Jop van der Linden

{{short description|Dutch footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}

{{family name hatnote|van der Linden|Linden|lang=Dutch}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jop van der Linden

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|7|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Apeldoorn, Netherlands

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Centre back

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| youthclubs1 = AVV Colombia

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| youthclubs2 = Vitesse

| years1 = 2009–2010 | clubs1 = Vitesse | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2010 | clubs2 = → AGOVV Apeldoorn (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2010–2012 | clubs3 = Helmond Sport | caps3 = 54 | goals3 = 9

| years4 = 2012–2015 | clubs4 = Go Ahead Eagles | caps4 = 90 | goals4 = 7

| years5 = 2015–2018 | clubs5 = AZ | caps5 = 14 | goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2016–2018 | clubs6 = → Jong AZ | caps6 = 15 | goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = → Willem II (loan) | caps7 = 18 | goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = Sydney FC | caps8 = 9 | goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 214 | totalgoals = 20

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Jop van der Linden (born 17 July 1990) is a retired Dutch professional footballer who played as a centre back for Vitesse, AGOVV Apeldoorn, Helmond Sport, Go Ahead Eagles, AZ, Willem II, and Sydney FC. He retired in June 2019.{{cite news|url=https://www.vi.nl/nieuws/van-der-linden-28-houdt-het-voor-gezien-dit-is-het-niet-meer-waard|title=Van der Linden (28) houdt het voor gezien: 'Dit is het niet meer waard'|trans-title=Van der Linden (28) says: 'This is no longer worth it'|language=Dutch|first=Stef|last=de Bont|newspaper=Voetbal International|date=24 June 2019}}