Daniel Van Buyten
Van Buyten in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Daniel Van Buyten | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Chimay, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Charleroi | 19 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Standard Liège | 57 | (7) |
| 2001–2004 | Marseille | 76 | (12) |
| 2004 | → Manchester City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Hamburger SV | 61 | (7) |
| 2006–2014 | Bayern Munich | 158 | (20) |
| 2010–2011 | Bayern Munich II | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 378 | (47) | |
| National team | |||
| 2000 | Belgium U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | Belgium U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 2001–2014 | Belgium | 83 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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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 Cup.
Van Buyten became the first-ever Belgian winner of the UEFA Champions League when Bayern Munich claimed the European crown in 2013.
Van Buyten joined Marseille in the summer of 2001, leaving Belgian side Standard Liège with whom he had been with since 1999. 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. 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."
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