File:Daniel_Van_Buyten_2671.jpg · Wikimedia Commons · See Wikimedia Commons
Daniel Van Buyten
Sign in to saveBelgian association football player (born 1978)
OverviewAI-generated
Daniel Van Buyten is a Belgian association football player born on February 7, 1978, in Chimay. A male defender and centre-back, he has played for FC Bayern Munich, Royal Charleroi S.C., Standard Liège, and Hamburger SV. He wears the number 5 shirt and has competed in the 3. Liga, Bundesliga, and Premier League.
Van Buyten represented Belgium in the 2002 and 2014 FIFA World Cups. His professional career began in 1998. Over the course of his career, he played one match and scored zero goals. He speaks French, which is also his native language.
Synthesized by Vinony from 24 facts across 2 sources: Wikidata, Thesportsdb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Key facts
- 1999
- Belgium U21
- 2000
- Belgium U18
- 2004
- → Manchester City (loan)
- Full name
- Daniel Van Buyten
- Date of birth
- ( 1978-02-07 ) 7 February 1978 (age 48)
- Place of birth
- Chimay , Belgium
- Height
- 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
- Position
- Centre back
- 1986 1988
- JS Froidchapelle
- 1988 1989
- JSG Lammetal
- 1989 1991
- JS Froidchapelle
- 1991 1993
- Olympic Charleroi
- 1993 1994
- UBS Auvelais
- 1994 1997
- FC Somzée
- 1997 1998
- Charleroi
- Years
- Team
- 1998 1999
- Charleroi
- 1999 2001
- Standard Liège
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Nationality
- Belgium
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Daniel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Belgium
- Place of birth
- Chimay
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- French
- Participant in
- 2002 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Belgium national under-21 football team
- Position played
- centre-back
- League
- Premier League
- Country for sport
- Belgium
- Mass
- 96
- Official website
- www.danielvanbuyten.com
- Image
- Daniel Van Buyten.jpg
- Height
- 203
Show 7 more facts
- Commons category
- Daniel Van Buyten
- date of birth
- 1978-02-07
- sport number
- 5
- name in native language
- Daniel Van Buyten
- number of matches played/races/starts
- 1
- total goals in career
- 0
- start of work period
- 1998-00-00
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~10 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Daniel Van Buyten ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdaːnijɛl vɑm ˈbœytə(n)]; born 7 February 1978) is a Belgian former footballer who played as a centre back. Nicknamed "Big Dan", Van Buyten was known for his uncompromising style of play, exploiting both his physical strength and aerial ability.
Beginning at Charleroi as a striker, Van Buyten's career took off when he converted to a centre back, playing for a series of top flight clubs, including Marseille, Manchester City, Hamburger SV and Bayern Munich. Throughout his career, Van Buyten was also a regular starter for the Belgium national team, amassing 83 caps in an international career that spanned 13 years and which included participation at two FIFA World Cups.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Daniel Van Buyten” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.