Anne van der Bruggen

Anne Charles Gerbrandt van der Bruggen (Enschede, 1983) is a Libertan goalkeeper of 1. Liga side St. Marks Koningstad. He transferred over from FC Wikistad in the winter of 2012-13. Van der Bruggen is nicknamed "the Chinese Wall" for his size and strength, and the impenetrability of his net on many occasions.

Youth
Anne van der Bruggen was born into a family from Twente (Netherlands) in Enschede. Van der Bruggen has since his early youth been a footballer. Ideally, he played as a striker, but because of his size, was put as goalkeeper. Eventually he began to like it and got great skill.

VV Magnus Real Sportas
He joined Libertan team VV Magnus Real Sportas in 200-. Among the fans of Magnus Real Sportas, Anne van der Bruggen has a great reputation and was even known to go out and drink with his fans. He won the Libertan League with Magnus Real Sportas in 2006.

FC Wikistad
He transferred to Libertan team FC Wikistad for 150 million moneta, a Libertan record.

St. Marks Koningstad
In December 2012, he joined St. Marks Koningstad in exchange for keeper Thomas Rowney.

Outside football
Anne van der Bruggen is a great judoka and does martial arts in Libertas in the 100+ kilogram weight category. He has won several titles in his name, including a victory in the national championship in 2007 and twice in second place.