van Buyten

Daniel Van Buyten (Dutch pronunciation: ; 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. Van Buyten became the first-ever Belgian winner of the UEFA Champions League when Bayern Munich claimed the European crown in 2013. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article

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Manchester City Tournament Lineups This player + FA Premier League 2003/2004 38 5 - - Olympique de Marseille Tournament Lineups This player + Champions League 2003/2004 6 6 1 - Bayern München Tournament Lineups This player + Champions League 2006/2007 10 10 2 - Bundesliga 2006/2007 34 31 3 - DFB-Pokal 2007/2008 6 4 1 - Bundesliga 2007/2008 34 19 1 - UEFA Cup 2007/2008 14 3 1 - German Supercup 2008 1 1 - - DFB-Pokal 2008/2009 4 2 - - Bundesliga 2008/2009 34 18 3 - Champions League 2008/2009 10 5 1 - Audi Cup 2009 2 2 - - DFB-Pokal 2009/2010 6 5 2 - Bundesliga 2009/2010 34 31 6 - Champions League 2009/2010 13 12 1 - DFB-Pokal 2010/2011 5 3 - - Bundesliga 2010/2011 34 21 2 - Champions League 2010/2011 8 5 - - Champions League Qualifying 2011/2012 2 1 - - Audi Cup 2011 2 1 - - DFB-Pokal 2011/2012 6 2 - - Bundesliga 2011/2012 34 13 4 - Champions League 2011/2012 13 6 - - DFB-Pokal 2012/2013 6 4 - - Bundesliga 2012/2013 34 13 - - Champions League 2012/2013 13 6 - - German Supercup 2013 1 1 - - Audi Cup 2013 2 2 - - DFB-Pokal 2013/2014 6 3 - - Bundesliga 2013/2014 34 12 1 - Champions League 2013/2014 12 2 - - Club World Cup 2013 2 1 - - Hamburger SV Tournament Lineups This player + Bundesliga 2004/2005 34 34 5 - UEFA Cup 2005/2006 6 6 2 - Bundesliga 2005/2006 34 27 2 - Belgium (National Team) Tournament Lineups This player + World Cup 2002 4 4 - - Euro Qualifying 2008 14 10 1 - Friendlies 2008 3 2 - - UEFA World Cup Qualifiers 2010 10 6 1 - Friendlies 2009 6 4 2 - Friendlies 2010 4 1 - - Euro Qualifying 2012 10 6 2 - Friendlies 2011 2 1 - - UEFA World Cup Qualifiers 2014 10 5 - - Friendlies 2013 4 3 - - Friendlies 2014 6 4 - - World Cup 2014 5 5 - - Bayern München II Tournament Lineups This player + 3. Liga 2010/2011 38 1 - -