Nico Van Kerckhoven
{{Short description|Belgian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{fnh|Van Kerckhoven|Kerckhoven|lang=Dutch}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nico Van Kerckhoven
| image =
| fullname = Nicolas Van Kerckhoven
| height = 1.89 m
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1970|12|14}}
| birth_place = Lier, Belgium
| currentclub =
| position = Left-back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1990–1998
| clubs1 = Lierse
| caps1 = 212
| goals1 = 20
| years2 = 1998–2004
| clubs2 = Schalke 04
| caps2 = 134
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2004–2005
| clubs3 = Borussia M'gladbach
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2005–2010
| clubs4 = Westerlo
| caps4 = 115
| goals4 = 1
| totalcaps = 480
| totalgoals = 26
| nationalyears1 = 1996–2002
| nationalteam1 = Belgium
| nationalcaps1 = 42
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| manageryears1 = 2017–
| managerclubs1 = Lierse (assistant)
}}
Nicolas "Nico" Van Kerckhoven ({{IPA|nl|ˈnikoː vɑŋ ˈkɛr(ə)kɦoːvə(n)}}; born 14 December 1970) is a former Belgian professional footballer who played as a left-back.{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/nico-van-kerckhoven/ | title = Nico Van Kerckhoven | publisher = worldfootball.net | access-date = 16 July 2013}} His former clubs include Lierse, FC Schalke 04 and K.V.C. Westerlo. He represented Belgium at two World Cups in 1998 and 2002.
Honours
|url=https://www.lesoir.be/art/%252Fle-lierse-a-remporte-sa-1re-super-coupe-et-maintenant-l_t-19970807-Z0E25P.html
|title=LE LIERSE A REMPORTE SA 1RE SUPER-COUPE ET MAINTENANT L'APPRENTISSAGE DE LA LIGUE DES CHAMPIONS... LIERSE 1 EKEREN 0
|publisher=lesoir.be
|date=7 August 1997 |access-date=24 November 2021}}
Belgium
- 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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111032351/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/belgium-honoured-with-the-fifa-fair-play-award-82624|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 November 2020|access-date=7 November 2020|website=www.fifa.com|language=en-GB}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120817063720/http://guardian.touch-line.com/StatsCentre.asp?Lang=0&CTID=6&CPID=10&pStr=Player&PLID=699&TEID=1174 Guardian Football]
- {{NFT player|pid=10496}}
{{Belgium squad 1998 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Belgium squad UEFA Euro 2000}}
{{Belgium squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Kerckhoven, Nico}}
Category:Footballers from Lier, Belgium
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Category:K.V.C. Westerlo players
Category:FC Schalke 04 players
Category:Borussia Mönchengladbach players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Belgian Pro League players
Category:Belgium men's international footballers
Category:UEFA Euro 2000 players
Category:1998 FIFA World Cup players
Category:2002 FIFA World Cup players
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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