Hans Eijkenbroek (5 January 1940 – 17 August 2024) was a Dutch football player and manager.
.jpg) Eijkenbroek in 1965 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 January 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Schiedam, Netherlands | ||
| Date of death | 17 August 2024 (aged 84) | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1963 | Hermes DVS | ||
| 1963–1973 | Sparta | 299 | (13) |
| 1973–1975 | Willem II | 40 | (4) |
| Total | 339 | (17) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1970 | Netherlands | 18 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1982–1983 | AZ '67 | ||
| 1983–1984 | Roda JC | ||
| 1987–1989 | AZ '67 | ||
| 1989–1990 | Haarlem | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub
editBorn in Schiedam,[1] he started his career at local side Hermes DVS and was scouted by Sparta Rotterdam legend Denis Neville in 1962. With Sparta he played in two KNVB Cup Finals, winning one.[2] He was Sparta captain when goalkeeper Eddy Treijtel shot down a gull from a goal-kick during a derby match against Feyenoord in 1970. Eijkenbroek subsequently threw the bird off the pitch only for a Sparta employee to have it stuffed and put in either Sparta's or Feyenoord's club museum.[3]
Nicknamed De Eijk, he also played for Willem II.[4]
International
editEijkenbroek made his debut for the Netherlands in an April 1967 friendly match against Belgium and earned a total of 18 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a January 1970 friendly against England.[5]
Managerial career
editEijkenbroek played under manager Georg Keßler at Sparta and the national team, and later became his assistant at AZ '67, before taking the reins himself.[6] He also managed Haarlem and Roda JC, where he was dismissed in November 1984.[7] In 1995 he started working at FC Dordrecht.
Death
editEijkenbroek died on 17 August 2024, at the age of 84.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Hans Eijkenbroek - International Appearances".
- ^ Over de meeuw en een voetballegende - FC Dordrecht (in Dutch)
- ^ Heeft Feyenoord de echte, of Sparta? - NRC (in Dutch)
- ^ Hans Eijkenbroek at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Intl career stats - EU Football
- ^ Het was altijd een eer om voor Oranje te spelen - FC Dordrecht (in Dutch)
- ^ Roda JC trainers aller tijden: Hans Eijkenbroek 1983-1984 - Roda JC (in Dutch)
- ^ "Oud-trainer van Roda JC Hans Eijkenbroek overleden". L1 Nieuws (in Dutch). 19 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
External links
edit- Hans Eijkenbroek at WorldFootball.net
- Hans Eijkenbroek at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hans Eijkenbroek at EU-Football.info
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