| Hans van Breukelen | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Franciscus van Breukelen | |
| Date of birth | October 4, 1956 | |
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1976-1982 1982-1984 1984-1994 |
FC Utrecht Nottingham Forest PSV |
142(0) 61(0) 308(0) |
| National team | ||
| 1980-1992 | Netherlands | 73(0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Johannes Franciscus ("Hans") van Breukelen (born October 4, 1956 in Utrecht) is a former footballer from the Netherlands. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Utrecht ( city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
Van Breukelen was a goalkeeper for PSV Eindhoven and the Dutch national team during the 1980s. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association His professional debut came for FC Utrecht in March 1977, and he became their first-choice keeper in the 1978/79 season. FC Utrecht is a Dutch football club founded on July 1, 1970. It was a merger of three clubs from the city of Utrecht: DOS Elinkwijk
After playing well he was called up to the national team, making his debut against Germany in October 11, 1980. The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since Two years later, in September 1982, he was bought by English team Nottingham Forest for £200 000 as a replacement for Peter Shilton. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham Peter Leslie Shilton, OBE (born Leicester, England, 18 September 1949) is a former football goalkeeper who holds the Keeping a clean sheet in his debut, things went well for van Breukelen, until he sustained an injury which sidelined him for almost four months. Having recovered from the injury towards the end of March 1983, he once again played regularly and helped Forest to an unbeaten spell of nine league matches, securing a place in the UEFA cup. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. In the 1983/84 season van Breukelen played 36 of 42 league matches, helped the team to a league position of third (six points behind Liverpool) and a UEFA Cup semi final, where they were eliminated by Anderlecht in what turned out to be an infamous tie. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht, usually known as Anderlecht or RSCA, is a Belgian football club from Anderlecht, in the Brussels
After two seasons in England, Van Breukelen returned to the Netherlands and PSV Eindhoven. Philips Sport Vereniging ( English: Philips Sports Union) widely known either as PSV or PSV Eindhoven, is a Sports club from Here he became Dutch champion four times in a row (1986–1989). 1988 was a great year for van Breukelen as his team won the European Champion Clubs' Cup, in the final of which he saved a crucial kick from the penalty mark during the shootout. The European Champion Clubs' Cup, or simply the European Cup, is a Trophy awarded annually by UEFA to the football club that wins the UEFA Penalty shootouts, properly named kicks from the penalty mark, are a method sometimes used to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament (or wins the tournament In addition, he helped the national team win the European Championship for the first time, defeating the Soviet Union by 2–0 in the final. The 1988 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in West Germany. The USSR national football team was the national football team of the Soviet Union. Again by stopping a penalty by Igor Belanov. Igor Ivanovich Belanov (Игорь Иванович Беланов Ігор Іванович Беланов Ihor Ivanovych Belanov) (born September 25,
Van Breukelen also played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 1992 European Championship where the Netherlands lost to Denmark in the semi final. The 1992 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was hosted by Sweden. That match was van Breukelen's 73rd and last on the international level. He took two more league titles (1991 and 1992) with PSV, and retired after the 1993/94 season.
External links
- Hans van Breukelen profile and stats at Wereld van Oranje (Dutch)
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Incumbent |
Dutch Football Goalkeeper of the Year 1987 – 1988 |
Succeeded by Ruud Hesp |
| Preceded by Stanley Menzo |
Dutch Football Goalkeeper of the Year 1991 – 1992 |
Succeeded by Ed de Goey |
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