Rubin Dantschotter (ˈry.bɪn ˈdɑnt.ˌsxo.tər) (born 18 February 1986 in Bruges

Bruges

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) is a Belgian

Belgium

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 professional football

Football (soccer)

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 player. His position on the field is goalkeeper

Goalkeeper (football)

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SV Loppem was Dantschotters first team, where he was discovered by Cercle Brugge at an early age. Dantschotter has played several matches for the Belgian national youth teams. He was the back-up goalie for former Belgian international Franky Vandendriessche

Franky Vandendriessche

Franck "Francky" Vandendriessche is a former Belgian football goalkeeper.-International career:Vandendriessche played one game with Belgium against Croatia due to the injuries of both Geert De Vlieger and Frédéric Herpoel and Belgium lost 4-0...

. But when Vandendriessche retired in 2007, Dantschotter received the shirt with number 1.

Dantschotter debuted for Cercle in a cup match

Belgian Cup

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 against AA Gent in December 2005, drawing 1-1 and losing after penalties.

After the departure of Francky Vandendriessche, Dantschotter was supposed to become first choice goalie. But due to personal problems, newly signed Bram Verbist

Bram Verbist

Bram Verbist is a Belgian professional football goalkeeper. At Germinal Beerschot, he used to be second choice after Brazilian goalie Luciano, who is now at FC Groningen. In 2006, Verbist made an unsuccessful move to Belgian second division team Tienen...

 got his chance at the beginning of the season. Dantschotter got to play the last 7 matches, after an injury of Verbist.

Dantschotter is loaned to second division

Belgian Second Division

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 side SK Beveren in 2008-09. He played on loan for KV Oostende from January to June 2011, and was loaned to Sparta Rotterdam

Sparta Rotterdam

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 in 2011-12

2011–12 Eerste Divisie

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