were jailed for 32 months and 12 months respectively.{{cite web|title=Two bankers admit theft from City players |work=news.lifestyle.co.uk |url=http://www.lifestyle.co.uk/uknews/83907-uknews.htm |access-date=25 May 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080803030319/http://www.lifestyle.co.uk/uknews/83907-uknews.htm |archive-date=3 August 2008 }}{{cite web| title=Jail after thefts from football stars| work=thescotsman.com| url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=154092006| access-date=24 May 2013| date=31 January 2006| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071209113033/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=154092006| archive-date=9 December 2007| df=dmy-all}}

:Scores and results list Belgium's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Van Buyten goal.

Hamburger SV{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/valencia-gegen-hsv-2005-uefa-intertoto-cup-720036/analyse | title = HSV-Bollwerk hielt stand | language = de | website = Kicker | access-date = 14 August 2014}}

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005

Bayern Munich{{cite web | url = https://int.soccerway.com/players/daniel-van-buyten/2042/ | title = D. Van Buyten | publisher = Soccerway | access-date = 14 August 2014}}

• Bundesliga: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14
• DFB-Pokal: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2013–14
• DFB-Ligapokal: 2007
• DFL-Supercup: 2010, 2012
• UEFA Champions League: 2012–13
• UEFA Super Cup: 2013
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2013

• FIFA Fair Play Trophy: 2002 World Cup{{Cite web|last=FIFA.com|title=Belgium honoured with the FIFA Fair Play Award|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/belgium-honoured-with-the-fifa-fair-play-award-82624|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111032351/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/belgium-honoured-with-the-fifa-fair-play-award-82624|archive-date=11 November 2020|access-date=2020-11-07|website=www.fifa.com|language=en-GB}}

• UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2002–03
• ESM Team of the Year: 2002–03
• Belgian Sports Merit Award: 2014{{cite news|title=Daniel Van Buyten krijgt Trofee voor Sportverdienste|url=https://www.demorgen.be/nieuws/daniel-van-buyten-krijgt-trofee-voor-sportverdienste~b3e86053/}}
• 40x40px Officer in the {{Interlanguage link|Walloon Order of Merit|fr|Mérite wallon}}: 2014{{cite web |date=September 2014 |title=Daniel Van Buyten {{!}} Connaître la Wallonie |url=http://connaitrelawallonie.wallonie.be/fr/wallons-marquants/merite/van-buyten-daniel#.YvC8omNByHs |publisher=Connaître la Wallonie |language=fr}}

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