Anthony Vanden Borre

Football player infobox
playername = Anthony Vanden Borre


fullname = Anthony Vanden Borre
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|10|24
cityofbirth = Likasi
countryofbirth = Congo DR
height = height|m=1.85
currentclub = Genoa
clubnumber = 68
position = Right back
youthyears = 1995–2003
youthclubs = Anderlecht
years = 2003-2007
2007
2008-
clubs = Anderlecht
Fiorentina
Genoa
caps(goals) = 69 (3)
2 (0)
6 (0)
nationalyears = 2004-
nationalteam = Belgium
nationalcaps(goals) = 17 (1)
pcupdate = May 18 2008
ntupdate = October 17 2007

Anthony Vanden Borre (born October 24, 1987) is a Belgian footballer currently playing at Genoa C.F.C..

Football career

His natural position is at centre or right midfield but he made his debut both for Anderlecht and the Belgian national team as right back. He prefers to play as a midfielder where his range of passing and vision can be used to great effect. He has appeared for the Belgium national football team, making his national team debut on April 28, 2004 in a friendly against Turkey where he replaced Eric Deflandre in the 90th minute. He made his debut for the senior Anderlecht squad in 2003. Anthony was a product of the Anderlecht youth system, having playing through the youth ranks since the age of 8.

In 2005 he drew attention to himself in a Champions League game against Chelsea, when he had the best attempt on goal for Anderlecht as they lost 1-0 to the English champions, striking Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Čech's post around midway through the game. He finally scored his first official goal at home against K.S.V. Roeselare in a 5-1 win when he opened the scoring on September 21, 2005.

Throughout 2006 and 2007, Vanden Borre had been reportedly chased by various European teams such as Bayern Munich, Tottenham, Portsmouth, Inter and Juventus.fact|date=December 2007 However, he decided to join Fiorentina, completing his move on 1 June 2007.

He made his Serie A debut on 7 October, 2007 against Juventus F.C.

On the 19th January, Vanden Borre was on the move again. This time, joining Serie A side Genoa on loan, with Papa Waigo moving the opposite way. It is understood that Vanden Borre's rights are now jointly owned by Fiorentina and Genoa. [ [http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_3060428,00.html Sky Sports | Football | Transfer Centre | Done Deal | Genoa sign pair ] ]

In June 2008, Genoa announced that the club had acquired the full rights of the player. [ [http://www.lega-calcio.it/comun/0708/partecipazioni2008-2009.pdf] ]

References

1. [http://www.realsoccer.it/NotiziaInterna.php?table=HOMENEWS&recid=12128 I volti nuovi della serie A: Anthony Vanden Borre] , Realsoccer.it 09/13/07 it icon